“Most women are one man away from welfare.”- Gloria Steinem. It may not be welfare, but the truth is that divorce can create a financial breakdown for many women. Mary Pilon has a great article in the Wall Street Journal about how to minimize the financial burden when a couple divorces. Need to be more [...]
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Take Five: Opt-Out, Boost Your Savings and Take a Bookkeeping Seminar
August 25th, 2010 
Nichelle Back in the day (early 90s), I used to get excited to get solicitations from credit card companies because I thought it meant that I was credit-worthy. Now I can’t stand getting them. If you hate receiving them too, then you can opt out. How to avoid a tax audit: Being self-employed can unfortunately raise [...]
Former NFL Coach Job Gibbs Teaches Financial Literacy To Football Players
August 21st, 2010 Nichelle I was listening to NPR this morning while at the grocery and was intrigued by this story about footballers and financial literacy. This summer, Gibbs partnered with Strayer University to offer Redskins players a primer on financial basics, from credit cards to maintaining a household budget. He uses his own life as an example of [...]
Seth Godin’s Foundation Elements For Modern Business
August 12th, 2010 Nichelle Seth Godin has a great post listing important elements to consider when starting a business today. Here’s 10 of the elements, but you can read the rest on Seth’s blog. Build in virality. Consider: Groupon. Don’t sell a product that can be purchased cheaper at Amazon. Subscriptions beat one-off sales. Try to create an environment [...]
No College Degree, Job Hunting, Renting: Shifting the Paradigm of the New American Dream.
August 9th, 2010 Nichelle What’s “The New American Dream”? The old American Dream is not so clear cut any more. Funny how I love watching “Mad Men” so much. With all its secrets and decadent plotlines, Mad Men is pretty quaint and nostalgic. The show documents how the American Dream of owning your own home, getting a college education [...]
