Sep 26, 2008 -
Dear Sugar,
I just finished my master's in May and I still can't find a job. I am in the education field and I live on Long Island, where jobs are hard to find. My boyfriend and I have an apartment together, and he is working a lot to keep us afloat.
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Jun 17, 2008 -
Dear Sugar,
I love beautiful things. Sometimes they are expensive (such as an Hermes Birkin) and other times they are cute outfits at H&M. I splurge and I save and then I splurge again.
- 30 Comments
May 17, 2008 -
DearSugar and Middle Class Melissa need your help. She's in a relationship with a man who comes from an upper class family and has all upper class friends. She is starting to feel a rift in her relationship because she's unable to relate to his lifestyle.
- 24 Comments
Aug 15, 2008 -
Dear Sugar,
My parents are divorced and I've lived in my mother's house for most of my life. I'm currently a student at a very prestigious college. My mom has never fulfilled her responsibilities as a mother.
- 27 Comments
Apr 24, 2008 -
Dear Sugar,
My boyfriend and I have been together for five months now but we've know each other for two years. We are very much in love, and have talked about getting married one day. We are both still young, and while I have graduated college and have a stable, well-paying job, he does not.
- 18 Comments
Dec 21, 2006 -
Okay, so here is my problem. It kept me up last night crying and i need to get this off my chest. I am not sure anyone could offer up advice more than caring words, but feel free to tell me whatever you would like.
- 7 Comments
Nov 16, 2009 -
I’ve always been kind of intrigued by Stanford grad Ramit Sethi’s New York Times bestseller I Will Teach You to Be Rich. I dismissed the book at first because the gimmicky title brought to mind images of the question-mark guy on late-night infomercials, but the more I heard, the more interested I became. To hear why I changed my tune, read more
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Nov 13, 2009 -
We talk about love and money quite a bit here on Savvy, and many of you have had a go-round or two with your significant other about the topic. In a new relationship, resolving money issues means adjusting to each other’s spending and saving styles, and coming up with a system you can both live with. But as relationships grow and change, financial situations do too, and many couples find themselves having to adjust their approach to money after years of marriage.
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Jul 22, 2008 -
Most of the 40 people CNN Money asked about the best money advice they'd ever received have actually made their fortunes in finance — the many economics professors and investment gurus they interviewed are talented with money. There were a few names in there that are making their livings off of their skillful talents that didn't involve playing with numbers or keeping track of market trends, and I've selected those to share with you.
- Bobbi Brown, Founder and CEO, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics:
I started working as a freelance makeup artist in 1980, and I worried that I didn't have enough money.
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Nov 11, 2009 -
Sure, practicing yoga is all about health and wellness, but Smart Money knows that it is also booming business. There are some aspects of yoga class that may not be in keeping with the healthy lifestyle you seek — just don't expect your yoga instructor to let you in on them. Here are a few pointers for staying healthy while practicing yoga, and remember that even when taking a fitness class led by an instructor, it's best to think for yourself to figure out what feels right and what practices work best for you.
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