finance

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 →

Why Do You Want to Be Rich?

I started reading Ramit Sethi’s book “I Will Teach You To Be Rich” this weekend. Yes, I was the nerdy girl that excitedly ordered the book the day it came out. I love Ramit’s blog, his writing style and the fact that his advice is tailored to our generation. Anyways, in the first chapter Ramit [...]

March 29, 2009 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Online Stock Tips? Buyer Beware.

There was an article in the Wall Street Journal on February 4, 2009  about new social networking services that allow users to share investing and trading tips. It is a great way for like minded people to build a community and share ideas. In many ways the idea is not new – we have seen [...]

February 17, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Tales of “Woe” from Girls Who Date Bankers

My sister sent me a link to a New York Times article which I found as oddly addicting and bizarre as an issue of US Weekly. The article is called, “It’s The Economy, Girlfriend.” The article highlights a group of twentysomething aged women in New York City who started a support group called “Dating a [...]

January 30, 2009 5 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Do You Understand The Time Value of Money?

The phrase “time is money” is not just used in terms of a powerful career person talking to his or her subordinates. “Time is Money” is actually a mathematically proven statement that explains the value of money now versus its value in the future. The reason is simple: A dollar that you receive today can [...]

January 15, 2009 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

A Tale of High Achieving Ladies

If any of you are like me, you worked your butt off in college to get decent grades and graduate with a major that seemed valuable in the real world. The cycle started at the ripe age of 18 when you started down the long road of your chosen career path. For some of us, [...]

November 9, 2008 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →