Personal Finance and Lifestyle Guide
It’s clear that we are a nation of consumers. We buy the necessities, we buy the luxuries, and we buy everything in between. But we’re also a nation of incredibly busy people. Most of us work over 40 hours each week to support ourselves and our families, to put food on the table, and a […] More
Reader email: Hi SheBudgets! I love the site and have been a reader for the past three years. My credit score is pretty bad and I’m interviewing for a higher paying job at a company I’d love to work for. Can you be denied a job because of bad credit? Thanks, Beth Unfortunately, if you […] More
We all already know that children’s birthday parties are the devil. But we still have to celebrate our kids, and who are we to tell them that they cannot have a party if that’s what they want? Allow me to take a moment right here to breathe a large sigh of relief that our daughter, […] More
An Guide To Save Money On Car Rentals With four small kids, four big car seats and four kids’ worth of stuff to bring everywhere we go, we don’t do a lot of road trips. Also, I don’t love road trips. We travel often, and we take our kids much of time, but we fly. […] More
You are the problem. It’s time to face it. If you have a bunch of credit card debt and you’re drowning in it, don’t blame the credit cards. They didn’t cause you to buy things you couldn’t afford. They were in your wallet and you made the decision to take the easy way out and […] More
Following on the heels of a decade-long dreary economy, prospects for new business opportunities seem to be looking up. Technology, especially in the service sector, and a revival of entrepreneurship are common threads for the future. Jim Clifton, chairman and CEO of Gallup, noted last year that the U.S. currently ranks 12th in the world […] More
Credit card rewards are one of the single biggest factors associated with the application process, and many people make it a habit to check the reward programs prior to anything else when applying for a new card. However, it’s not the only factor that goes into the process. What’s important to understand, however, is that […] More
“Getting a credit card is going to ruin your life,” “Credit cards are the devil,” “Credit cards are the root of all evil.” Does anyone else see the irony in all of the above statements that people love to make on a regular basis (noses wrinkled and in the air with a touch of disdain […] More