After a 35-day partial government shutdown, affecting an estimated 800,000 federal workers and their families, there is hope in sight. Well, at least for 3 more weeks, at which point who knows what is going to happen. Another shutdown? Did you know? This recent 35-day shutdown holds the record for the longest government shut in [read more]
Save BIG on Black Friday. Then do it again online on Cyber Monday. Once again, it’s that crazy time of year when consumers get sucked into buying things that they don’t need (but think they do), and then rationalizing the purchases as great money saving opportunities. The advertising and promotion is heavy this year and [read more]
I just returned from a business trip to Memphis, TN. I had lived in Memphis when I was in my late 20’s and working for Maybelline Cosmetics (now headquartered in NYC). It was nice to be able to visit with old friends in the evenings and over the weekend. One such friend is a soon-to-be 90 [read more]
This weekend, I got just what I needed – a swift kick in the seat of my financial pants. Thanks to the brilliance of keynote speaker Valerie Coleman Morris, and the generosity of the many sponsors, including Prudential, Bank of America, CHET, and TD Bank, over four hundred women (and a few brave men) raised their financial [read more]
Do you like money? Does it motivate you? Want to make more, keep more, and live more richly? If so, you need to spend some time listening to Michelle Singletary, the sassy, no nonsense personal finance expert. Michelle was the keynote speaker at this year’s Money Conference for Women, hosted by the YWCA of the [read more]
