23Aug 2016 by Women's Money

4 Tips to Getting a Good Job Out of College

Entrepreneurship / Making Money, Money in Your 20s/30s/40s/50s/Retirement
So you just graduated college, and you’re sitting at home staring at your really expensive piece of paper, wondering “Now what?” Leaving college, particularly as a 20-something, can be an intimidating shift. We’re leaving the relative shallow safety of our collegiate reef and swimming off the continental shelf into open ocean, which is full of scary fish like “finding a job”, “student loan debt” and “bills”. In what so often feels like a sink-or-swim situation (okay, I’ll quit with the fish metaphor), it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, but it is not hopeless! Here are a few tips and tricks to facing the job market.1)      Repeat after me: “A job is a job is a job.”Not being able to find a job related to your Major is one the most common…
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23Mar 2016 by Women's Money
It’s time to give your finances a spring cleaning. Start with a #FinancialSelfie #WomensMoney

It’s time to give your finances a spring cleaning. Start with a #FinancialSelfie #WomensMoney

Budgeting, Credit, Debt, Entrepreneurship / Making Money, Goals / Taking Action, Miscellaneous, Money in Your 20s/30s/40s/50s/Retirement, Popular, Relationships & Money, Saving & Investing, Take Action
It's been almost three months since New Year's Eve. The first day of spring has passed, and holidays celebrating reflection and renewal are coming up.  It's the time of "spring cleaning". It's also time to get an honest picture of your personal financial condition. Here are some quick, cool, and fairly painless ways to get your financial status reviewed:The Quickie Selfie - Takes like two minutes tops, and you instantly get a general pulse of your financial health.The Full Financial Selfie - Takes maybe five minutes, and again gives you a general (more in-depth than the quickie) pulse of where you're at financially.Financial Freedom Evaluators - If you want the real deal, in-depth experience then you want to try out the Women's Money Financial Freedom Evaluators.  This gives you a more in-depth…
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11Mar 2016 by Women's Money
Career Advice for Women Looking for Work Life Balance #WMW16 @moneycrashers

Career Advice for Women Looking for Work Life Balance #WMW16 @moneycrashers

#WMW16, Entrepreneurship / Making Money, Parental Leave, Relationships & Money, Women's Money Week
Women wear hats. A lot of hats. So many hats, in fact, that one could say that they wear more hats than any other group in society, including ball players and construction workers. Women’s hats include the mom hat, the wife hat, the friend hat, the daughter hat, the sister hat, and the employee hat.With so many roles that women have to play, the role of career often becomes rushed, half-hearted, or interrupted. Women have so many demands on them that they cannot always live out their dreams in the workplace. Working can become a burden, instead of a way to fulfill ourselves.READ MORE >>provided by Money Crashers
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10Mar 2016 by Women's Money
Money Lessons for my Younger Self #WMW16 @ctwbdc

Money Lessons for my Younger Self #WMW16 @ctwbdc

#WMW16, Budgeting, Debt, Entrepreneurship / Making Money, Money in Your 20s/30s/40s/50s/Retirement, Saving & Investing, Women's Money Week
When I turned 14 and it became legal for me to get my first job, I did.  Throughout my teen years I held multiple jobs, often times simultaneously.  During those years, I mastered bagging groceries (there is an art to this!), making the perfect cup of coffee, became knowledgeable about fish and reptiles, stacked underwear precisely by the dozen and provided the perfect bra fitting, gained skills and an admiration for great lawn care, and mastered creative playtime with youngsters.  If there was one thing my parents taught me, it was the value of hard work.I look back on those formative years and have to laugh.  Although I was working really hard, I really wasn’t working very smart.  I was a kid, living at home, and had all of my…
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09Mar 2016 by Women's Money
To Budget or Not to Budget #WMW16 @foundingmom

To Budget or Not to Budget #WMW16 @foundingmom

#WMW16, Budgeting, Entrepreneurship / Making Money, Women's Money Week
In the beginning of my transition from 9 to 5 life, I tried to budget every penny, now when I say budget, I mean the part where you try to plan where every dollar is going to go. After my dollars decided to go where they pleased instead of where I’d told them to go I quickly learned that life as an entrepreneur for me was less about planning and more about preparation.Read More >>Provided by FoundingMoms.com 
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09Mar 2016 by Women's Money
5 Tips for Business-Like Budgeting for the Home #WMW16 @barbfriedberg

5 Tips for Business-Like Budgeting for the Home #WMW16 @barbfriedberg

#WMW16, Budgeting, Entrepreneurship / Making Money, Money in Your 20s/30s/40s/50s/Retirement, Women's Money Week
Successful businesses have one thing in common: they are good with their money. If you want to maximize your money at home, you should take a business-like approach to budgeting. Here are five things that successful businesses do well, and tips to help you do the same!Read More >>Submitted by Barbara FriedbergBy staff columnist,  Alexandra Deluise
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09Mar 2016 by Women's Money
How to Save for Retirement as an Entrepreneur – #WMW16 @BrightwaterFin

How to Save for Retirement as an Entrepreneur – #WMW16 @BrightwaterFin

#WMW16, Budgeting, Debt, Entrepreneurship / Making Money, Saving & Investing, Women's Money Week
When I asked a group of local working moms, many who are self-employed, about their money and financial planning questions, the very first question was around saving for retirement:When I left my corporate position to become self-employed, I sacrificed contributing to a [company-sponsored] 401(k). I know I could pursue a self-employed 401(k), but I have no idea how that works. I don’t get matching now and it makes me wonder if it’s even worth it. My husband is saving to his. Do I need to resume, too? So, my question would be – do you recommend any options? Is there a bare minimum someone should save?Read More >>by Cathy Derus
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08Mar 2016 by Women's Money
The journey from divorce to earning your worth – 3 tips #WMW16

The journey from divorce to earning your worth – 3 tips #WMW16

#WMW16, Entrepreneurship / Making Money, Relationships & Money, Women's Money Week
As a divorced woman, I know well the trials and tribulations of this life event. Most of us don’t think about our earning power when we marry. Our lives are full of many things beyond career- from home to relationships and children. So when divorce happens, and money begins to demand our serious consideration, we are often awash in fear and confusion. Read More >>by Mikelann Valterra
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