In our first Smart Money Chicks Lunch Money Podcast series we talk to Erica Sandberg, Author of Expecting Money: the Essential Financial Plan for New and Growing Families and weekly column on Creditcards.com. Erica provided really in depth insight on the world of Credit and Credit Scores. We talked about how you deal with Unethical […]
5 Things That Influence Your Credit
Your credit affects a big part of your life and not just when you borrow money. Credit affects your insurance rate, whether you have to pay a security deposit on certain services, and whether you get a job. So what affects your credit? Your payment habits A very big part of your credit score – […]
Why Women Need to Save More for Retirement
Smart Money Chicks had the pleasure of sitting on Women in Business Panel last week. A question that came up after our introduction was why did we feel that women need a special attention when it comes to finances. That is not actually the first time we have been asked the question. We provided stats […]
April is here:Financial Literacy Month
April is here, this is our favorite month of the year here at Smart Money Chicks. April is not only great because we start having sunny, breezy days but because it is National Financial Literacy Month. This month is even more important as our economy is slowing climbing its way out of the Great Recession, […]
Beware of the “It’s only” 5 Tips to find and Plug Your Money Drains
How many times have you heard yourself say “It’s only an extra 2 dollars, 10 dollars, 50 dollars, 100 dollars”? Be Honest. Recently I spoke with a former coworker about how she couldn’t manage to save any money. Since we were on the phone talking about something completely unrelated. I really couldn’t do the whole […]