We’re thrilled that LearnVest featured Women’s Saving Club this month! May this be the start of many more Women’s Saving Clubs throughout the country!
Here’s to A Woman Who Did Have it All: Nora Ephron
June 27, 2012 By
Resource RoundUp – June 2012
June 27, 2012 By
Throughout the course of our Women’s Saving Club meetings, we have many random resources that get brought to the table. Here’s a recap of all the things that are inspiring us, teaching us, or are just plain fun — whether they have to do with money or not.
Liz’s has borrowed Amanda’s book, How to Train a Wild Elephant: And other Adventures in Mindfulness, and has started a weekly practice of becoming more mindful in her life. Her awesome idea was to put a little one-word reminder of the mindfulness exercise on her vanity mirror to help keep her focused.
Another suggested resource: The Fire Starter Sessions: A Soulful + Practical Guide to Creating Success on Your Own Terms. From Amazon.com: “Life balance is a myth, and the pursuit of it is causing us more stress than the craving for balance itself.”
A side discussion on “what caused the mortgage crisis again?” led us to this book, which we’ll now be passing around. The Big Short by Michael Lewis.
And…girls, I’m sorry, but I guess we can’t be Wonder Woman. Why Women Still Can’t Have It All. But I suppose boys can’t be Superman, either. Counter article: Men Can’t Have It All, Either.
Which makes us need a drink. Our favorite libation of the evening? Lobster Reef Sauvignon Blanc.
It’s Money Smart Colorado Week!
April 23, 2012 By
Did you know there is a week dedicated to financial education in Colorado? Since we’re Colorado gals, a shout out to Money Smart Colorado and Colorado Jump$tart for these fun (and FREE) classes.
From the Money Smart Colorado website:
Money Smart Colorado is a public awareness campaign designed to help consumers better manage their personal finances. This is achieved through the collaboration and coordinated effort of organizations across the state including businesses, financial institutions, schools, libraries, not-for-profits, government agencies and the media. These partners come together once a year to stress the importance of financial literacy, inform consumers where they can get help, and provide free educational seminars and activities throughout the week. [Read more...]
Crowdfunding Round-Up
March 30, 2012 By
I’ve been interested lately in the idea of crowdfunding. This idea describes a project or idea that is funded by a large number of people or crowd. You may have heard of Kickstarter or LendingClub – both crowdfunding in different ways.
I’ve pulled some interesting articles if you want to take a look at what’s happening in the crowdfunding world. You may see it as a way to develop passive income (a la Lending Club – loaning money to individuals with interest) or it may be interesting because of the potential for small business growth worldwide. Happy Friday, Savers.
The Month that Changed Crowdfunding, DailyCrowdsource.com – Timeline of crowdfunding milestones that will change the way many businesses and projects are funded.
Coffee Shop Uses Crowdfunding, Herald-Sun – How crowdfunding can work for small business
How the JOBS Act will change crowdfunding, TechCrunch – What this means for start up businesses and raising money via crowdfunding
Kicking Ass and Taking Donations, Crowdsourcing.org – How to get your project funded through Kickstarter, but also helpful in thinking about the next generation of nonprofit fundraising
Crowdfunding and Social Entrepreneurs, NY Times – Highlights the impact of the recently passed JOBS Act
Gen X Women Closing the Investing Gap?
February 8, 2012 By
A recent article from US News and World Report highlights some of the gains Gen X women are making in the investing world. It says that in many cases, these women, born between 1965 and 1976 (or even 1981 to be a “young gen-xer) have more access and are investing more than their mothers.
Ladies, where do you stand on investing/saving/retirement? Are you saving more than your parents? Do you feel like you have the access you need to investing and saving vehicles?
401K matches being restored
November 2, 2011 By
Does your company still match your 401K contribution? Or is your company one of the 75 percent of companies who recently restored matches?
If you’re not currently being matched, have you thought about asking for this benefit during your next review process?
Ahead of our time
September 20, 2011 By
DailyWorth today talked about the perils of talking about money with your friends. I added our commentary — we’re so ahead of the game, girls!
Scammy credit cards
September 15, 2011 By
A thank you to Ramit and his readers for finding this gem online. Lessons: 1. Always read ads, even the small print. 2. If you buy something, do you REALLY want to pay for it later, after it’s old, worn out and you’re still paying for it? 3. Pay off debt. 4. Start saving so you don’t need credit cards.
