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Are separate bank accounts right for your marriage?

April 29, 2011 / DivineCaroline.com

A generation ago, couples merged their finances as soon as they merged households, but as couple marry later in life and enter their union with more money, more assets, more debts and more drama, they become increasingly unwilling to pool all their resources in joint accounts.

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Build the Habit, Then Trick Yourself into Building Your Savings

April 15, 2011 / DivineCaroline.com

Many of us want to save. Many of us have an idea on how to save, but how many of us actually do save? What do we have to do to change this? It’s going to take some good ol’ fashioned self-discipline—develop that savings habit, and maybe a few new tricks that you haven’t tried yet.

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What’s Your Number? Protecting Your Social Security Info

April 8, 2011 / DivineCaroline.com

Some discussions of informational privacy may seem silly and overblown (like discussions of exactly who gets to see those Facebook pictures you posted purposely), but protecting the integrity of your Social Security number is actually very important.

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On the Clock: How Americans Waste Time at Work

April 1, 2011 / DivineCaroline.com

(iStockphoto) Corporate America has long been a source of fodder for comedians, anti-establishment naysayers, and even 9-to-5 workers themselves. Just this morning, as I waited for the bus alongside a cluster of other women, all of us wearing nearly identical...

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I’ll Get To It Later: Why People Procrastinate

March 11, 2011 / DivineCaroline.com

(iStockphoto) I’ve been bragging to people for years about how lucky I am not to have an addictive personality. But isn’t denial one of the primary characteristics of an addict? Sure, I’ve never been an alcoholic or a compulsive gambler,...

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Flash Fortunes: How the Suddenly Rich Make Their Money

March 4, 2011 / DivineCaroline.com

Don’t people who want to stockpile money have to work hard for their entire lives? Not necessarily. Some individuals, in a matter of months or even hours, find themselves with more dough than they know what to do with. What’s their secret?

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More Education, More Problems? The Myth of Grad School

February 23, 2011 / DivineCaroline.com

A few years ago, I found myself in a state of career transition. As I looked for a company that would hire me solely on the basis of having a few skills and a lot of promise, I was forced to listen to a barrage of advice from those closest to me. The overwhelming prescription for curing my professional ills? Graduate school.

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I Don’t Wanna Work: How To Regain Your Focus and Productivity

February 18, 2011 / DivineCaroline.com

For many who work in a more traditional environment—in an office, with a boss, with deadlines that others need you to meet—not working when you don’t feel like it is not an option. So, what can you do and what can you learn from the “I don’t wanna work” feeling?

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Nickel and Dimed: Little Fees Add Up Big

February 9, 2011 / DivineCaroline.com

Beleaguered consumers already feel like their money is being slowly and involuntarily drained by credit cards, cable companies, hotels, and countless other cash suckers. Sometimes, it seems that everybody’s lined up with their hand out, desperate to collect their measly $2 or $5.

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The Well-rounded Résumé: Six Jobs to Have by Age Thirty

February 4, 2011 / DivineCaroline.com

While young people are switching back and forth between jobs, they’re not just learning about what career they want, they’re also learning about what kinds of people they’re going to be. Before settling into a career, any well-rounded person should have these six different kinds of jobs on his or her résumé.

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