Giving Loans to Family & Friends Should Be Thought Out

As you complete your tax return and your income suddenly increases, expect family and friends to come out of their hiding places with their hands out asking for loans.  While there may be a natural pull or even a sense of obligation to help friends and relatives in their time of need, many loans experience [...]

WOMEN ARE MAKING THE TOPIC OF MONEY LESS TABOO

In the wake of the recession, women are on the verge of outnumbering men in the workforce for the first time in history, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The second annual survey by Women & Co., a financial community where wisdom, wealth and women meet, backed by Citigroup, uncovers how the economic downturn has [...]

Six Tips to Empower and Inspire Children for Success in Life

Every parent wants to see their children grow up to be happy, independent and successful adults. But in today’s world where attitudes of entitlement prevail, this task can seem daunting. Much the same way that parents teach children to be safe by looking both ways before crossing a street, they must also teach them to [...]

Ways To Save Money This Tax Season

A little knowledge could save you money on your 2009 taxes. Filing a tax return is more complicated than usual this year because of the large number of new and expanded deductions and credits; they can work to your advantage if you understand and use them correctly.
Here are issues new to the 2009 tax filing [...]

How Far Will You Go To Know How Much Your Colleague Makes?

How far would you go to be “in the know”?
According to the Harlequin Romance Report 2010: Tempted1, a whopping 48% of Americans surveyed reveal that they have peeked at a colleague’s pay stub, admitting that they have given in to temptation and crossed the line to satisfy their curiosity.
This year’s annual Harlequin Romance Report, [...]

Now Is The Best Time for A Successful Job Search

At the beginning of each year most job seekers and career changers cease all their efforts. They believe there is no point in pursuing new opportunities and employers won’t be making hiring decisions until at least late January. Many remain idle from mid-November to the third week of January.
But according to Ford R. Myers, making [...]

10 Financial Resolutions for 2010

As you make your resolutions for things to improve upon, it’s a good time to reflect back on 2009 and think about all the things you’d like to do better or differently in 2010.
Making a decision to change is just the first step, however. If you want to see results, you have to know what [...]

10 Most Used New Year’s Resolutions

New Year’s is the only holiday that celebrates the passage of time. Perhaps that’s why, as the final seconds of the year tick away, we become introspective. Inevitably, that introspection turns to thoughts of self-improvement and the annual ritual of making resolutions, which offer the first of many important tools for remaking ourselves.
We’ve compiled a [...]

10 Reasons You May Not Get Promoted This Year

If the current economic climate has done one thing this year, it has served as a scapegoat for everyone’s problems. While most of the people who are unemployed, who haven’t gotten a raise or who have gone bankrupt this year have legitimately suffered because of the economy, there are also plenty of people using it [...]

Today’s Younger Married Women Are More Money Savvy

When it comes to money and marriage, young women are more likely to know about and manage a couple’s finances. According to a new national survey by FindLaw.com, married women between the ages of 18 and 34 are the most likely among married people to play a significant role in managing the couple’s finances, and [...]

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