Yes, It’s Ok to Splurge. Here are Four Instances When You Can Give In.

I had to be out of the office this week at an off-site training in the City. I normally get in and get out, but New York City summers are something at which to marvel and savor.  I took the long way to the train and caught myself outside of a thrift store whose funds

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Flawless?? If not here’s 3 things to do with your flaws!

One of the most difficult things for most people to do is talk about themselves. We don’t want to come across as obnoxious, by rattling off all of the great things about ourselves. But, we don’t want to admit the not so great things about ourselves either.  Have you ever had a job interview, or

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5 Critical Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Lend Money to Someone

To help avoid ruining a friendship, one of the things that you should consider is shifting the language of the request.  Think of lending money as a gift and not a loan.  The reason is to avoid the expectation that you will get that money back.  If you get the money back then great, but

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Are You Ready to Build a $10k/year Online Business…On the Side?

Saturday night I was in the midst of great company.  Kissa, the founder of Buttafly Unlimited and creator of those super popular I LOVE MY HAIR t-shirts and I were meeting at Panera Bread and coming up with ways to make a bigger difference in the world with the work that we do.   It

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6 Tips that Will Help You Save Time Every Single Day

You know the drill;  wake up at the crack of dawn, get the kids to school, commute to work, work an 8-12 hour day, commute home… You get the picture. Even for the folks who work from home, there can be so many activities that suck time from your day. Our lives are often filled

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Four Lessons Learned: How I Paid off $44,000 in Student Loans in Two Years

Kelly from Immigrating With a Purpose reached out to me with this amazing financial journey. I am happy that she can share it with us! Very badass. She takes travel, wanderlust, and teaching and makes her student loans go away…fast. Sidenote: If you have a financial struggle that you have overcome, email me at kara@thefrugalfeminista.com

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3 Things to Do Before Becoming a Caregiver

“I’m worried about adult care at a point when most people my age are worried about daycare” ~ @iamChrissie_K on Twitter I found out my mother had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia when I was around 13 years old; her first breakdown was about four years earlier. I didn’t know what it meant at the

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One Brown Girl’s Journey to Mental Health and Healing

There are so many things that I could tell you about Natasha Cobb but I’ll let her tell you herself. I just want to say, though, that Natasha and I were the best of friends in middle school and one of my biggest regrets (which I shared with her) was that I wasn’t a part

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Meet DreamGirl Naomi Jackson, Author of The Star Side of Bird Hill (Review + Interview)

As soon as I got home from work last night,  I ate quickly and went straight to the couch. I pulled out my pen (because I can’t read without underlining) and I lay supine.  I told my husband, who was nattering about robots taking humans’ job (or something like that), to go away. I was

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Before You Say Yes, Think About the Cost of Being a Bridesmaid

According to a 2011 Mint.com study, the average total cost of being a bridesmaid was $1,695.  This is a lot of money. Elite Daily breaks the costs down into the following categories: – $150 – $400 for the dress; – $50 for alterations – $200 for engagement, bridal shower, and wedding gifts – $1,000 for

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