2012 has started with a bang. Everyone is focused on changing or improving some aspect of their life. Making Financial Resolutions are usually in the top 3 of all resolutions. Here at Smart Money Chicks consider ourselves pretty lucky to know some pretty cool and knowledgeable Personal Finance, Small Business and Career Experts. We asked […]
SMC January Challenge: Track Your Spending
Happy New Year! 2012 is here and I am ecstatic. I really like new beginnings, New Week, New Month so of course the New Year is awesome to me. We are going to unveil some really exciting things over the next few months. First up, is a monthly challenge. A few months ago we asked […]
Are you Careless with your money?
I confess, I am. Sometimes I do not even realize how much my carelessness cost me. This weekend it was really nice outside so I decided to clean my car, more specifically the trunk. I do not use it often, so it has the tendency to accumulate random things. Well, I was surprised and pretty […]
13 Scary Statistics about Women and Money
I am often asked why I have a special site/group/event just for women dealing with money. Here are 13 reasons why: 1. According to the average life expectancy for women is 81 years, compared to 73 years for men. (The Social Security Administration) 2. The average age of widowhood is 55 years old. […]
Pros and Uses of a Prepaid Credit Card: My experience with the American Express Prepaid Card
This is my last post in the series about Prepaid Credit Cards and my experience with American Expresses new prepaid card. I decided to come up with a few reasons why you would have use for a Prepaid Card. Here are a few I came up with: Limit spending: When you know for a fact […]