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Little things add up

I used to schedule my hair appointments every eight weeks without fail. I gave no thought to swinging through Starbucks a couple of times a week. Dry clean clothes went for cleaning each time they were worn. My magazine racks at home and work were filled...

Published 22 Feb 2010 8:32 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Shopping, Money
Moms feel left out of health care reform debate

I confess I've been a bit like an ostrich about health care reform. I don't understand it. I feel ill-equipped to try and impact it. And I didn't think anyone was really interested in what the mother of a tween and the wife of a self-employed...

Published 19 Jan 2010 8:34 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Money, Health, Mom, Politics
7 Habits of Highly Balanced Employees

According to a great article by Kathie Lingle in the Huffington Post on Friday, there are seven guiding principles in achieving work-life balance. It caught my attention today because I am actually dealing with several of them as I work from home with...

Published 21 Sep 2009 12:37 PM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Family, Money, Home, Employment, productivity, service, behaviors
What Women Want

Wow, that's a loaded statement! The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) decided to try and unpack that concept, conducting the largest global study of women ever (12,000 women in 22 countries). The results: "...women are over-extended, over-worked...

Published 25 Aug 2009 11:11 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Brands, Family, Money, Home, productivity
Take a friend to lunch without breaking the bank

Everyone is cutting back on their food budget in some way. But going to lunch with my friends is not something I am willing to sacrifice completely. Girls bond over food. We share things we wouldn't share in any other setting. My friends at work and...

Published 24 Jul 2009 9:34 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Money, Friendship, Food
Two-thirds of us feel financially independent

A new survey out from Synovate says that 64% of women in the US feel "financially independent." When probed for greater definition, the answers were mixed. For some, it is about not being dependent on a partner or spouse. For others it is about...

Published 22 Jul 2009 2:41 PM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Money
Grocery shopping patterns are shifting

Last night was our 24th wedding anniversary. We had decided ahead of time not to celebrate until the weekend. My daughter had a summer camp. I had an exercise class after work. My husband needed to pick up the dog from the camp she stayed at over the...

Published 7 Jul 2009 12:55 PM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Brands, Shopping, Money, Food
When times are tough, the tough buy more makeup online

A new study out from the NPD Group reports that online sales of cosmetic purchases are up slightly, with the average annual amount spent at $86. The report goes on to say that women are not only buying more cosmetics but also buying more expensive brands...

Published 3 Jun 2009 11:12 AM by Lisa Beatty

Filed under: Beauty, Fashion, Money
Helping adult children get the health care they need

It is estimated that nearly 14 million young adults between the ages of 19 - 29 lack health insurance. Many of them had been covered by their parents health plan until being dropped due to age limits for dependents. But that is starting to change. Legislation...

Published 23 Mar 2009 1:30 PM by Jane Nation

Filed under: Family, Parenting, Money, Health
Faith makes hope possible for women in transition

Of the group of five women we met with on a cold night in Indy, three were married. Each one's husband had lost their job within the past few months…one within just a few days of our get together. One woman had just lost her job as well. With that...

Published 14 Nov 2008 4:38 PM by Jane Nation

Filed under: Money, Spirituality

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Little things add up

Moms feel left out of health care reform debate

7 Habits of Highly Balanced Employees

What Women Want

Take a friend to lunch without breaking the bank

Two-thirds of us feel financially independent

Grocery shopping patterns are shifting

When times are tough, the tough buy more makeup online

Helping adult children get the health care they need

Faith makes hope possible for women in transition