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Daring To Be Ourselves… Financially
Do you have enough money? Last week I wrote about the high cost to women of not speaking up for ourselves financially in the workplace. One statistic from that piece keeps floatingthrough my head like the Goodyear blimp: Women who consistently negotiate their...
Ladies, Should You Ask For It?
Quick - what was the first thing that came to your mind when you read the title of this post? What about "Gentleman, should you ask for it?" Would this change your response? For many people the female-oriented question raises sexual connotations while the...
Have Less Holiday Financial Stress
Does holiday shopping & spending stress you out? A few years ago I stopped doing the holidays. My corporate job had me on a plane every 3 to 4 days. My daily work hours were in the double-digits, and the mere thought of picking out - let alone sending - holiday...
The Rise Of The "Sugar Mamma"
Sug·ar Mam·ma -noun A woman who is in the financial driver's seat of her life. Watching the season finale of HBO's Boardwalk Empire last night, I was struck afresh by how far we women have come. This show depicts life in Atlantic City during the Prohibition...
4 Ways Healthcare Reform Will Affect Your FSA
'Tis the season... for open enrollment. Open enrollment is the annual window where you can sign up for valuable employee benefits such as a Flexible Spending Account ("FSA"). If you work for an employer offering this benefit, trust me. You want to keep reading. As a...
Surprising Financial Lessons From A Caribbean Cruise
Do you ever tell yourself, "Some day I will..." ? After going 16 straight months in my new entrepreneurial life without taking a single day off, I slammed head first into a mental wall. So I sought help from business strategist Alexis Martin Neely. I figured we'd...
5 Ways To Eat Out For Less
These tough economic times present an interesting financial conundrum for our tum-tums. During rocky periods it's natural and healthy to want to seek out friends and companionship. Breaking bread and having a good chat is a wonderful way to release work/life stress....
Do It Anyway.
Do You Want To Change The World? My friend Courtney Martin has just written a wonderful book, DO IT ANYWAY, profiling 8 activists who are striving to do just that. I must confess... as someone who is in that awkward career stage - having left the financial services...
NO EXCUSES: Gloria Feldt's 9 Power Tools for Women
For every man who receives a bachelor’s degree this year, three women will do the same. Yet there is still a 20% pay gap between men and women, and women represent only 3% of Fortune 500 CEOs. What’s wrong with this picture? In her fantastic new book NO EXCUSES...