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What You Need to Know About Estate Planning

by Russ Thornton May 6, 2013

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For most women, estate planning ranks right up there with a root canal – it’s painful but necessary. If you truly want your loved one’s inheritance protected at the time of your death, you must take some time now to review what plans, if any, you currently have in place and what you want to [...]

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Is Law School a Bad Investment?

by Case Drury May 3, 2013

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Being a lawyer used to be seen as a direct and sure path to permanent success and financial security, but thanks to skyrocketing tuition costs and daunting job prospects, going to law school is now fraught with financial concerns that might make you think twice about what you really want out of a law degree. [...]

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Investing in You: Why a Splurge Is an Important Part of Your Strategy

by Teresa Dentino May 1, 2013

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We’re kicking off May by focusing on saving and investing. Today’s post by Teresa Dentino, of the Financial 411, covers one of the most important investments you can make: investing in yourself! All too often when discussing savvy money behaviors–saving, budgeting, investing, retirement–we deal with the negative connotations, the feelings of “deprivation”, “sacrifice,” and possibly [...]

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Everything You Need to Know About Money, Children, and College

by Erika Torres April 29, 2013

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In April, GoGirl Finance chose to focus on money, children and education. Whether saving for your child’s education or trying to come up for ways to pay for your own college education, we hope these articles helped you find the information you needed about college and money. Tips and Tricks to Pay for Grad School [...]

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Is an Online College the Right Choice for You?

by Melissa Batai April 26, 2013

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In my previous life before kids, I taught at a community college. For years, I taught online classes. While these classes offered fabulous flexibility for students with busy lives who were juggling multiple classes, a full work schedule and sometimes child rearing, learning online is definitely not right for everyone. I would watch some students [...]

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How to Talk to Your Kids about Money

by Melissa Batai April 24, 2013

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Most parents know that they should talk to their kids about sex, but they try to put off the discussion as long as possible, and when they do broach the topic, the child has likely already heard plenty from friends, television and school. Other parents never get up the nerve to have the discussion and [...]

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Tricks and Tips to Pay for Grad School

by Katharine Paljug April 22, 2013

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Grad schools that offer financial aid aren’t doing it to be nice and help you out.  Any university you might apply to wants to make itself look good, and they want to bring in students that will better the school’s image; offering financial aid is one way they attract desirable students. So getting an offer [...]

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Part Two: How to financially prepare for maternity leave

by Elizabeth Falke April 19, 2013

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Last week, we covered how to financially prepare for maternity leave even before you’re pregnant and how to start preparing your budget for a baby. We want to continue to explore more options that will help you prepare for maternity leave. The Family Medical Leave Act I announced my pregnancy at work 15 weeks in, [...]

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Outside the Box: How the Girl Scouts Teach Financial Literacy Year-Round

by Case Drury April 17, 2013

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It’s that time of year: when every trip to the grocery store means running the gauntlet of apple-cheeked girls hawking their delicious wares. “Do you want to support the Girl Scouts of America and buy some cookies?” With a popular product and the clever tactic of self-imposed scarcity, the girls seem like precocious mavens destined [...]

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Talking to Kids About Money: Real Parents Dish

by Guest April 15, 2013

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Check out what our friends at LearnVest are saying about talking to kids about money. Television. School. Osmosis. These are just a few of the ways that many parents would prefer that their children learn about finances—as long as they don’t have to bring up the sticky subject themselves. In fact, according to a study conducted by [...]

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