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Author: Ed Vargo
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Debt Without Drama
Why Summer Budgets Don’t Work

Shocker! Your budget will fail this year.  Think about it. Every January, you roll out the highlighters and map out every dollar. By March, your

Woman reflecting on emotional labor, relationships, and financial wellness
Debt Without Drama
Are You The Giver…Or The Taker?

How Women Can Balance Emotional Labor, Relationships & Financial Wellness In so many areas of life, women are taught to give. Give your time, energy,

Two people shaking hands in front of fanned-out US hundred dollar bills with the text "How Much Money Are You Leaving On The Table?"
Starting Out Strong
Stop Leaving Money On The Table

Women still earn only about 83 cents (said to be closer to 81 cents this year) for every $1 men earn in the U.S., working

Lucky cat figurine with four-leaf clovers and bold text reading "How To Create Your Own Luck" — featured image for a women's financial empowerment blog
Starting Out Strong
How To Create Your Own Luck

Every March, conversations about luck seem to be everywhere. Lucky breaks, lucky timing. The pot of gold that we all hope finds us at the

women gaining financial independence
Debt Without Drama
5 Money Lessons from Women’s History Month

The most radical thing women fought for wasn’t visibility. It was money. For generations, women fought not just to be seen, but to have financial

three women enjoying a coffee date while smiling, with money and a heart outlining the photo and text on top "what's your financial love language?"
Debt Without Drama
What’s Your Financial Love Language?

We often treat money like a purely logical tool, but money is emotional. How we spend it, where and what and who we spend it

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