A credit score: Three digits that determine your ability to get a loan, a mortgage for a home, or a credit card. Jones-ing for that amazing credit card that offers miles or cash back rewards? The higher the score, the lower the interest rate, meaning those rewards might actually be worth something! Your credit is going to fluctuate each time you use your lines of credit or open (or close) an account. Here’s how you reach the top Read More
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In this edition of Nav.igator Spotlight, we spoke to Francisca Posada-Brown who is part of the WPP Fellowship, a three-year leadership program designed to give fellows experience across a range of marketing disciplines. For her that means working in a range of locations, which you better believe means she is nav.ing different money mindsets along the way. Right now she is working as a Talent Manager at Essence in New York, a role that describes as fulfilling her daily purpose of empowering others to be their best. Read More
If you regularly find yourself out of money before your boss hands over your next paycheck, take heart—you’re not the only one. A comprehensive study from CareerBuilder showed that a whopping 78 percent of us live paycheck to paycheck. Read More
We're so excited to grow our small but mighty team of (mostly) women hoping to empower other women with financial knowledge to build their wealth. Meet Amanda Tchangoum, our new Product and Customer Success Manager (which means our app just got that much cooler). Read More
In this week’s Navigator Spotlight, we spoke to Jamie Easton, founder and CEO of The Uptick, a startup media company focused on business news. Jamie started her career in finance, and admits that she is actually brand new to the media world. She shares our unwavering commitment to arm women with the knowledge they need to gain the confidence to take hold of their personal finances, and build a future of wealth. Read More
In this week’s Navigator Spotlight, we spoke to Head of Development for Watch This Ready, a production company founded just a few months ago with a first-look overhead deal under Topic Studios. Emily Korteweg faced her fears head-on when she left her home country at the age of 18, studied the male-dominated field of finances, and is now making moves in the Wild Wild West of Hollywood, armed with empowering advice for all women on their career and personal finance journey. Read More
Meet Anna Mack. Anna works as a creative associate for a Broadway producer who currently has two shows on Broadway, Chicago and Waitress and multiple projects in development. As part of our Navigator Spotlight series, Mack shares how she makes boss (and money) moves on Broadway, and how staying healthy has just as much to do with eating and exercise as it does her finances. Read More
In a slump? Try stripping down for a spa day on a budget. People of color who have undergone hundreds of years of oppression resulting in cycles of poverty are often in desperate need of physical and mental relief—but spas aren’t usually on the list of things they can afford.
We all need a refuge from this loud, violent, busy world, and Hothouse creates a space for ladies who so often nurture and labor for others, but rarely find time for themselves. This is probably why I saw many women of color here. Because this affordable spa slays. Read More