Finance$ with a Female Focu$ "it’s NEVER just about money!” Brought to You by money management Counselors/FI$C a non-profit Serving door & Kewaunee counties since 1994 |
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Greetings to some awesome women! Welcome to “Finances with a Female Focus” Thanks, in part, to a grant from the Women’s Fund of Door County, Inc., we are happy to announce our e-newsletter especially for women of all income levels, backgrounds and ages. The sheer number of internet resources can be intimidating. Based on our community’s unique concerns and the financial issues affecting women, it’s our goal to help you become more financially secure, whatever that means to you. We will send you meaningful, uncomplicated resources. It’s our hope that this e-newsletter will grow into a blog on our website, giving all of you a chance to anonymously converse and exchange information to help each other – something women are particularly good at doing! Today, we are spotlighting the different types of overspending. |
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Are You One of These 5 Types of Overspenders? Whether you’re a bargain hunter or compulsive shopper, you can stop your bad spending habits today. A great article by Dana Anspach a contributer for US News and World Report. | | |
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Feel good quote: “Don’t be intimidated by what you don’t know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else.” one of America’s richest self-made women, Sara Blakely |
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Suggested Book This is a great book! Description as given by publisher-"Every day, women face new challenges that come with having control over, and responsibility for, their financial lives. Sometimes exciting, sometimes frightening, these issues always have an emotional side. Author and psychotherapist Dr. Kate Levinson offers fresh approaches to navigating the astonishing range of beliefs about the role of money in our lives, coming to terms with our feelings about being “rich” or “poor,” and exploring our inner money life so that we can put our feelings to work for us in a positive way. By understanding our intimate history and relationship with money we are better able to handle our money anxieties, solve our money problems, enjoy the money we have, and make room for other, more meaningful values." Click the Preview button below and it will direct you to a page where you can preview the book. | | |
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Think about it? - Do you remember a female relative who taught you something useful about money; or one whose behavior taught you what NOT to do? |
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Suggested App GoodBudget (formerly EEBA) Cost: Free
Operating systems: iOS, Android This is a great app for people who are ready to start creating a budget based on their cash flow. The envelopes system is similar to putting allocated amounts of cash into actual envelopes per month, which is charmingly old school. Use the Envelopes section to divvy up your monthly budget and understand spending habits in each area of your life. For items that land in your recurring budget, select the time frame as monthly, weekly, semi-monthly, or every two weeks, and then pick a start date. This app is also optimal for people whose pay schedules vary (hey, freelancers). The “irregular” option lets you track spending that isn’t routine. For example, maybe you have a “holiday gifts” or “vacation” envelope that you contribute to every other month — or when you can. |
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