personal finance

Frugalista is a Deal Sneak!

November 16, 2011

I have a confession to make. I commit mild acts of deal sneaking. Yes, me! Of course, I will share with you all most deals that I find – from free mascara to free coffee. But I must admit that there have been a few times that I withheld great info until I could check [...]

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#dealchat: Personal Finance Sites

May 6, 2010

So, I had an awesome time at #dealchat, my 8 p.m. saving-money party on Twitter, last night. This week’s topic was money-saving websites. We started out chatting about our favorite personal finance sites, blogs, and calculators. Then, we just had a conversation about money, living and life. Here is the transcript. Some #dealchat Highlights: 1) [...]

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mint.com scares me!

April 27, 2010

Frugalistas, I need your strength, help and concern. I’m normally the person who my friends/blog peers turn to to talk about budgets, but today, I need to confess to you all! After years of doing my finances independently, I signed up to use budgeting website, mint.com. Using the site is like having a money nag, [...]

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Are pre-paid debit cards fee happy?

October 8, 2009

The New York Times had a video about pre-paid debit cards  and the amount of fees that the companies charge. Pre-paid debit cards are all the rage. I've even done a giveaway on my blog about the cards. I warned about the fees, but consumer advocates are really concerned about them because they are rising [...]

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Frugalista on the move

September 17, 2009

Hi, Gang. My fall is heating up and I love it! *For my Miami peeps, I will be a speaker at a Women's Empowerment Conference this Saturday. *I am on pages 17 and 57 in the October edition of Ebony. I wrote an article, and it got published! Yay! I'm so happy that Whitney Houston [...]

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