Considering staying home with your new (or even older) bundle of joy? My latest post on Dimespring will help you think it through. The key decision point: You’ll need to weigh your newly revised living expenses against two numbers: Your combined net take home pay, minus the cost of child care, and […]
There’s a lot of talk in this presidential election season about the large numbers of Americans living in poverty these days. We can debate all day long about whose fault that is, and whether government programs really help, but in the meantime, nearly 1 in 7 of us live below poverty levels. They can’t afford […]
We women are big stuff these days. Marketers want us. Financial advisors want us. And boy, do the politicians want us. I have news for them all though; we are not a new marketing niche. We’ve been here all along! It may be that we’re more recognizable as an economic and political force in recent […]
Directions for Women, as I mentioned in my last post, is a great financial resource for women. Directions for Women was created to “Empower, Educate, and Engage women in the management of their personal finance.” Founder Eleanor Blayney and her team of fellow CFPs (Peg Downey, Elizabeth Jetton, and Candice McGarvey) are dedicated to changing […]
My daughter asked me once in jest if I get a “boring book alert” to let me know when a new financial book comes out. Well, actually I do get one from Amazon, but most of my favorite books are written by colleagues. I’ve listed some of my favorite personal finance books below; I’m proud […]
When my niece was all of six, she asked for an iPod for Christmas. Not some kid-sturdy version of a CD player to carry around. Not even a plain old mp3 player. Specifically, an iPod. Thanks to my sister-in-law’s good sense, she didn’t get it. But the fact that she knew to ask for an […]
If I asked you to describe your relationship with money, what would you say? For me, I’d say money and I have been through a lot together. I’ve felt the sacrifice of being a young stay at home mom, where I learned to squeeze a penny so hard it squeaked; I’ve felt the freedom and […]
