Have you tried to get a mortgage loan lately? Recent rule changes established for loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two very large government-sponsored enterprises, have tightened lending requirements. Here are some of the changes that may affect you, courtesy of Bills.com. Appraisals are costlier, and the results less favorable. Many would-be home […]
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When I was growing up, I remember hearing my parents discuss money. It wasn’t usually pleasant: my father loved to find bargains, while my mother’s nickname was “Mrs. Rockefeller” for the way she spent. Now that I am grown, it is difficult for me to feel neutral about money. I always have the struggle within
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Fundraising is essential to success for social-profit groups, and it takes a lot of work to achieve success. Use these 11 tips to increase your bottom line while avoiding frustration in your volunteers. 1) Handling the money It’s like banking. Split responsibility for money handling between two people who are not related. Always employ check
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Do you get what you ask for? Are you a great negotiator? Many women hate to bargain, but it’s an essential skill in relationships and in the business world. A brief article in Inc. Magazine cautions about five things we should NOT do when negotiating if we don’t want to give the advantage to the
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Speaking of helping women advance in the world of science and technology, blogger Mary Hodder offers a fascinating discussion of male-female differences and how they play out in the workplace. Men as risk takers, women as the ones who think ahead to prevent problems they KNOW they will be left to clean up……..hmmmm, that sounds
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Vulnerability An Inescapable Human Trait – Make it a Strength When we have worked so hard to achieve credibility and position and influence and power it can feel deeply threatening to reveal our human vulnerabilities. It’s necessary, though, and can actually put us in a much stronger position than trying to pretend we’re never wrong,
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Have You Found Your Tribe? What is your work style? Are you a doer, happiest when leaping tall buildings and achieving the impossible? What do you do when you’re finished? Do you feel let down and empty? If you immediately try to fill the void with another impossible challenge then you are probably a Wander
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By Candace Bahr, CEA, CDFA and Ginita Wall, CPA, CFP Are your vacations so hectic that you need to get back to work to relax once you return? Are you still paying off your last vacation while booking your next one? Here’s a way to abandon the stressful vacation payment treadmill, and relax on the
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If your lack of communication skills stops you from achieving your goals, you must hear this 29-minute conversation. Communication is power in today’s world and learning to do it well can help you achieve whatever goal you set. Lynn Wilford Scarborough wrote a book about it called Talk Like Jesus: Change Your World with the
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If you have not had a chance to visit the United Nations in New York City you need to put it on your bucket list. I had just such an opportunity in February to be a delegate for the Commission on the Status of Women. I was thrilled when I was asked to go and
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