I know this is a personal finance blog, but tonight we’re going to hit on the “personal” much more than usual. In fact, here’s the whole financial connection – kids cost money. I have been a parent for a whole 23 days now. It’s not a lot of time, and …
Earlier today, I was positive I was going to get this post written and scheduled to post “on time”. We can see how well that turned out. Because I had time. Well, I thought I had time, but then I needed to apply for some jobs, and the rain stopped …
Apparently, this list of questions originally came from Chase (the bank). I got them from Lance at Money Life and More, who answered them himself and challenged the rest of us to do so, too. 1. Would you discuss money on the first date? Remember first that C and …
Today is both International Women’s Day and the last day of Women’s Money Week. Thanks so much to Jackie and Elizabeth for hosting once again. It’s been an honor to participate. Look for my favorite post from each day in tomorrow’s round up. The theme for Friday is Future Planning …
Has it really been a year? It is time, once again, for Women’s Money Week. Let me be honest, everything I say in any of these posts applies to men as well as women, but I do think it is important to have events that focus on women and their …
Has it really been a year? It is time, once again, for Women’s Money Week. Let me be honest, everything I say in any of these posts applies to men as well as women, but I do think it is important to have events that focus on women and their …
I try to take two walks every work day, one in the morning, one in the afternoon. This afternoon, as I was taking my walk, I was also thinking about what I would write about today. There were a few possibilities about work, a conversation C and I had last …
Back in April, I wrote about why we weren’t refinancing- we’re not eligible for HARP, we were very likely underwater in our home, and we could afford the mortgage payments without hardship. Well, today, about 90 minutes before this posts, we will be having a phone conversation with a mortgage …
I never had the typical high school first job. While my brother and many of my friends either worked fast food or retail, I did not. My first job was doing telephone surveys. I went from there to working in the financial aid office at the University. After that, I …
In You Are Not Alone, I wrote about the circumstances that led to me joining the Women In Red message boards in 2009. This was a community started based on a series of articles written by MP Dunleavey for MSN Money. While MP is no longer with MSN or the …