3 Signs It’s Time To Fire Your Client! A Guide For Freelancers

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Freelancing in pretty much any field can be fun, financially rewarding and just plain cool. Of course, just the very nature of freelancing means you’re going to have feast or famine days. But hey, it comes with the territory. ​ Another thing that comes with the territory is dealing with clients. Sooner or later, you’re [...]

May 18, 2012 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

I’m a Flirting Bully

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I’m not going to lie, I’ve been known to pick up my fair share of gentlemen in bars.  I’m not a slore ( a slut-whore) so there has got to be some skill on my part right? Well I have never really thought about it before, I’ve always just let it happen. But when my [...]

May 17, 2012 10 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Why Friends and Money Don’t Mix

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Think back to some of the most important times of your life… you’ve most likely experienced them with friends. Most of us has a BFF who’s been there for us through good and bad. There’s the BFF who helped you through more break-ups than you’d like to remember… she may have even helped you egg [...]

May 16, 2012 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

The Love Diet

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Spring has officially sprung, which means it’s that time of year again – it seems like every woman I’ve talked to lately has just started or is about to go on a diet (on Monday, of course). As I wrote about in the last Fed Up blog post, I myself am on a mission to [...]

May 15, 2012 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Giving PROPS and the Glorious After Effects

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Remember the last time someone in your organization HOOKED YOU UP and you thought, “Wow, that person really went above and beyond for me.  How cool of them.” You said ”Thanks” and that was it?  That will be the LAST time you simply said “Thanks” and moved on because soooo much goodness comes from giving extra [...]

May 14, 2012 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Head to Toe Beauty Tips for Brides

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Every girl dreams of walking down the aisle to meet her prince charming, the thing is, we don’t realize at 10 years old what planning goes into making it all happen!  We envision our husband-to-be waiting for us at the end of the aisle, ready to say I do, and no matter what style dress [...]

May 11, 2012 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Are You Your Own Bully?

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When I was much younger, I was sort of bullied. I say “sort of” because there was no physical harm done and there was nothing I would consider verbal abuse. Being a darker-skinned person was the cause for much of the ridicule. Being an African, your parents recourse comes in two forms. One is asking [...]

May 10, 2012 6 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

10 Reasons Not to Trust A Guy with the Finance Degree

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They are fabulously well-paid, fabulously educated, and fabulously well-dressed. After spending years at Harvard or in an online finance degree program, they are the modern day financial geniuses and bankers, the powerhouses of American industry. Their expertise keeps the wheels of capitalism spinning, so that every man and woman may enjoy the benefits of prosperity [...]

May 9, 2012 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Team iPhone?

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I have officially joined the ranks of iPhone users.  That is a statement I never thought I would say, especially since I’ve been on Team Android for over three years.   Interestingly enough, I wanted an iPhone when it first came out, but of course I refused to switch from Verizon to AT&T, so in the [...]

May 8, 2012 4 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Style Like You DON’T Work in a Cubicle

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I’ve been waiting until this sweet day where I can speak about my second favorite passion aside from business and that is FASHION.  Why now, you ask?  Over the past week, I have had 3 chick coworkers vent about their boring wardrobe and exclaim, “This summer, I want to add some funk to my office [...]

May 7, 2012 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Will Living Together Kill Your Relationship?

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As I’ve mentioned previously, I live with boys. Somehow, it’s never been an issue of concern with parents, family, or other parties. But when the idea of living with a significant other was posed to my friend the other week, it became a hot button issue! I’ve always believed I would live with my significant [...]

May 3, 2012 45 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Five Steps to Getting Out of Credit Card Debt

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Ever heard of free money? Of course not, it doesn’t exist. In my world however, it did. This ‘free money’ came in the form of a cute little card that fit neatly in my wallet, pocket and palm – my credit card. I’d sometimes forget my phone or keys, but I’d never leave home without [...]

