Financial Independence

Yes, Microfinance Does Work. Here's How...

Kadita Tshibaka | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: MFIs, Microfinance Institutions, Microfinance Poverty, Microfinance, Opportunity International, Financial Independence, Poverty Solutions, Microfinance Global Poverty, Impact News
Kadita Tshibaka

There's no doubt that the global problem of poverty and its solutions are complex, which is why the microfinance industry needs to approach them with eyes wide open and insist on transparency and results.

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Teaching Children the Value of a Dollar in a Debt-Filled World

Doug Lebda | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Financial Security, Personal Finances, Kids and Money, Financial Independence, Family Finances, Finances and Kids, Financial Advice Family, Financial Advice, Financial Advice Kids, Money News
Doug Lebda

But we all have heard the stories -- or perhaps you have one of our own -- of a parent opening up a credit card bill to find hundreds of dollars in charges from iTunes or Amazon. So how do we, as parents, start to instill good financial values in children?

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Spirit Junkie: Gabrielle Bernstein on Money & Miracles

Manisha Thakor | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Financial Strength, Women's Economic Empowerment, Financial Freedom, Gabrielle Bernstein, Financial Independence, Marianne Williamson, Financial Peace, Spirit Junkie, Financial Stress, A Course in Miracles, Books We Love, Books News
Manisha Thakor

The book chronicles Gabrielle's personal journey from spiritually confused party girl to radically transformed believer in the power of love over fear. 

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Has The Time Come To Pick Up Your Parents' Bill?

SavvySugar | Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: Paying for Parents, Accepting Parents Money, Supporting Your Parents, Financial Independence, Supported by Your Parents, Family Finances, Asking Parents for Money, Women News

Your parents have supported you since you were born, but now you’re an adult. You don't want to mooch off the 'rents forever, but you're not sure if...

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Daring to Be Ourselves -- Financially

Manisha Thakor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Security, Women's Economic Empowerment, Financial Freedom, Margaret Cho, Financial Independence, Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda, Eve Ensler, Financial Behavior, Feminist.com, Madeleine Albright, Marianne Schnall, Business News
Manisha Thakor

A statistic from that piece keeps floating through my head: Women who consistently negotiate their salaries earn $1 million more over their work lives than women who do not.

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Turn Your Kids Into Personal Finance Champs

Manisha Thakor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Independence, Earn It Learn It, Financial Help, Alisa T. Weinstein, Financial Literacy, Financial Books, Financial Tips, Personal Finance, Financial Education, Teaching Kids About Money, Financial Nirvana, Financial Advice, Business News
Manisha Thakor

If you are tired of "must-have-that-toy-right-now" tantrums as you walk down the aisles of Target or Toys "R" Us, go straight to your nearest bookstore and buy Alisa T. Weinstein's new book.

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Are 20-Somethings Naively Optimistic About Their Careers?

Christine Hassler | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Career, 20-Somethings, Money, Finance, Gen Y, Job, Passion, Parenting, Gen Y Money, Career Advice, Generation Y at Work, Financial Independence, Careers, Generation Y Careers, First Job, Generation Y, Career Advice for Generation Y, Career Advice for Millennials, Jobs, College Grads Jobs, Recent Grads, Jobs Grads, College Grads, Millennials, Healthy Living News
Christine Hassler

Gen Y is facing the realities of grown-up life and our current economy, and they are discovering that dreams don't pay the rent. Passion combined with their college degree does not guarantee an immediate career.

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Ladies, Should You Ask For It?

Manisha Thakor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Security, Women's Economic Empowerment, Financial Freedom, Money Rules... For Women, Be Your Own Sugar Mamma, Financial Independence, Financial Behavior, GetRaised.Com, Personal Finance Expert for Women, Linda Babcock, Business News
Manisha Thakor

Quick - what was the first thing that came to your mind when you read the title of this post? What about "Gentleman, should you ask for it?" Would t...

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The Rise Of The "Sugar Mamma"

Manisha Thakor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women and Money, Women's Economic Empowerment, Financial Security, Financial Freedom, Women & Money, Financial Empowerment, Financial Literacy, Financial Independence, Spending Money, Earning Money, Business News
Manisha Thakor

Sug·ar Mam·ma -noun A woman who is in the financial driver's seat of her life Watching the season finale of HBO's Boardwalk Empire last night, I w...

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GENERATION EARN: A Chat With Kimberly Palmer

Manisha Thakor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Budgeting, Debt Management, Investing Money, Kimberly Palmer, Financial Literacy, Financial Independence, US News & World Report, Generation Earn, Saving Money, Earning Money, Business News
Manisha Thakor

Financial security is the new measure of success -- but that doesn't mean you're greedy

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Time is Money: How are You Spending your "168 Hours"?

Manisha Thakor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women & Money, Financial Literacy, Financial Independence, Woman and Money, Financial Emowerment, Financial Behavior, Personal Finance, Women's Ecnomic Empowerment, Business News
Manisha Thakor

If you haven't heard of Laura Vanderkam yet - you will. My intellectual girl crush on Laura began back in August 2009 when I read her wonderful op-...

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Your New Best Friend: A Roth IRA

Alexa von Tobel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Learnvest, Women, Roth IRAs, Retirement, Financial Independence, Business News
Alexa von Tobel

If you get in the habit of putting just $50 per month into a Roth IRA for the next 40+ years, you could retire as a millionaire (thanks to the amazing effects of compounding interest)!

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Introducing the World's Most Influential Woman

Maddy Dychtwald | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Financial Independence, World Economic Forum, Most Powerful Women, Women's Issues, Careers, Women Business, Women Feminism, Powerful Women, Healthy Living News
Maddy Dychtwald

In the past few years, economists and policy makers have abruptly woken to the fact that women's equality in the workplace is not just a "women's issue," but a serious factor in global economic competitiveness.

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Don't Mess With A Woman Over 40 with Credit Cards

Linda Franklin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nudity, BrandChannel.Com, Corporate America, Buying Power, Financial Independence, Women Over 40, New York Post, Business News
Linda Franklin

This year, women between the ages of 40 and 64 will be the largest demographic in the United States and we are just starting to find out what that really means for us.

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Forget Mad Men, It's Time for Mad Women

Manisha Thakor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Money, Women & Money, Pay Inequality, Pay Equality, Women's Issues, Financial Independence, Personal Finance, Business News
Manisha Thakor

There is a big disconnect between the reality of many women's financial lives (being the breadwinner) and what they are brought up to expect (getting the glass slipper).

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How to Not Quit Your Business

Karen Luniw | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Success, Quit, Financial Independence, Get Rich, Think and Grow Rich, Business, Rich, Luniw, David Neagle, Joel Osteen, Business News
Karen Luniw

For business owners, there's a distinction that is important to be aware of -- lack of resources vs. lack of resourcefulness.

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