Tag: Economy

You don’t have to be a rocket scientist…

Published: February 4, 2011 | Last Updated: February 20, 2011 By | 1 Reply Continue Reading

QUESTION Hi Irene, I have a bachelor’s degree in English. Even with my college degree, I haven’t been able to find any high paying jobs so I have been working as a secretary for the past seven years. The people in my current social circle (secretaries) tend to be low-to-middle income people, many of whom […]

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Girls’ Nights on the Cheap: Staying Connected Without Spending a Fortune

Published: April 1, 2009 | Last Updated: June 10, 2020 By | Reply Continue Reading

Dawn Williams Bertuca and Tina VanZant Bishop are the Girlfriends-In-Chief at Girlfriend Celebrations, a website that provides original ideas for girlfriend gatherings. They founded the site in 2005, based on the premise that “Girlfriends Make Life Better.™” “Knowing that women tend to nurture others but not themselves, and that few women give themselves permission to […]

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Friendship and Money: Minimizing Losses

Published: March 3, 2009 | Last Updated: October 5, 2020 By | 6 Replies Continue Reading

Given the uncertainties of the global economy and the high rates of unemployment, money seems to be on everyone’s minds these days. This is the second part of a two-part interview on Friendship and Money with MSN Money columnist Emma Johnson. Part I of this interview can be found here: She’s Fired, You’re Not. On […]

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Friendship and Money: She’s fired, you’re not

Published: February 25, 2009 | Last Updated: April 2, 2016 By | 4 Replies Continue Reading

Any major life change–including an unexpected job loss or other threat to economic security–can increase the risk of a once-close friendship falling apart.

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Girlfriendology: What to do and say when your friend gets a pink slip

Published: February 11, 2009 | Last Updated: July 24, 2021 By | Reply Continue Reading

Girlfriendology is an online community based on “girlfriend inspiration, appreciation, and celebration.”

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Girlfriends with Pink Slips

Published: January 29, 2009 | Last Updated: July 24, 2021 By | Reply Continue Reading

The support of female friends can help a woman get over the traumatic emotional and financial losses associated with being fired or let go. What can friends do? Read my latest post on The Huffington Post.

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