What was your best money decision this year — and what was your worst? We’ve nearing the end of the year so I thought it might be a fun discussion, especially since there’s still time to make a great money decision or correct a bad one. Bonus question: what’s your biggest financial goal for 2019?
Fantasy Open Thread: What Do You Buy With An Extra $1500?
Today’s fantasy open thread: Your favorite aunt just passed and left you $1500, with a note to get yourself something pretty with hopes that you’ll remember her fondly whenever you look at your purchase(s). SO: what do you buy?
Tips on Fine Jewelry Care
What are your best tips on fine jewelry care? Here are ours…
How Often Do You Wash Your Hair?
This may seem like a simple question, but you’d be surprised at the range of answers we got…
Sunday Riley’s Good Genes vs. Drunk Elephant’s Sukari Babyfacial and Glycolic Night Serum
Wondering which exfoliating acid to get in the coming beauty sales? Kat’s tried a bunch of the popular ones and has Thoughts…
Are You The Breadwinner? Have You Seen Issues When Women Out Earn Their Partners?
2019 Update: We still think this is a fascinating discussion of women who out earn their partners, but you may want to check out our more recent discussion of whether there is an alpha and a beta in your relationship. Women breadwinners are more common than ever, and there have been several recent(ish) articles and … Read More about Are You The Breadwinner? Have You Seen Issues When Women Out Earn Their Partners?
What Household Tasks Do You Love and Hate?
I was intrigued by some reader responses to recent posts on household tasks, including last week’s post on how to iron less (where many readers noted they loved to iron!) and our discussion on CorporetteMoms of how their families handle laundry (where many readers noted they personally do 90% of it). So here’s a fun … Read More about What Household Tasks Do You Love and Hate?
The 411 on Using 529s for Going Back to School
Readers, have you ever considered using 529s for going back to school, either for yourself or a partner? If you’re thinking about getting a law degree or enrolling in another graduate program in the future, you should know the basics of using 529s to fund your education. I’m betting that the typical Corporette reader is more … Read More about The 411 on Using 529s for Going Back to School
How to Get a Deal at Discount Clothing Stores Like T.J.Maxx, Nordstrom Rack and More
I was perusing Nordstrom Rack and T.J.Maxx recently for the first time in a long time, and I was thinking to myself that when you’re shopping in the stores — particularly discount stores — there are a separate set of rules than if you’re shopping online, to be sure, but also if you’re hunting in … Read More about How to Get a Deal at Discount Clothing Stores Like T.J.Maxx, Nordstrom Rack and More
Four Unconventional Ways to Build Your Network
Let’s talk about networking, ladies — what are the most unconventional ways to build your network? What have you tried? Today, Rebecca Berfanger is sharing some ideas of her own, but we’d love to hear from you — what are the unconventional ways to build your network that really work? Can something as unrelated to … Read More about Four Unconventional Ways to Build Your Network
How to Iron Your Clothes Less
Even if your least favorite chore is washing dishes or cleaning the house, it’s a good bet that you’d also love to iron your clothes less. (Or maybe ironing is your least favorite chore!) It’s been years since we’ve talked about this — although we’ve more recently discussed how to keep white blouses white, how to wash … Read More about How to Iron Your Clothes Less
Morning Office Routines – What Do You Do As Soon As You Get to the Office?
We’ve talked a lot about morning routines from a health and sanity perspective — but I don’t think we’ve ever talked about everyone’s morning office routines — particularly about whether people have built any good habits for the morning routine at work, or how they ensure productivity as soon as they get to the office. … Read More about Morning Office Routines – What Do You Do As Soon As You Get to the Office?