Lively Women

June 21st, 2007

Eating Well on a Food Stamp Budget

In this week’s Lean Plate Club column, Washington Post health and nutrition writer Sally Squires proves that it’s possible to eat healthily on a $21/week food stamp grocery budget, even though Congress couldn’t quite pull it off. Here are the highlights from “How Far Can Your Dollar Stretch?“:
Food stamp benefits, which go to 26 million […]

By Kristen King -- 2 comments

February 1st, 2007

Attention, 20somethings: It’s Time to Start Thinking About Retirement

This great post over at FemChat highlights the need for folks in their 20s and 30s to start saving for retirement.
Author Michelle Schafer says,
I don’t understand everything there is to know about investments, but I do know this: You need to start saving early and the longer you keep saving, the more money you’ll […]

By Kristen King -- 3 comments

February 1st, 2007

How to Get a Personal Trainer Without Breaking the Bank

Don’t let a tight budget keep you from having a tight body. There are lots of great ways to reap the benefits of having a personal trainer without shelling out the big bucks for it. iVillage offers three suggestion for “shrinking your waistline, not your wallet”:

Team up with a friend to split the […]

By Kristen King -- 2 comments

January 4th, 2007

Fabulous Femme Finances

What better time to take charge of your financial health than the beginning of a brand new year? January is a perfect time to pull your credit report, dispute errors and derogatory information, and create a budget and financial goals for 2007.
After a visit with my lender this evening, I’ve decided that it’s time […]

By Kristen King -- 4 comments