Profiles
A New Book Explains: Money Can Be Freeing
A few years ago, A few years ago, Tara Gentile made $28,000 a year working in retail. She left her job to pursue her own business—and now her income clears six figures. In her new name-your-own-price e-book, The Art of Earning, Gentile reveals... ➡
When Less Means More
Last March I accepted the job as full-time CEO, COO and CFO of a little company I like to call the Taylor-Christensen household. Prior to this, I'd worked in corporate America for 10 years. The happiness part eluded me, but the money kept getting... ➡
Cupcake Empire on Fire
Lines around the block! A new tell-all TV series! Is Snooki dumping her poof? Did Lindsay make parole? No, but Georgetown Cupcakes—the hot bake shop started by two sisters in Washington—just hit the big time with "DC Cupcakes", a six-part series... ➡
5 Ways Caitlin Banked Big Bucks
Caitlin O'Toole writes the Miss Jobless Chronicles for MediaBistro.How have I survived months of un- and underemployment? I put away emergency money away for years. I was always the annoying friend who would say, "No, I can't go to that new movie,... ➡
The Fashionomics of Retail Begging
Caitlin O'Toole writes the Miss Jobless Chronicles for MediaBistro. When you're under- or un-employed for a long time, like me, you begin to dwell on all the material things you don't have. The catalogs that land in your mailbox seem to be sent... ➡
On Becoming a Financial Grown-up
Amanda Steinberg is the founder of DailyWorth. When I was a kid, being raised by a single mom, money was tight. But I always believed that when I crossed a certain income threshold the money stress would evaporate. I'd be free of the need to be... ➡
(L)Earning What I'm Worth
Tara Gentile is the blogger behind ScoutieGirl and the founder of her own boutique web design company.Bye-bye retail In the fall of 2008, when my maternity leave was over, I quit my dead-end retail job and decided to explore work of my own... ➡
Personal Account: Gabrielle's Reflection on Worth
Gabrielle Bernstein is a motivational speaker and author of "Add More ~ing To Your Life: A Hip Guide to Happiness."Blame less A topic at the forefront of my mind is the unfortunate fact that women still earn 20% less than men. I am so pissed off,... ➡
