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Is Your Mr. Right Also Mr. Responsible?: 3 Ways to Determine If Your Man is Financially Fit Enough For You

Have you met a really nice guy?  Smart, handsome, and adventurous. Congratulations! But before you start naming your children and picking out china, please be sure that this potential Mr. Right is also Mr. (financially) Responsible.   How a man handles his current financial obligations and responsibilities is a key indicator of how he will

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Let’s Talk About Sex! Meet DreamGirl Kat Leaks, Dean of Sexploration and Founder of The Meow University

The Meow University was started in 2011 by Kat Leaks, who took on the role of Dean of Sexploration, to find women the best resources for adult sex education. When I heard about The Meow University and what it had to offer, I was like, “Where do I sign-up? Do ya’ll take credit cards, money

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Your Man and Your Money: 3 Financial Losers to Avoid: Part I

When looking for love, it is important that HE not only be Mr. Right, but he also be Mr. Responsible in matters of love, especially when it comes to money. For Fabulous N’ Frugal’s three-part series, Your Man and Your Money, 3 Financial Losers to Avoid, we will explore three archetypes of financial losers that

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Week 3 Update: 4 Ways that GirlTrek Changed Me… for the Healthier.

As of today, I have walked  838 minutes in the GirlTrek Challenge.  Last week, I earned my Willpower Badge, one of my proudest personal achievements in a while. For the longest, I have naively thought that certain qualities or virtues, like willpower, are inborn and available to only a few special folk and elusive to

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DreamGirl Michelle Dobbs: Author of The Rock Island Line: Conversations Over Chickens and Dumplings

Michelle is an incredibly thoughtful and witty writer that I have known since 2010. In her book, “The Rock Island Line: Conversations Over Chicken and Dumplings”, she expertly advocates for a more nuanced version of African-American history by sharing this story, one that gives us insight into Black and Native American life during America’s westward

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TIck, TIck,Tick,Tick: Make Time for Your Happiness

Think It, Plan It, Do It! You are more likely to run out of time before you are to run out of money. This makes planning what you do with you money and for how long you do it that much more pressing. My short list includes reading, dancing, writing, and meeting with friends for

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How GirlTrek Creates Habits of Success

So thirteen days into the GirlTrek challenge, I have walked 560 minutes and while it is still early into it, I feel different. There is something in me that feels confident that I will able to finish this challenge in a strong way. And this “ And I am feeling goooood” feeling has everything to

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Don’t Call in Sick, Call in Broke: 5 Things to Do at Home to Improve Your Money Matters

Let’s Make a Vacation Out of It Data from the World Tourism Organization (WTO) find that America ranks amongst the lowest in developed countries in the average annual amount of vacation time their citizens receive. Member-countries of the European Union (EU) like Italy, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom receive, on average, 42 days, 37

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My Marriage, My Man, and How We Survived The ‘Money Talk’

Saturdays are our days for connection.—we chill, cuddle, and get some of the heavy cleaning out the way early in the day. But last Saturday, while I was lying on the couch, my husband came beside me and said, “Mami, we gotta talk about money.” A couple of weeks back we had spent a weekend

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The Baby Is Coming, The Baby Is Coming: Advice From a New Mother On How To Financially Prepare for Your Bundle of Joy

This guest post is from Amy Greenhouse, a children’s book writer, a public school teacher, a good friend,  and most recently, a new mom!  Here she gives the skinny on how to prepare yourself for the addition to your life. Babies are warm, squishy bundles of joy that require some serious, cold hard cash.   Spend

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