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...
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...
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...
So this post started on Twitter. I sent out a tweet asking what people had learned since college and got a HUGE immediate response. Check out my Twitter followers’ responses and a few of...
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...
35% Payment History (paying on time). Notice that paying on time is the single largest factor in computing your credit score. If you are likely to forget to pay your bills on time, set...
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...
So it’s already February, and I have to ask: how are those New Years’ Resolutions and 2009 goals going? Most people fall off the wagon 6 weeks into the New Year. Don’t let it...
America is an interesting place. In the handful of times I’ve left the country, I’m always so happy to be home and so proud to be an American. Yet at the same time I...
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.”...