Just A Friendly Reminder…

…that virtually anyone can access the internet and see what you post on your blog.
So…if you’re posting a picture of yourself in a bikini (or other revealing pictures or information) on your website, YOU may have good intentions, but some weirdo on the other side of the screen…might NOT.
Just because you don’t post your address on [...]

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Book Review: L.A. Candy Should Have Been Titled Free Candy

A couple weeks ago, I picked up Lauren Conrad’s (from The Hills) new – and first – book, L.A. Candy, from my local library.  After reading about individual taxation and capital gains & losses all day, I occasionally like to lose myself in a mind-numbing chick-lit book, and I knew L.A. Candy would be perfect for [...]

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Check Out These Carnivals!

I participated in two awesome carnivals this week:
Carnival of Twenty Something Finances at How I Save Money (Editor’s Pick!)
Carnival of Personal Finance at Fiscal Geek
Happy Thanksgiving Eve!

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Readers: How Do You Respond To Your Avon/Mary Kay/Tupperware/Passion Party Friend?

As women, we all have this friend.  The friend that wants to become the next big Avon/Mary Kay/Arbonne/etc. Saleswoman of the Year and drive off into the sunset in her pink Cadillac.  In fact, maybe we are this friend.
I have no problems with my friends having lots of ambition to become a great self-employed saleswoman, but when it comes [...]

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Sunday Reads: Awesome Money Articles

There are so many fabulous and wise personal finance articles written every week, that I’d like to start sharing my favorites with you!  I’ll do my best to try to make this a weekly post, but I can’t guarantee anything.

My Top Pick – From Get Rich Slowly: Knocking Out The Beliefs That Hold [...]

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Where Should I Put My Retirement Money? Roth 401K Vs. Roth IRA Vs. 401K

Unless you have the IQ of Lindsay Lohan (sorry, Linds), you’re probably smart enough to know by now that you should be socking away a good deal of money into one of those handy-dandy retirement accounts.  This is especially true for us young’ns who have years upon years for our money to ride out the [...]

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All I Wanna Do Is Have Some Fun…

In case you forgot, I’m still…uh, studying for the CPA Exam.
I took and passed two parts of the 4-part exam this year.  That means…2 more to go.
However, while I was very disciplined about studying daily over the spring and summer for the first two tests, this fall my studying has dwindled significantly.  Several personal and [...]

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My Personal Finance Bucket List – What’s Yours?

When I peruse through personal finance blogs in my google reader, I see countless posts on daily, monthly, and yearly financial goals.  I love reading about people’s triumphs and tribulations with finances – it helps me relate to the author and even do some goal-setting of my own.
While short-term goal-setting is a great motivator, long-term [...]

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So What If I Have Kleenexes Shoved Up Both Nostrils

This post is being brought to you by germ-infested sickness-swamp that used to be my couch.  I have a sore throat that would be described better as scorching flames licking at my Hangy-Ball.  Fun.
I’ve been downing H20 like it’s a Jaeger Bombs and I’m still in college.  Which always seems counter-productive when you’re sick, because then you have to [...]

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You Know You’re In A Nerdy Personal Finance Relationship When…

…you geek out over checking your credit scores together for the first time.
About a week ago, I saw an article in the NY Times about certain financial things you should do as a couple before getting too serious…and checking your credit report together was one of them.
I can’t believe we’ve never done this together!  So, [...]

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