Finance

Time to revisit those financial goals that were a part of your New Year’s resolution.  Did you have financial goals for 2011? To help you out, Yahoo Finance has gathered nine experts in the fields of money, debt, real estate and consumer affairs to share these 9 best wealth-building tips for 2011: 1. Funnel That […]

Moms are rediscovering the benefits of working at home,  they are opting out of the rat race to spend more time with their families and take a more proactive part in raising their children.

“Money never made a man happy yet, nor will it. There is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more a man has, the more he wants. Instead of its filling a vacuum, it makes one.” Benjamin Franklin “He who knows how to be poor knows everything.” Michelet “Never invest your money in anything […]

Ok… If when you get paid you have to pay Mary, Joseph and the twelve disciples and you can’t pay yourself (save) anything…. You my friend have taken up residence in Debt Jail, you are on the treadmill and you need to get off, you are now a slave to your wages. The opinions discussed […]

The work at home mom vs. the corporate mom is a tough decision.  All moms work whether they have an outside job or not.

Leaving a legacy for your family and generations beyond is powerful.  Creating and solidifying a foundation is a decision you won’t regret.  In honor of Black History Month, MassMutual Financial Group encourages individuals to create their own legacies.

Avoid student loans like the plague. Borrow as little as humanly possible, because once you get those funds, there is no way to avoid paying them. The lenders also have some extraordinary rights for repayment…like taking your tax refund.

In 2007, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 71.3 percent of moms worked in Corporate America. This means that majority of all moms work at least part-time to help with the family finances.

During these financially challenging times we need to continue to be conscious of ways that we can be frugal.  Then make being fugal a part of your life that becomes a habit. Moneyning.com has provided 7 Habits of Highly Frugal People and I wanted to share them with you: Habit One: Be Proactive The first […]

No disrespect to Suze Orman, but your FICO or credit score is the best “hustle” ever. I am not my home, I am not my car and I am definitely not my credit score. Credit is the ability to walk into a store and buy something that you can’t quite afford so they lend you […]

As a Christian mom, it’s important to remember that running a successful business at home often requires making some tough decisions. Money isn’t everything and should not necessarily be the primary factor in determining what sort of business to run from home.

Most Moms think about starting a business from home at one time or another. Maybe the kids have started school, and mom now has a lot of free time. Or perhaps mom was successful in Corporate America before having her first child, and wished to put her skills to good use in a business from […]