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Greetings to some awesome women! Welcome to “Finances with a Female Focus” Newsletter #4 Welcome to the 4th edition of our newsletter “Finances with a Female Focus”. Our readership is growing and we would love to have 1,000 readers by the end of October. Please share this newsletter far and wide and invite others to subscribe via our website or at the end of this newsletter. Whether you are younger, older or in-between, married, single parents or step-parents, students or retired, we hope there is something you enjoy and can learn from in this issue. Please pass this newsletter on to anyone you think might want to read it. And if you would like to read about a certain topic, e-mail us! ALERT!!! Our e-mail address has changed. We can now be reached at moneymanagementfisc@gmail.com We look forward to hearing from you! Also, big news recently regarding the Equifax credit bureau data breach – hackers now have personal data including Social Security numbers and credit card numbers for about half the US population . Please see the articles below and educate yourselves. NEWSFLASH! we would like to announce that we are developing a BLOG, just for you! Women in our community are spread OUT geographically and spread THIN for time. We want the blog to be a way for you all to interact with, learn from and connect with each other as experts, learners, teachers and supporters of women from all walks of life. Many of us do not have time to attend yet another class or presentation about money management and all the emotions, fears and joys that go along with it. So, the BLOG will be a safe, secure and monitored vehicle to share ideas based on topics YOU choose. So, please, e-mail us, call us or FB message us – what topics would YOU like to see discussed in our first few BLOGS? |
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In This Issue Equifax Breach Information, Spending to Save article , Some Great Browser Plugins to Save Money, Suggested Books, Couples Money Management, A Great Podcast to Check Out, and Many More Great Tips for Women to Take Control of Thier Money. |
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| | Federal Trade Commission The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) goes into more details about how to investigate and protect your credit report information. | | |
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| | Washington Post This Washington Post article explains how to freeze your credit if you have been affected by the breach. | | |
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Suggested Book When She Makes More-10 Rules for Breadwinning Women "How to thrive in a relationship when you’re the richer half. For the top-earning woman, the rules are different. She faces a much higher risk for burnout, infidelity, and divorce. In this highly practical book, financial guru and media star Farnoosh Torabi—a breadwinner herself—presents a bold strategy that not only addresses how income imbalances affect relationships and family dynamics, but also how a woman can best manage (and take advantage of) this unique circumstance—emotionally, socially, and financially. Torabi helps us embrace this new reality and make it work." (Amazon). | | |
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Spending to Save! Why the occasional splurge can be a wise investment. By Farnoosh Torabi-a personal finance expert, the author of When She Makes More, and the host of CNBC's Follow the Leader and the award-winning podcast So Money "I always ask the guests on my podcast about their top splurges; after all, what’s the point of working hard if you can’t enjoy your money? People’s answers range from deep-tissue massages to flight upgrades. And it wasn’t a huge shocker when Nate Berkus confessed that he spares no expense on furniture. It may sound counter to the “Save! Save! Save!” mantra, but splurging can make financial sense—for instance, if it pays dividends in the long run or increases your health and happiness. In other cases, we’re better served by pinching pennies and banking the extra cash. Here’s when to go big and when to hold back. "-A quote from the article in O Magazine | | |
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Welcome to So Money, a daily podcast with your host Farnoosh Torabi An award winning financial correspondent, best selling author and highly sought after speaker. | | |
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Suggested Book WHY DIDN'T THEY TEACH ME THIS IN SCHOOL? Bestselling 5 Star Graduation Gift for both College and High School grads! The book includes eight important lessons focusing on 99 principles that will quickly and memorably enhance any individual's money management acumen. Unlike many of the personal money management books out there, this book is a quick, easily digested read that focuses more on the qualitative side than the quantitative side of personal money management. The principles are not from a text book. Rather, they are practical principles learned by the author as he navigated through his financial life. Many are unorthodox in order to be memorable and provoke deeper thought by the reader.
Not only an excellent graduation gift for high school and college students but also a great read for any adult! Click the Preview button below and it will direct you to a page where you can preview the book. | | |
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How One Woman Paid Off $30,000 in 19 Months (With Only an Entry-Level Salary) By Kat Tretina "Paying off $30,000 of student loans in under two years would be difficult for anyone. Doing it on an entry-level salary would be even more challenging. But that’s exactly what copywriter Kaysie Garza did. She treated her debt like an urgent emergency and paid it all off in just 19 months. A lot of stories about people paying off their loans focus on increasing incomes with side gigs or windfalls, but Garza paid off her debt solely by cutting her expenses and eliminating extra spending. Through persistence and diligently monitoring her debt, she was able to become debt-free." A quote from the article Read the article to discover how she accomplished her goal! | | |
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These 5 Browser Hacks Are Guaranteed to Save You Money By Coinage Online shopping was already easy - these plugins make it even better! Luckily, the internet browsers we use have the option of installing different plugins that may end up saving you money. Check out this Coinage video to see how these browser plugins are the internet shopping's best kept secret for saving cash. | | |
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Couples' Cash: Money Management with Your Partner By Bankrate "Numerous studies show that managing money can be the most divisive issue between couples, whether married or living together. One might be a spender; the other, a saver. Those opposing ideas of money can make finance one of the most difficult and potentially explosive topics for couples to discuss, leading to disharmony over spending." Excerpt from article. This article features great informational steps that couples can use such as; Understanding each other's ideas about finances, Respecting your partner's history and habits, Developing a strategy, Scheduling money discussions, and setting attainable goals. | | |
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