Financial Gal

My daily fingal tip - TURN OFF THE TV

financialgal — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:12:07 +0000

This is my daily sanity check - for all of you out there watching the tube on all the gloom and doom being spewed by the nightly news anchors and the cable news junkies, just TURN IT OFF. There is no point…

Budgeting with large school loans

financialgal — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:00:34 +0000

I recently received this question from a reader:

I recently read your post on emotional spending and I had a budgeting question. I am currently in law school and hope to graduate with 60,000 in loans, but this may end up being…

What’s your daily financial mood?

financialgal — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 05:37:12 +0000

As the title of this post suggests, your mood, like most of us is pretty awful when it comes to your finances. The list is endless: the financial markets are in a once-in-a-century upheaval, your house is worth half of…

Bailout isn’t the right word.

financialgal — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:50:31 +0000

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you surely know about the public outrage against the pending $700 billion bailout of Wall Street package currently being considered by Congress. Why should the average American who angsts over gas prices put her…

Make the time to pursue your dreams

financialgal — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:45:24 +0000

Have you been itching to start that side business but between a full time job, family, household chores, etc, all you have time to say is “I don’t have time!” That’s the dilemma that I’ve been struggling with as I am planning my…

It’s as simple as a birthday reminder

financialgal — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:41:32 +0000

When you think you have to invent some fancy shmancy website to hit it big, just realize that the simplest ideas frequently are the best ideas. The creators of the social networking site, www.bebo.com, who just sold bebo to AOL…

Major in reality, minor in your dreams

financialgal — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:36:18 +0000

After a particularly hellish day at work, have you ever fantasized about waltzing into your boss’s office and telling her to “take this job and shove it?” Or better yet, picking up your purse or briefcase and simply walking out, computer still humming, unopen emails still beeping? As…

The American Dream is alive and well.

financialgal — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:04:35 +0000

Just ask the owners of Dailycandy, an email newsletter for young women in large metropolitan cities like Los Angeles, New York, and Atlanta. Several years ago, on advice of a friend, I signed up for Dailycandy, which sends out email tips on…

The how to’s of everything

financialgal — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:53:21 +0000

Check out this new website by Barnes and Noble called http://quamut.com. It’s a how to guide of everything from making sushi to setting up your own website. The website categorizes its how to guides by general categories such as house…

Emotional spending: how to crack the vicious cycle

financialgal — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:27:06 +0000

I recently received an email from a reader in New York City:

Dear Financial Gal-

I read your post about disgruntled lawyers. I am a dissatisfied attorney myself and looking to get out of my 16 hour/day never-see-the-light-of-day associate position at a major law…