personal finance

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 →

What I Learned from Bethenny and Ramit this Week

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Happy Friday!  It has been a great week in my world, thanks in part to two people: Bethenny Frankel and Ramit Sethi.  No, I am not cool enough to be friends with either of these fabulous people in real life.  BUT, I am cool enough to read their blogs and take their advice seriously on two [...]

July 16, 2010 5 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Financial Institutions: Building Trust via Customer Service Marketing

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What makes marketing financial institutions very different today than ten years ago?  Trust. Ten years ago, trust was assumed.  The stock market was booming,successful dot-coms were popping up everywhere and jobs were plentiful. But then September 11th happened.  And  the dot-com “burst.” And let’s not forget about the stock market crash, the fall of Lehman [...]

June 24, 2010 4 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

What Would You do with a Million Dollars?

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Welcome to Ms. Career Girl’s shortest blog post ever.  I had some really interesting conversations this weekend that really got me thinking. I’m sure you’ll hear more about these soon.  Here’s one fragment for you to chew on for today. What would you do if you were given $1,000,000 right now? (Tax free, no strings attached) How [...]

February 8, 2010 15 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Ms. Career Girl is Getting Botox!

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Ok, slow your roll people- I’m not getting Botox. I’m only 25! Starting Monday, this very site is getting a few nips and tucks which I want to tell you about! After an intial meeting with Matt Cheuvront of lifewithoutpants.com, I temporarily felt deflated and shitty about my one true passion, Ms. Career Girl. Matt [...]

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

Ramit Sethi’s Solution to the Post-Christmas Blues: Earn More Money

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The title of Ramit Sethi‘s latest post couldn’t be more timely for me. It’s simply called “Earn More Money in 2010.” My week started out in a panic when I faced the doom of my credit card balances on Monday. Things got out of hand over the holidays, and, as a Catholic girl who was [...]

January 6, 2010 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Monday Must-Reads

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1. 10 Books Every Entrepreneur Must Read from 2009. 2. The 3 C’s of Leadership: control, connection and challenge. 3. Feeling stuck? Try this. 4. Get happy for only $12.50 with Gretchen Rubin‘s new book, The Happiness Project. Browse her daily musings which explore wisdom of the ages, scientific studies, and “the lessons from popular [...]

January 3, 2010 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Go-Getters Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle

Chapter 5 of “The Go-Getter Girl’s Guide” is about maintaining a healthy lifestyle.  What an ironic topic to discuss this time of year as many of us are facing the reality that it’s time to cut back on cookies, and get our butts to the gym. I’m not going to get into the details of this chapter [...]

December 29, 2009 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Routine: Think Less, Accomplish More

Routine: boring or amazing? I always thought it was boring.  Lately I think it’s amazing.  This is the perfect time of year to take an honest look at your routine.  You probably have some goals for 2010.  Maybe you want to lose 15 lbs, save $5,000 or pay off $3,000 in credit card debt.  Our daily habits become [...]

December 28, 2009 7 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Monday Must-Reads

Happy Monday! Here are this week’s five fabulous finds. Make it a great week, and let us know what you think! 1. Is your New Year’s resolution to make a career change in 2010? If so, check out this review of Alexandra Levit’s new book “New Job, New You.” 2. “Gen-Y, the Brazen Opportunist, and [...]

December 21, 2009 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →