What Can We Learn from Bridget Jones?

December 19, 2011 By 10 Comments
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Movies can teach us a lot about life and money. I have found that I now like to watch mostly uplifting movies, and tend to avoid movies that bring me down, such as violent or depressing ones. Last night, I watched Bridget Jones Diary as part of my annual holiday movie event. It’s one of my very favorites! I get so frustrated with Bridget; she’s so pretty, naturally sexy, and smart, yet she keeps repeating the same mistakes. She so longs to be healthy and confident, yet she continually sabotages herself in every area that she longs to improve: her career, her weight, her unhealthy habits … [Read more...]

Are You On Track?

August 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment

After over a decade of turmoil in the financial markets and the accompanying drop in the value of real estate, many women are finding that they are just not on track to reach their financial goals by the previously expected time frame. If you see that your current investment plan falls short of where you want to be, brainstorm steps to get to where you want to be.  The longer you have to enhance your financial plan, the better. There are so many options to increase your wealth, including: Creating a second income stream from a small business, while creating a legitimate tax deduction at … [Read more...]

What Is “Cleared Hot”?

July 25, 2011 By 6 Comments

What in the world is “Cleared Hot” and how can that possibly relate to women and money? In this series of inspirations from the recent eWomenNetwork conference, I’ll share life changing principles that Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour presented to a huge audience of engaged women. If you don’t know of Vernice, her story is incredible. She became a combat pilot in a record-breaking three years, and became the first African American female pilot for the United States Marine Corps. Shortly after, the Department of Defense recognized her as America’s First African American Female Combat … [Read more...]

Expert Career Tips for Women

November 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment

This week on Financial Woman radio I interviewed career expert Marie Snidow. Marie had some great tips for anyone currently looking for a job, or thinking of re-entering the work force. If you missed the live show, be sure to click on the Blog Talk Radio link on the financialwoman.com home page to listen. Before I founded Financial Woman, I was thinking of returning to the corporate world, or at least work for someone else again. I had absolutely no idea how to value myself when it came to an outside job. As women, we develop so many skills over the years for which we are not necessarily paid … [Read more...]