Financially Planning for a Natural Disaster: Nine Lessons Learned from Hurricane Harvey
Editor's Note: We are all deeply saddened by losses and tragedies that have resulted in the wake of Hurricane Ida. Many of us are supporting, both with...
Heart of the Matter
By Melanie Kreifels
Life can be complicated. On any given day, we have so many things coming at us. Technology offers some ease in our lives, but it...
This Columbus Day: Celebrate your Mistakes
“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.”--Scott Adams, The Dilbert Principle
By Pamela Kleibrink Thompson
Every October we celebrate a huge failure...
Financial Resolutions for Moms: Setting Attainable Money Goals
By: Jamie Oleka
As the New Year commences, it's an opportune moment for moms to reevaluate their financial strategies and set achievable money goals for the upcoming months....
Women Making History Today: How One Woman is Making a Difference
Photo Credit: Kwame Ayensu
Editor's Note:
We recently celebrated International Women’s Day (March 9th), a day to reflect upon how far we have come and what we have left to...
Five Tips for Your Holiday Budget
By Naomi Atwater
The impending holidays sometimes do not feel as merry as we wish they did: personal expectations, social pressure, hurting budgets, and many other factors contribute...
Memorial Day: Why and How We Remember Matters
By Shannon Santschi
...In late 1864 this site became an open-air prison for thousands of Union troops evacuated from the Andersonville, GA prison in advance of Sherman’s...
Finding Financial Freedom through the Decades: Special Note to Parents
By Stacie Rhodes
Editors Note: Over the next few months, Stacie Rhodes will be sharing strategies for financial readiness for each decade of our lives.
My mom washed and...
Motherhood is an Investment
By Catherine Martinez
We talk a lot about investments at Smart Women Smart Money: such as regularly contributing to your 401(k), increasing your savings, or investing in your...
A Labor of Love and Family: Four Sisters Farm Lavender
By: Catherine Martinez
In 2018, Phil and Deb Messer dreamed of starting a family-run lavender farm with their four adult daughters: Nichole “Niki” Smith, Jessica Yourdon, Heidi Hoskins,...