May 2, 2012 5 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

A Journey of a Thousand Miles

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“A  Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with A Single Step” - Laozi I have a confession to make.  It’s a pretty big, personal confession, and I’m scared to confess it. I’ve denied it for a while, I’ve tried to bury it, I’ve tried to make excuses for it, I’ve tried to pretend it’s not a [...]

May 1, 2012 5 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Bosses- They Don’t Have ESP.

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It’s so freakin’ EASY to blame our bosses. “Yeah, I didn’t get the promotion.  My boss is such a $%*.” “Well, I would have gone on that trip for the conference if my boss would ever ask me to.” “I would have ROCKED that project but my boss never even asked me my opinion.  She [...]

April 30, 2012 3 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Celebs with Glasses: Love or Hate?

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I’ve been in need of contacts for a long time.  And by a long time, I mean that I’ve probably been needing them for the last 5 years.  Oops.  Has anyone else out there avoided contact lenses for years? It started in high school when I couldn’t see the board very well.  Then as the [...]

April 27, 2012 8 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Girls Gone WAHM

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The concept of working at home is a lot easier today for mothers, thanks in large part to the Internet. Research shows that over 10.1 million businesses in the United States are owned by women, and even though there are no hard numbers on which of those are work-at-home moms (WAHMs), the number is expected [...]

April 27, 2012 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

When you’re in a funk…

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What do you do when you’re in a funk? Given my February and March, this past week was by no stretch of the imagination, a terrible week. But it wasn’t a good one either. I felt stressed about life and work and usually I handle stress pretty well. For the last week or maybe even [...]

April 26, 2012 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Help a Sister Out! Give Guidance.

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How many times have you overheard the new chick or dude near you make a complete bonehead comment?  On the phone, to a client, to a peer – it happens.  Typically, we roll our eyes and get back to doing our jobs.  What we don’t realize is by simply turning around for 1 minute, suggesting a BETTER way for the new [...]

April 25, 2012 0 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

What’s a Hotspot?

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A while ago, my mom gave me a call to ask what provider I used for cable.  When I told her that I did not have cable or even a home phone line, she was very curious as to how I was able to get Internet access at home.  I proceeded to tell her about [...]

April 24, 2012 4 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

3 Tips for Knowing when to Quit your “Dream” Job

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When I was in college, one of my best friends had dreamed of being a lawyer since she was in grad school. She did everything she could to get into a top ten law school. She participated in the high school debate team, she worked really hard on earning good grades throughout college, and she [...]

April 20, 2012 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Are YOU Facebook Official?

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Recently, my friend has started dating a guy exclusively. When a bunch of us went out for drinks and she was discussing it with us, the first question was, “So are you Facebook official?” “Facebook official” has become almost a new layer of a relationship. First you “talk”, then you date, then you become officially [...]

April 19, 2012 15 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Does Birth Order Really Affect How We Handle Money?

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My cousin has three kids. The middle child has been whining about life being unfair since he was three years old. He turned eight last week and decided to run away with a lunch box full of canned soup, no can opener and high hopes that a childless couple would adopt him so that he [...]

April 18, 2012 7 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

YOU unplugged.

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I can’t help but notice every time I look around it seems that EVERYONE is plugged in.  Plugged into an iPhone, checking email, watching a video, playing Words With Friends.  It’s as if NO ONE can just sit there and just do nothing.  Trust me, I have plenty of apps and enjoy them often but [...]

April 18, 2012 1 comment CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Spring Cleaning

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People like “stuff.”  We tend to hold onto it year after year. We save and stock up on things that we don’t know what to do with anymore. Maybe we keep things because they hold precious memories or they remind us of our parents, grandparents, past loves or childhood. To part with these precious possessions [...]

April 17, 2012 2 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →

Should you ever take a job you hate?

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I’m picky. I admit it. I’m picky about everything – friends, hair, jewelry, and boys; and yes, I am picky about employment – even in this employer’s market.  Now that I work in two companies that I am happy to work at, I can say it paid off. But it certainly hasn’t been a walk [...]

April 12, 2012 15 comments CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE →