Finance for Women-Are You Kidding?

May 9, 2013 By 2 Comments
No Finances for Women in 1940's

As millions of mothers in the United States celebrate Mother’s Day with their families this week, I thought it would be the perfect time to share some empowering life and money lessons from my mom who grew up at at a time when finance for women would have actually been a laughing matter . Having grown up on a remote farm in Arkansas with ten siblings during the Great Depression, she was a primary influence in me creating Financial Woman; she was a woman ahead of her time, being financially savvy and forever the queen of positive cash flow at a time when finance for women was completely … [Read more...]

5 Tips for Conscious Spending

March 13, 2012 By 1 Comment
Have a Gratitude Attitude

One of the most important steps to grow money is to create positive monthly cash flow. This allows you to regularly put aside money that can be invested. Reducing expenses lacks the upside and excitement of increasing income, but it usually just involves a mindset shift, and not necessarily more work. Conscious and wise spending always make sense, and I prefer this attitude over cheap and frugal. During those leaner times in my life, I have found the following money mindset tips helpful. Look How Far You’ve Come Think about how much money you made earlier in your life when you … [Read more...]

Would You Buy My Book TOMORROW, Help Other Women, Get Great Bonuses?

November 15, 2011 By 1 Comment
Book Cover

Would you help me and other women by purchasing my book, Earn Grow Give, during my Amazon book launch tomorrow, November 16?  $1 for every book sold will go toward a kiva.org loan to help a woman grow her business, AND it will help me get a special version of my book into battered women’s shelters across the U.S. and Canada to help improve financial literacy for those women. As a book purchaser, you’ll also get these 3 great bonuses that far exceed the book cost: 10 audios from authors, radio hosts and expert interviews, including a NY Times Best Seller, on rich life topics such as … [Read more...]

I made $2.45 an hour!

November 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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At a time when many women are focusing on getting back on track toward their financial goals, I like to remind everyone that increasing positive cash flow is an important step in the process. What is cash flow? It is simply the amount of money flowing in and out every month, as you may have read here before. There is the income side, and then there is the spending side of the cash flow calculation. Focusing on reducing expenses can be almost as fun (although not as powerful) as generating more income, particularly since it usually just involves a mindset shift, and not necessarily more … [Read more...]