I confess, I am. Sometimes I do not even realize how much my carelessness cost me. This weekend it was really nice outside so I decided to clean my car, more specifically the trunk. I do not use it often, so it has the tendency to accumulate random things. Well, I was surprised and pretty […]
Archives for 2011
13 Scary Statistics about Women and Money
I am often asked why I have a special site/group/event just for women dealing with money. Here are 13 reasons why: 1. According to the average life expectancy for women is 81 years, compared to 73 years for men. (The Social Security Administration) 2. The average age of widowhood is 55 years old. […]
Pros and Uses of a Prepaid Credit Card: My experience with the American Express Prepaid Card
This is my last post in the series about Prepaid Credit Cards and my experience with American Expresses new prepaid card. I decided to come up with a few reasons why you would have use for a Prepaid Card. Here are a few I came up with: Limit spending: When you know for a fact […]
Should You Cosign For Your Boyfriend’s Credit Card?
Today we have a special treat, A Guy! Mike from Credit Card Forum is going to share with us his thoughts on Co Signing for Your Boyfriend. Welcome Mike! Recently, a forum member emailed me asking whether she should cosign a credit card application for her boyfriend. She told me “he’s the one for sure” […]
Is your new Retirement Age now 84?
Yes, you read that right 84. To be quite honest I am not even sure if I ever thought about living until I was 84 let alone working until I am 84. According to a recent study from Employees Benefit Research Institute many Americans will have to work until they are well in their 70s […]