personal finance

I Love Living Debt Free!

By, Melissa Alvarez Since I can remember, I have never been a person who liked owing money to anyone. However, I learned a good lesson in college about owning a credit card.The only debt I’ve ever had was credit card debt, and this started in college. The reality is that most 18-19 year olds don’t [...]

September 25, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Debt-Free Doesn’t Equal Deprivation

By, Nicole Crimaldi The title of this post is a wild concept to me, but after g-chatting with a dear friend of mine the other day, I know it’s true. My best friend (who we will call “Financial Diva”) somehow manages to always look fabulous, pay rent in her great Streeterville apartment AND have a [...]

September 23, 2009 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Getting Ready for “Don’t Go Over in October”-5 Thoughts about Women and Spending

By, Nicole Crimaldi Hey Career Gals (and Guys)! The end of September is upon us, which means I have some planning (and spending) to do before the “Don’t go Over in October” challenge begins on October 1. Thanks, in part, to “Don’t go Over in October” participant and star-blogger Leah Pogliano’s awesome post, I decided [...]

September 21, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Ms. Career Girl Presents: The “Don’t Go Over in October” Spending Detox Challenge

By, Nicole Crimaldi Thanks to my admitted love of all things fabulous, I’ve decided it’s time to get out of my comfort zone with money. Last month, I took the time to get a little more intimate with my mint.com account and noticed that my spending was out-of-control, especially in certain non-necessity categories… Therefore, I’m [...]

September 15, 2009 13 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

14 Free Online Financial Management Tools

By, Michelle Fabio One of the best ways for busy career girls to keep finances in order is to record everything in one place for easy reference; seeing all of your money matters in front of you can not only give you a better indication of your overall financial health but can also spark ideas [...]

August 28, 2009 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Ditch the Budget and Automate Your Money

By, Nicole Crimaldi It’s a Friday afternoon and you are walking home from work. You’ve had a super stressful week at work. Not only are your superiors on you about a plethora of issues at work, your best friend cancelled on your girls night and you are in a fight with your boyfriend. Enter <fabulous [...]

August 28, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Ramit Says: What do you NOT care about spending money on?

By, Nicole Crimaldi If you’re like most twentysomething females, balancing your personal finances is sometimes a tough job.  Not only do we have the normal expenses of food, rent and utilities,we have the temptation of fabulous beauty and fashion products looming over our heads.  In Ramit Sethi’s book, “I Will Teach You to be Rich,” there [...]

August 27, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

It’s Time for Your Mid-Year SELF Review.

Yes, a self review. Not a review from your bosses at work. This is all about you, for you and by you. I’m hoping you took my advice at the end of 2008 and made a 2009 Vision Plan for yourself and set some concrete goals and reviewed them frequently throughout the year. Without writing [...]

June 16, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

The Sex and The City Effect

After a 3 month stint in the far west suburbs, I’m all moved back into my fabulous Chicago apartment. The views from my apartment are awesome, my commute to work is about 10 minutes vs. 90 minutes, and my friends are close by again. I’m glad to be back, but I can already feel the [...]

June 4, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Great Advice and Book Giveaway for New College Grads!

It hit me last weekend that it has been exactly 3 years since I graduated college. I cannot believe how much my life has changed. I think it took me the whole 3 years to really get used to this whole “college is over, you’re officially an adult” thing. With that being said, graduating college [...]

May 13, 2009 4 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →
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