6 Common Money Mistakes Women Make

We're savvy modern women.  We're successful.  We can do laundry, tend a childs ouchy, and pay bills all at the same time.  In short, we're amazing people!

Why then do we keep making money mistakes that could come back to bite us one day?

Here are  6 common money mistakes we women make, why they are blunders, and what we can do to fix them.

1.  You Leave the Family Finances to Your Husband or Significant Other

It's wonderful to have a companion in life, and it's especially delightful when you discover that he/she is willing to take over the family finances; pay bills, deal with insurance, credit rating, investments, etc.  It's all just so darn confusing and complicated, after all.

BIG MISTAKE!

Spring Forward Fall Back

"Spring Foward Fall Back" is easy to remember.   I think I have all the clocks in my home and car changed.   But, how do I get my internal body clock changed?   I'm sitting here this afternoon tired and crabby.  It's been a really loooong week for me.  I still don't know when to get up, when to go to sleep or when to eat.  

I attribute my sad state of affairs with the 'fall back' Daylight Saving Time that we just experienced.  The 'fall back' has always been harder for me than the 'spring forward'.   I'm experiencing a trend I don't like.   As I become older my body just doesn't tolerant these time changes; especially, the one we just experienced.

My productivity at work and home suffered, too.  I found an article that attributed $480,000,000 to lost productivity for the additional 16 minutes that it took to get started the Monday morning after.  What about Monday afternoon?   My body and mind shut down when I thought it was 5p.  But, the clock on the wall only said 4p!

How did the 'fall back' affect you?   Let us know.  

Living a WOO HOO life together.

'Til next time.  Believe.

Giving Yourself Permission

Cancer affects so many people.   I know.  My husband of 12 years died from a form of leukemia some 22 years ago.   The life that we had dreamed about and planned for ourselves and our four sons abruptly ended one day in April.   April 1st to be exact.  

Home Remedies - What'sYour Poison?

• fever
• cough
• sore throat
• runny or stuffy nose
• body aches
• headache
• chills

I received an email from a co-worker this week, offering me a 'home remedy' for a cough.  Now that I think about it, my coughing was probably getting on everyone's nerves.  For some reason, the annoying cough is always the one flu symptom that hangs on forever.

Supposedly, my co-worker's grandfather would slice onions in a bowl and then sprinkled them with sugar.  The 'syrup' created from the onion juice and sugar was then used to treat a pesky cough, and according to the email, it worked.  The added benefit was that it could be taken as often as needed without fear of over-dosing the patient.

The Old Man is Snoring...

It's raining, it's pouring
The old man is snoring,
He went to bed and he bumped his head,
And couldn't get up in the morning.

The reason the old man couldn't get up in the morning wasn't because he hit his head, it was because of his snoring!

Sleep apnea is reported to effect more than 18 million American adults, and 1-10% of children.

Why Are You Feeling So Tired?

Have you been feeling sluggish lately, but you don't know why?  Is your skin dry? Are your fingernails brittle?  Are you experiencing a lack of concentration &/or feelings of depression? 

Have your eyebrows begun to thin and is your hair falling out?  Unexplained weight gain?

If you answered 'yes' to two or more of these questions, you may be experiencing low thyroid levels, or hypothyroidism.  It's estimated that over 12 million people suffer from thyroid disease, many of whom have yet to be diagnosed.

Breast Health-Just a Click Away!

Dear Sisters in Health,


Luckily, I have never had a scare after a mammogram.  I have been fortunate with my breast health.   So far, a few days after my mammogram, I receive my own hand addressed envelope from the clinic telling me that the results from my mammogram are normal.

Do You Know the Facts?

The National Breast Cancer Foundation estimates that each year, over 200,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and over 40,000 die. One woman in eight either has or will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. Approximately 1,700 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 450 will die each year.

If detected early, the five-year survival rate for breast cancer exceeds 96%. Mammograms are among the best early detection methods, yet 13 million U.S. women 40 years of age or older have never had a mammogram.

I am also fortunate to be working for a small company that provides a health insurance plan that I can participate in each month. My breast exam and annual physical is considered 'preventative care' and the expenses are covered in full by the policy. 

But what about our sisters over 40 years old that have never had a mammogram because of their financial circumstances?

How You Can Help Every Day

The Breast Cancer Site provides an excellent way for us to help our less than fortunate sisters.  All that is required from us is our time.

Click to Give a Free Mammogram

Check it out!   Be sure to sign up for your daily reminder via email.   Every day I just open the email remainder and click on the URL address provided.  How easy is that?!

Living a WOO HOO life, together!

'Til next time.    Believe.