women and money

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 →

First comes “Why,” Then Comes “How”

By, Nicole Crimaldi It seems that there are thousands of books written about how to properly manage one’s personal finances. These books and experts preach about how much of your income you should be spending vs. saving, what investments will make you the most money, how to ideally set up your accounts, etc. etc. etc. [...]

October 6, 2009 1 comment 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 →

Women and Money: Thoughts?

I have read Suze Orman’s popular book Women and Money and thought it had some great points.  Check out this video clip and let me know what you think.  Are women putting their needs last?  Are we putting ourselves “on the sales rack?”  Are we undervaluing what we do, therefore making the world view us [...]

January 19, 2009 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Financial Savvy is Sexy in 2009

Did you know that women could not obtain a mortgage without a male cosigner as recently as the 1970’s, even if they were head of their household? Neither did I. Like most bank employees, I am required to complete monthly compliance training on different topics. The training I completed yesterday was on Fair Lending. I [...]

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