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Retail Therapy: Is Emotional Spending Ever A Good Idea?

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Whether you believe that money can buy happiness or not, research shows shopping can improve your mood. And while it might only be a temporary fix for some, emotional spending isn’t always a wrong financial move. Plenty of people use retail therapy when they are upset about something at work, sad about a relationship ending, […]

What Is A Financial Mission Statement? Why And How Do I Create One?

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Staying focused on your financial goals can be difficult. You know what they are. And you know you’ll be better off if you stick to them. But you also have a lot going on in your life, and it can be hard to remain dedicated to something just floating around in your head. If you’re […]

What Are The Best Ways To Help Aging Parents Financially?

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Whether you’re just starting to take control of your finances or already working toward financial independence, you’re also thinking about your aging parents and their money. Are they financially prepared for retirement? Is their retirement plan to just keep working? Will they need your financial help? The answers to these questions – and more – […]

How Do You Know If You’re Financially Healthy?

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There is good debt and bad debt, and there are high credit scores and low ones. And then there are positive net worths and negative ones. Those are just some of the many ways that people gauge their finances. With so many money metrics, how do you actually measure your financial health? Of course, personal […]

What Happens When You Cannot Pay Your Mortgage?

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Perhaps you lost your job after going through a divorce. Or you’re suffering from a severe illness or injury and unable to work. Whatever the cause, you’re now struggling to make ends meet and worry you can’t pay your mortgage. On top of it being a rough emotional time, your finances are a wreck. You […]

What Are The Best Ways To Manage Money After Job Loss?

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In some ways, it’s our greatest fear. Losing a job means losing financial security, the ability to pay bills, maybe even your home. Your job may currently feel stable and your career field always hiring. But a job loss can come without warning, seemingly out of nowhere. The Wall Street Journal previously reported low rates […]

Improving Your Financial Health With Apprisen – A Review

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The Women Who Money team created our mission statement before we launched our website in 2018. Although we focus on supporting women, we believe the articles we publish can help anyone improve their financial literacy as they work to become financially independent. At Women Who Money, we desire to: “Empower women with the knowledge, skills, […]

Is It A Bad Idea To Loan Money To Family Or Friends?

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In a financial pinch, turning to friends and family for a little financial help seems like a good option. After all, what could go wrong? Plenty. Many people have horror stories about personal loans destroying and ending relationships. It would be challenging to find anyone who hasn’t seen the effects of what money transactions between […]

How Do I Budget When My Partner Is A Spender?

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You dreamt of the day you’d join your life with the person who makes your soul happy. Your nearly flawless alignment has been almost surprising. However, as “mine” and “yours” have become “ours,” one subject remains sore: finances. You’ve done the work of calculating the perfect budget with a place for everything and everything in […]

What Is the Pink Tax? (And Are You Paying It?)

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Women pay an average of $1,350 a year just for being women. For all the gender equality strides that have been made, it’s still difficult to be a woman in 2019. Women still only make 80.5 cents for every dollar men make, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. There were only 24 women heading […]

Should We Be Discussing Money Troubles With Others?

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In our culture, talking about money – especially money troubles – can be uncomfortable. Money feels like a very personal topic. And, like discussing politics and religion, it’s a topic laden with the potential for judgment and scrutiny. Telling others our income or how much we save can come across as egotistical. And sharing our […]

What Is Job Burnout And What Should I Do If I Have It?

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You might spend tons of money and years in college preparing for a career. You may start a job out of high school, and work your way up to management. Or instead, you’ve taken an entrepreneurial route dedicating incredible amounts of time, energy, and money building a business. Few could question how hard you work […]

Is A Gym Membership Worth It Or A Waste Of Money?

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You’re working hard to pay down debt, build an emergency fund, save for your children’s college years, or fund for retirement. (Maybe all of those!) You’re also determined to improve your health and reduce stress too. But when you pay your gym membership each month, you ask yourself if you’re wasting money you could be […]

What Should We Know Before Buying A House Together Unmarried?

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Home ownership can be a decades-long legal and financial obligation. Do it right, and you will reap all kinds of benefits. Including having a home in which to live, building equity, and a stronger credit score. Do it wrong, and you could end up on the receiving end of a financial nightmare. So, how should […]

Why Is Taking on Debt (Even “Good” Debt) Such A Problem?

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In today’s world, taking on debt seems to be a matter of course. It’s how you’re expected, even encouraged, to pay for college, a new car, and a house. Even if you’re averse to getting into debt, the high costs of those things can make it necessary to take out loans. So is debt really […]

Should I Make Resolutions, Set Goals, Or Build Positive Habits?

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A new start. A fresh beginning. Time to turn the page. Whatever words you use to describe the ushering in of a new year, it’s that time again – Happy New Year! A time when many people focus on making positive changes in their lives. Do you make New Year’s resolutions? Have you shifted to […]

What Should I Do About My Parents’ Debt?

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Managing your finances is a complicated endeavor with a lot of independently moving parts. You may have children to support, day to day bills to cover, debts to pay off, and a retirement to plan. And, to throw even more into the mix, you may come to a point where you need to intervene in […]

Is Stressing Out Over Money Hurting Your Health?

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You hate to admit it, but even if you don’t say it out loud, “I’m so stressed out” describes how you feel most of the time. Work is stressful. Getting the kids to daycare, school, and to all of their activities is stressful. Helping your aging parents is stressful. Dealing with a challenging medical situation […]

What Is A Good Way To Get Started With Budgeting?

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Each time you’ve pulled out your credit card this month, it’s bothered you more. This was supposed to be the year to for starting a budget, building an emergency fund, and quitting living paycheck to paycheck. But your New Year’s resolution to take control of your money lasted until the holiday bills showed up in […]

Protect Your Retirement Day with Prudential – A Women Who Money Review

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This is a sponsored post for SheSpeaks/Prudential. Recently, Amy and Vicki (the co-founders of Women Who Money) participated in Protect Your Retirement Day in New York City as a partner of Prudential. The event was sponsored by the Alliance for Lifetime Income, a nonprofit 501(c)(6) organization educating people on the importance of, and the ability […]