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  • MONEY MONDAYS: Budgeting – Your First Step Towards Financial Success

    MONEY MONDAYS: Budgeting – Your First Step Towards Financial Success

    | May 7, 2012 | Read More

    Knowing where your money goes by budgeting and tracking your spending will give you opportunities to reduce your expenses. Saving these extra dollars can be used to help in reaching your financial goals, such as putting aside for the future, major purchases, or paying off debt.   Here are some great tips to get you [...]

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  • MONEY MONDAYS: What Are You Saving For?

    MONEY MONDAYS: What Are You Saving For?

    | March 12, 2012 | Read More

    Economic times are continually changing and cost is rapidly on the rise, but becoming a financially independent Super Star with these 10 great tips leaves just one question  Working Divas? “WHAT ARE YOU SAVING FOR”? 1. START NOW!  – It is never to late to start saving. Start today. Don’t put it off any longer. [...]

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  • MONEY MONDAYS: The Wealth Gap

    | February 26, 2012 | Read More

    I would like to share a great study that was reported on Democracy Now by chief author Mariko Lin Chang and executive director of the  women of color policy network – Ms. C.  Nicole Mason. These “Working Divas” speak on an issue that is declining in the households of women and women of color throughout [...]

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  • MONEY MONDAYS: Women and Wealth

    | February 19, 2012 | Read More

    I would like to share a very powerful forum that took place in San Diego CA a few years ago. The event was sponsored by New America Foundation in an effort to inform and educate the women of our communities on wealth building.  The video is over an hour in length, but it will be [...]

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Bliss Break: Working Divas Cruise 2012

| September 14, 2011
Bliss Break: Working Divas Cruise 2012

Our bliss break is postponed….please read more inside.

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MONEY MONDAYS: Woo Your Valentine On A Budget

| February 5, 2012 | Read More
MONEY MONDAYS: Woo Your Valentine On A Budget

Valentines day is coming soon. It is also a very expensive holiday, with a little creativity you can avoid breaking the bank and that special someone’s heart. Here are some great ideas that will woo your sweetie:   Create a Fancy Home Meal: Avoid the expensive and/or unsatisfying experience of  higher prices and booked reservation, [...]

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MONEY MONDAYS:Bouncing Back from Holiday Credit Card Spending

| January 7, 2012 | Read More
MONEY MONDAYS:Bouncing Back from Holiday Credit Card Spending

According to research, shoppers spend an average of over 1,000.00 on their credit card during the holiday season. Many struggle financially months after the season has pass. Some still making the effort to pay for the balances from the previous holiday spending spree. A good efficient budget will enable you to take control of that [...]

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MONEY MONDAYS: Moms Raising “Successful” Children

| January 7, 2012 | Read More
MONEY MONDAYS: Moms Raising “Successful” Children

As mothers/parents we all would love for our little ones to be as smart and successful as an Albert Einstein or Christopher Langan. Setting effective parenting methods, along with a foundation for achievement is critical to the process of raising successful children. Here are some key tips that you can apply in developing the little [...]

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MONEY MONDAYS: Count Down To Smart Money Moves

| December 12, 2011 | Read More
MONEY MONDAYS: Count Down To Smart Money Moves

The New Year is approaching rapidly and the countdown begins in making annual financial deadlines. Here are five smart financial move to make prior to January 1.   Contribute the Max: Currently for the year 2011 the max you can contribute to a 401(k) plan is $16,500. These dollars can be place in your retirement [...]

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MONEY MONDAYS: Still Waiting On The Knight in Shining Armor..PLEASE..Create your own opportunity!!

| December 5, 2011 | Read More
MONEY MONDAYS: Still Waiting On The Knight in Shining Armor..PLEASE..Create your own opportunity!!

Black Women Entrepreneurs

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MONEY MONDAYS: Tips To Avoid the Holiday Urge to Splurge

| November 29, 2011 | Read More
MONEY MONDAYS: Tips To Avoid the Holiday Urge to Splurge

The holiday season is here and so is that “URGE” to “SPLURGE”.  A Budget is the hardest to maintain during the holiday season with so much dangling all around you, however with self control and discipline you can beat the odds.  Here are some great tips in helping to avoid the splurge:   Don’t Carry the [...]

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MONEY MONDAYS: Thrifty Thanksgiving

| November 21, 2011 | Read More
MONEY MONDAYS: Thrifty Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is one of the biggest holidays that will increase your grocery spending. Families will eat together, people will entertain so why not be a little frugal minded on Turkey Day? Here are 5 great tips that will allow you to savor the savings:   Have a Thanksgiving Potluck: With the many that you will share [...]

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MONEY MONDAYS: Financially Smarter In a Stagnant Economy

| November 13, 2011 | Read More
MONEY MONDAYS: Financially Smarter In a Stagnant Economy

The questions continue to be asked. Will the economy ever turn for the better? When will it turn for the better? How will more jobs be created in such a sluggish economy? What are my options to be successful in down times for myself and my family? The truth is there is not much that [...]

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MONEY MONDAYS: Holiday Shopping “TIPS” With Your Credit Card

| November 7, 2011 | Read More
MONEY MONDAYS: Holiday Shopping “TIPS” With Your Credit Card

The start of the holiday season shopping has begun. Outrageously, over 13 million Americans are still paying off last year’s gifts. You can easily get caught up in the holiday shopping excitement and impulsively purchase with your credit card, causing later in the cycle to become very painful and COSTLY. When paying with your credit [...]

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MONEY MONDAYS: Where will we “CHARGE” next? Sincerely, Your Bank.

| October 30, 2011 | Read More
MONEY MONDAYS: Where will we “CHARGE” next? Sincerely, Your Bank.

Recent regulations (The Durbin Amendment under Dodd-Frank Legislation) has clamped down on financial Institutions making it more difficult for banks to earn money on the less obvious fees charged to consumers. Due to regulations being enforced an estimated 30 billion in annual revenue will be loss in bank fee income. So now banks are in [...]

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