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Have you ever wanted to dip into the vast ocean of investing, but you didn’t know where to start? With the stock market, commodities, CFDs, indices and more, there are plenty of options to grow your savings. If you’re wondering what age is good to start investing, the answer is birth. You’re never too young or too old to start [...]

Have you ever wanted to dip into the vast ocean of investing, but you didn’t know where to start? With the stock market, commodities, CFDs, indices and more, there are plenty of options to grow your savings. If you’re wondering what age is good to start investing, the answer is birth. You’re never too young or too old to start [...]

Women are the default partners who volunteer to take care of children when they are sick or just by default of having a child. They decide to stay at home which can have detrimental effects on their career when getting back into the workplace. Sadly, the longer a woman stays out of work, the harder it is to get back [...]

One of the best parts about running a blog that discusses women and money is the interactions I have with women behind the scenes.  Readers, just like you who want answers to pressing money issues.  And, while I am not a financial advisor and articles written here or across other social networks and partner sites should never be construed as [...]

This post is first in a series discussing the many ways in which you can work from home while spending more time with children and family while pursuing other interests. Please submit your stories if you are currently working from home or have a telecommuting arrangement with your place of employment. This article from Squidoo, Legitimate Work From Home Jobs [...]

Maria Sutej A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of interviewing Maria Sutej- Regional Vice President, Sales with Avon Products, Inc. Maria Sutej is a Regional Vice President in Sales at Avon Products, Inc.   Maria leads a team of professionals with cross-functional skills and experience focused on defining short and long term measures related to achieving annual sales [...]

  Creating an emergency fund is critical in being able to maintain financial stability.   We often hear and read that creating an emergency fund is important but what’s hardly discussed is how to go about doing so.  Let’s look at a few ways to create your emergency fund. Now if you’re thinking to yourself, how on earth will I do [...]

  I consider myself to be a student of life, however there comes a time when you realize that maybe going back to school may be the best thing for your career.  A great education is priceless but for our purposes, let’s discuss a few things you should look at when deciding to take the plunge and enter graduate school. [...]

Today’s post in the Rock Your Finances series addresses taking yet another baby step around setting up your debts on paper or on a spreadsheet.  The rationale for this is to to prepare yourself for the call to your creditors after you’ve devised a plan to get current and get out of debt. By listing your debts, you gain concrete [...]

Today’s post gives you soup to nuts as it relates to getting out of debt!  So if you’re in debt and need a strategy?  Pull up a seat! Before we get started, it’s important to underscore the importance of this step.  If you’ve been in debt for some time, you’re clearly reading this post because you want to get out, [...]