Why You Must Increase Your Financial Self-Awareness To Live a Juicy Life

Hey Mr. DJ Ever hear a song that you don’t really like on the radio, but because they play it so often, it kind of gets stuck in your head? We all have. It’s definitely annoying,  but there is no real harm in having a corny song take up some temporary head space before being

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5 Things You Must Know As a Young Professional To Build Wealth

On April 30th, Marilyn Booker, Managing Director of the Urban Markets Group at Morgan Stanley and board member of the New York Urban League and Michael Braithwaite, Vice President, kicked off the “Building Wealth Creation” financial literacy and empowerment series for the New York Urban League Young Professionals. With over fifty years of combined expertise

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5 Baby Steps To Eliminate Debt and Increase Your Financial Confidence

There is a reason why “debt” is a “four-letter” word. Debt is a curse and keeps you from living your life free of fear, worry, and frustration. The irony is that we run away from our financial problems because we want to avoid pain. Running away, however, only worsens the state of our finances, thus

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“Keeping It Frugal Since 1979”: How I Became Mrs. Fab and Frugal

Dear Frugalista, I have been blogging for a while and I wanted you to know more about me, as a frugalistas. If we are going to be growing together, it’s important that you know how I became who I am, flaws and all. I hope you enjoy! 🙂 You’re having a…frugalista!  I wanted to make

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10 Personal Finance Blogs To Watch: Part II

Earlier this month, I shared  Part I of my 10 Personal Finance Blogs To Watch. Here is the Part II. 5. Young Adult Finances: www.youngadultfinances.comLatisha provides very practical and easy-to-understand tips for those of us trying to make that transition from undergraduate to young adult. She is also  well-travelled and definitely full of life.Here is

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Who Runs The World? Girls!!! 5 Facts That You Need To Know About Women and Wealth

Earlier this month I attended a Morgan Stanley workshop called, “Women and Wealth” headed by the Urban Girl Squad to increase my financial acumen and because, as you know, personal finance and empowerment are passions of mine. The workshop covered the basics as it relates to savings, money management, and retirement. Their message, like any

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10 Personal Finance Blogs To Watch: Part I

Hey Frugalistas, If there is one thing that you know about me is that I have built my life around the tenets of mindful spending and juicy living.  I travel.  I go out.  I attend to my spiritual and intellectual needs.  I pursue and (fund) my present-day passions all while being debt free and aggressively

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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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Fabulous N’ Frugal’s Short List of 10 Personal Finance Bloggers To Watch

Hey Frugalistas, My shimmery credentials in Third World Political Economies and street cred as a Fulbright Semi-finalist on the impact  of the International Monetary Fund’s  (IMF) Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs) on market women in Trinidad and Ghana have shaped my money philosophy. My research and travel have guided me  to build my life around the tenets

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“A Break-Up and A Breakthrough”: My Financial Journey Part I

Sometimes I feel so lucky! I meet some of the most dynamic women with some of the most powerful, touching, and moving stories. Nancy Bakinde, playwright and blogger, and I met at a Gotham Writing class a couple of years ago. In this post, Nancy shares her personal journey of self-discovery and financial self-care after

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