If you’re thinking about starting your own business or side hustle, you may be wondering what things you should be focusing on up front. There are several foundational things you need to have in place in order to establish a successful business model. Let’s discuss them below. 1. Create a good business plan for your …
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When it comes to making big purchases like buying a home or financing a business, knowing and understanding your credit is super important! That’s especially true if a certain credit score is required in order to get approved for a loan. Your creditworthiness is used to determine your interest rate on loans and also your …
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Credit card companies are deemed evil by many, especially after they have racked up big bills and are paying high interest. However, when it comes to using credit responsibly, before blaming the credit card companies, it’s a good idea to take a look at your behavior with credit cards first because, for the most part, …
Image from titispassion.com We all love quick ways to save money and sometimes saving money it’s much easier than you might think. You just have to put a little effort into it. Below are my top 10 tips that can help you start saving more money today which you can use to jumpstart your savings …
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I’m pretty open about the fact that fashion-wise, my weaknesses are designer handbags. While I don’t buy as many anymore, when I do, I know exactly what I want to get and I make sure I don’t get side-tracked by purchasing other random things. “Occasional splurges are allowed, if done the right way.” Below, I’ve put together …
Note: While I receive compensation for my participation as a FICO brand ambassador, opinions are mine. Before you go and apply for credit, it’s important to understand where your credit stands. Knowing where your credit stands is helpful because one of the important things lenders will look at to determine whether to offer you a …
If you are reading this blog post, there a high chance you found out about Clever Girl Finance from watching a YouTube video on the Clever Girl Finance YouTube Channel. YouTube has been an incredible platform for creating brand awareness for Clever Girl Finance and for connecting with my incredible audience. I’ve learned a lot so …
Not too long a long ago, I logged into my bill payment checking account to find a negative balance staring back at me. Yup, I had overdrawn my account and had been charged a $38 dollar overdraft fee. It’s not funny but I just had to laugh at myself because “really $!&*”….So here’s what happened. …
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Before I became a full-time business owner, I worked in my career for several years and over that time I learned a lot about how to ask for what I was worth, how to negotiate, how to be confident as a woman in the male-dominated industry I worked in and so much more. “Fresh out …
