personal finance

Answer This Before Setting Your Financial Goals

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I’m a big fan of goal setting, vision boards, the law of attraction and taking focused actions in order to get where I want to be.  These things have worked wonders for me. It’s not magic, and I don’t feel that I’m “lucky.”  I don’t really believe in luck. I’m sure many of you are [...]

January 3, 2012 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

How to Monetize Your Blog

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This is the fifth post in a series of 5 posts about blogging: why to start, how to start,how to get readers, how to build community and how to monetize your blog. There are so many ways to monetize a blog these days.  The catch is that most of these ways require a LOT of traffic.  More [...]

October 17, 2011 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Should Your Credit Score Be Fair Game for Potential Employers?

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A note from Nicole Thanks to Dave Thomas for his timely and relevant post that hits home for me in a few ways. 1. I’ve had to get my credit checked as a stimpluation of employment during a job interveiw process.  I got the job and worked there for almost 3 years, but the whole [...]

September 14, 2011 4 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Negotiate a Lifetime of Higher Earnings

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You have just a handful of chances to dramatically increase your earning power.  No, it’s not when annual review time rolls around.  Demanding that your boss match a counter-offer won’t work either. The best chance of increasing your lifetime earning potential is before you even start a job—when you’re at the negotiating table, striking the [...]

August 12, 2011 5 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Tips on Reducing Student Loans

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By, Patricia Briggs In the US, many (if not most!) students are forced to take out loans in order to manage their college expenses.  Student loan debt outweighs credit card debt and is growing at a rate of $90 billion a year. Paying off student loans takes years.  Therefore, formulating a repayment plan outside of minimum [...]

July 12, 2011 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Keeping up with the Jennifers and Jolies

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Today’s post is by Gabriela Vega. In today’s society with the numerous magazines covering the world of women’s fashion, countless television shows featuring vain reality stars and limitless red carpet coverage scrutinizing the clothing of celebrities, it is easy for a woman to get overly-wrapped up in concerns about her clothing, jewelry and shoes.  Our [...]

January 25, 2011 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Does Freelancing Qualify as a Small Business?

Today’s post is by Stephen Cline. There are many questions to ponder when one decides to brave the world as a freelancer; a position free of the entanglements of a nine-to-five job. One of the primary considerations is whether it will be worth the effort in the long run, and, if so, how Uncle Sam [...]

January 23, 2011 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Bridging the Gender Wage Gap: Knowing When and How to Ask For a Raise

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Even though women, for the first time in our country’s history, represent over fifty percent of the workforce, and even though more women than men hold degrees in advanced education, there still remains a wage gap. According to an Institute for Women’s Policy fact sheet, women earn 77 cents for every dollar men earn. Although [...]

November 8, 2010 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

La (Debt-Free) Dolce Vita

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By, Rachel Hansen After reading Nicole’s Credit Card Confessions, I knew I had to chime in. You see, I’m one of those “frugalistas” Target is always, well, targeting. A coupon-toting, ebay-loving, craigslist-furniture-buying cheapskate. And while “cheap” might not have that enticing, where-do-I-sign-up ring to it, I’m here to convince you otherwise. But before I get [...]

September 16, 2010 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Credit Card Confessions

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This week has given me that “back to school” feeling I always had in Septembers growing up.  After an awesome Labor Day weekend, summer is officially over (well, socially at least).  My online class is back in session, the weather is a bit cooler, I’ve started creating my fall work schedule and I’m starting to [...]

September 8, 2010 16 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →
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