The Successful Woman Series

“Presenting “The Successful Woman” special series, Authored and Hosted by Jona S. Lemmonds. She is Founder of Ladies Power Hour, a blog and online community dedicated to Women Empowerment, Entrepreneurship and Success in all areas of life.
Special Feature on July 28th, 2010 are 2 Successful Women today:
Cybele Negris, President of Webnames.ca and Sharon [...]

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See Sharon on CNN

Sharon on CNN
Summer is usually a time for teenagers to get off the couch, get a summer job, and start to learn how to make  a living.   But it might be more difficult to do that this year because of the financial crisis and large number of people out of work.
But don’t give up – there are ways to find [...]

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Your Parents’ Money Habits and You

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Your Parents’ Money Habits and You
by Sharon Lechter
Decisions you make today about how you spend and how you invest your money will affect you for years to come. Looking at how your [...]

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Look in the Mirror

Taking action will help you gain financial control and put you back on track.

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Calling all Parents! (And even Grandparents)

Is it time to teach the kids in your life about money?
 Do you ever feel like you have “ATM” tattooed across your forehead? 
 Do your kids (or Grandkids) think money grows on trees, and that you are the tree? 
 Do you even know how much money you actually give to your children?  Even if you give your [...]

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A new stimulus is on its way… Download a breakthrough Tele-class on the Business Success Model

Dear friends,
I am so excited to share with you that our friend, DC Cordova,
a Global Entrepreneur, and CEO of Excellerated Business Schools®
and the Money & You® Program, and I recorded a Tele-class where we shared
about the powerful tools that have been used by some of the most successful
mentors and business leaders worldwide which can support [...]

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New Stats provided by NEFE

During the economic crisis:

The average credit card balance in students rose 60 percent…
Student loan balances increased by 90 percent…
Three times as many students cut back on classes…
Student trust in financial institutions declined by 40 percent…
There was a 25 percent increase in students using one credit card to pay off another…

For the complete report, executive summary, [...]

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Article on CNN: In a Tough Job Market, Teens Are Suffering Most

Below is an excerpt for an article written by Stephen Gandel for Time.com.
The job market is tough for everyone. But this recession has become a jobs disaster for 16-to-19-year-olds. “The numbers are incredible,” says Andrew Sum, head of the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University and a nationally recognized expert on teen employment. “Proportionally, [...]

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ThriveTime For Teens Video

Watch the video here: ThriveTime on TV

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ThriveTime for Teens

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