Archive for the ‘Money’ Category

77 DIY and Inexpensive Ways to Feminize Your Wardrobe

DIY and Inexpensive Ways to Feminize Your Wardrobe

We all have unique fashion styles, preferences, and shopping habits. This post is for women who want easy and inexpensive ways to makeover their clothing items or outfits so that they are more feminine or interesting. Some will buy a plain t-shirt and wear it as is. Others won’t even buy that t-shirt or they [...]


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21 Is Poverty in Our DNA? Recent Study Says Yes.

Is Poverty in Our DNA? Recent Study Says Yes.

Could this baby be predisposed to poverty just because of where she comes from? New study says yes.


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14 Why You Should Care About the Term ‘Sequestration’

Why You Should Care About the Term ‘Sequestration’

The White House and Congress are at yet another stand-off about policy and, with a looming “sequestration” deadline this week, sweeping cuts could be devastating for the American economy. Interested now?


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14 “The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter — And How to Make the Most of Them Now,” A Book Review

“The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter — And How to Make the Most of Them Now,” A Book Review

Twentysomethings are more confused than ever, and their confusion is partly due to receiving well-intentioned, but ill-informed and inaccurate, advice. Twentysomethings are also confused because they fail to realized just how important their twenties actually are.


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11 Money Crashers: Six Strategies for Becoming Debt Free

Money Crashers: Six Strategies for Becoming Debt Free

David Bakke dug himself out of over $30k in credit card debt he accumulated during his college years. He is now debt-free and shares his tips on the blog, Money Crashers Finance.


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154 Daniel Patrick Moynihan Predicted the Future of the Black Family But Too Few People Actually Listened

Daniel Patrick Moynihan Predicted the Future of the Black Family But Too Few People Actually Listened

People widely panned the Moynihan Report. But looking at it now, it reads like a Nostradamus quatrain.


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21 BREAKING NEWS: Fiscal Cliff Averted Before the Thursday Deadline

BREAKING NEWS: Fiscal Cliff Averted Before the Thursday Deadline

So, you may have missed it amongst the Kim K. pregnancy news and New Year’s celebrations but we just averted the fiscal cliff crisis. Happy New Year!


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15 Why Does the “Fiscal Cliff” Seem to Make Everyone Crazy?

Why Does the “Fiscal Cliff” Seem to Make Everyone Crazy?

Whether we go over the cliff or not, everyone needs to have several seats and have an adult conversation.


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3 Road to Recovery? Job Growth Improves in October for Both Women and Men

Road to Recovery? Job Growth Improves in October for Both Women and Men

Women Gain 53 Percent of Jobs Added, Women Now Have Net Job Growth Since February 2009


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75 Jamila: “He said I was too broke to be in a relationship.”

Jamila: “He said I was too broke to be in a relationship.”

Everyone single person hates this question, but we’ve all probably been asked it at one time or another: So, why are you single? I like to respond that I just haven’t met the right guy yet. But I have a sneaking suspicion that the real reason I’m single is because I’m poor–hardworking and ambitious, but poor all the same.


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9 Nine Financial Mistakes Women Make When They Divorce

Nine Financial Mistakes Women Make When They Divorce

Going through a divorce is stressful enough. Get back on your feet by avoiding these financial pitfalls.


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12 Black Consumerism: Recession or Excession?

Black Consumerism: Recession or Excession?

African Americans have billions in spending power. But how many of us have REAL wealth?


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2 Six Ways to Cut Your Homeowner, Car Insurance Costs

Six Ways to Cut Your Homeowner, Car Insurance Costs

Okay ladies, when times get tough, find a way to pinch those pennies until the squeal!


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110 So Much for Multiculturalism, Canadians Say ‘No’ to An “Asian-looking” Woman Appearing On Their Currency

So Much for Multiculturalism, Canadians Say ‘No’ to An “Asian-looking” Woman Appearing On Their Currency

After consulting with focus groups, The Bank of Canada removed the image of a woman who was deemed to be too “Asian-looking” from the back of its new hundred-dollar bill. The original image was of a woman with Asian features using a microscope; after the revision, a woman with an ear-length feathered hairstyle and fair-skin is shown peering into the eyepiece of a microscope, i.e., a white women was used
instead.


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8 The Housing Market is Rebounding. So What’s That Mean for  You?

The Housing Market is Rebounding. So What’s That Mean for You?

A BB&W woman maximizes her opportunities in all aspects of her life–even and especially the financial.


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19 Thumb’s Down: Facebook is Having the Worst Week Ever!

Thumb’s Down: Facebook is Having the Worst Week Ever!

Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of facebook, Harvard dropout, and now, Priscilla Chan’s husband, is known for schlepping around Palo Alto, CA (where facebook is based) in jeans and a t-shirt. Everyone knows Mark likes to keep it casual. But considering that the lawyers are now chomping at the bit to haul him, and pretty much anyone who had anything to do with his company’s initial public offering (IPO) into court pretty soon, he may want to think about pulling some of his better suits out of the closet.


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36 Do You Have to Leap Small Buildings and Wear a Cape to Snag a Rainbeau?

Do You Have to Leap Small Buildings and Wear a Cape to Snag a Rainbeau?

It’s probably safe to say that Avant did pretty well for herself. This is a hunch, but I’m guessing nobody told her she needed to lower her standards and start trolling jailhouses when it was time for her to start looking for a hubster. The one she got is a high-acheiver and makes more than $2 million a year. What you see here, my friends, is a power couple. One in which I’m pretty sure we wouldn’t have seen in the 80′s, or even the 90′s. This is a new, NEW Power Couple.


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