By: Kara Stevens
I’ve been blogging for the last two years and I have learned a lot of hard lessons about business the hard way. I feel the first two years of blogging was part initiation, part baptism, and part hazing. In hindsight, the lessons about leadership, leadership styles, and business systems have been invaluable. If you want
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By: Kara Stevens
This week I had a bit of a learning curve as a blogger and business owner. It was the first time that I had to let go of an employee (albeit virtual) and the experience was an intense one— not because I felt about bad about the firing, but because I was mad at myself
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By: Kara Stevens
The holidays are a time of fun and family, but the gift giving aspect can also make this time expensive. One of the main concerns individuals have around holiday time is not having enough money. If you haven’t already saved up to take care of the extra expenses then you may find yourself short of
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By: Kara Stevens
Saturday night I was in the midst of great company. Kissa, the founder of Buttafly Unlimited and creator of those super popular I LOVE MY HAIR t-shirts and I were meeting at Panera Bread and coming up with ways to make a bigger difference in the world with the work that we do. It
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By: Kara Stevens
I run into many people who tell me that they would like to get ahead financially or stop the stress of living paycheck-to-paycheck but their biggest barrier to accomplishing that goal is that they don’t make enough money. I believe that if you want to get ahead, you definitely have to identify places where you
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By: Kara Stevens
Every once and a while, I get the question, “Is there money in blogging?” My answer is absolutely. Even though The Frugal Feminista started out as a hobby and a passion to help black women improve their relationship with money, over the last two years, it has proven to be a nice side-hustle considering I
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By: Kara Stevens
Technology is advancing at an increasingly fast pace, which causes the turnover for electronics to also increase. New electronics come out every few months and many only last for 2-4 years before you have to replace it. The average lifespan of a smart phone is 18 months. The average lifespan of a desktop computer is
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By: Kara Stevens
Recently I embarked on full-time entrepreneurship and the road is harder than I expected but way more fulfilling than I ever could have imagined. Since I started this full-time journey I often get questions about how I started FNPhenomenal. Therefore, I decided to compile the 4 things that really helped me at the beginning of
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By: Kara Stevens
If you are an networking entrepreneur on Facebook, you’ve no doubt seen the practice of “likes for likes.” It exists on other platforms, too. Twitter has “follow for a follow”; bloggers do “comments for comments.” The practice is in place to get your numbers up so you look more popular to the social media platforms
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By: Kara Stevens
I have the honor of introducing you guys to Ella Rucker, a serial blogger and co-producer of #MentorMonday with Paul C. Brunson. Ella and I met two years ago at Blogging While Brown and have found a way to keep up with each other. I personally think she is brilliant and one to watch. And
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