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The Women’s Institute for Financial Education (WIFE.org) is the oldest non-profit organization dedicated to providing financial education to women in their quest for financial independence.
Tax Tips You Need to Know
It's that time of year again. The calendar on the wall says it's time to file your taxes! In this issue, we've included some money-saving tax tips for 2009 as well as resourceful tax strategies for 2010.
We've thrown in some help getting organized, and a little bit of tax fun for good measure. And who couldn't use some extra fun this time of year?
25 Ways to Save Taxes
Here are tips to save you taxes during eight major life events, excerpted from our newly revised booklet "150 Ways to Save Taxes Through Life's Transitions."To Roth or Not To Roth
Why you may be ahead paying more taxes now to save taxes later.
Get Organized -- It's Tax Time Again!
Wondering where you put all those oh-so-important slips of paper? Use our guide to organizing your tax records to save time — and lower your tax preparation bills.What to do with your tax refunds
Do you and your spouse speak different languages when it comes to money? When your big check arrives in the mail, here are some suggestions on what you can do with the refund to make it meaningful in your financial life. Funny Tax Quotes and Facts
Taxes aren't fun -- but at least they can be funny. Here's our collection of quotes and facts to lighten up your tax time.
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WIFE Departments
Investment and Saving
Budgets and Planning
Divorce
Widowhood
Retirement
Tax Talk
Family and Relationships
Savvy Women, Smart Choices
Divorce Workshop
Second Saturday
What Women Need to Know About Divorce
Divorce Workshop for Men
What Men Need to Know About Divorce
Cost of Living Calculator How much did it cost ten years
ago for a gallon of gas? How
about a loaf of bread in 1954? A
new house in 1927? Click
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Feed the Kitty! How
Can You Turn $5 into $21,000? Try out our online savings calculator |
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Did You Know?
How important is health insurance? You are more likely to suffer a major illness than death before retirement age. more facts |
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Imagine the productivity and energy of a few friends sharing what they know, seeking out information, putting their heads together to solve problems. continue
Quiz - Do You Need a Money Club
Just how financially savvy are you? Take this quiz and find out how a Money Club can help you improve your financial life.
Small Steps Lead to Big Success.
Major changes are the result of a series of Small Steps.
Visit the Money Club Boutique to buy Small Step Sandals for yourself and your friends. It's a great way to spread the Small Step philosophy and support our non-profit website and projects.
WIFE in the News
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WIFE.org and the Money Clubs have been featured in numerous magazines, newspapers, journals and websites. WIFE founders Candace Bahr and Ginita Wall have frequently appeared on radio and television broadcasts, including NBC Nightly News, MSNBC, CBS This Morning, CNNfn, PBS and National Public Radio. |
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Second Saturday
Second Saturday deals with the legal, financial, family and personal issues of divorce in a logical, yet compassionate way. With the guidance of trained professionals, workshop participants gain greater understanding of the confusing divorce process.
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Ginita Wall Interview |
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Candace Bahr Honored Helps Educate Women on the Financial World continue |
WIFE co-founders are available for speaking engagements, radio and telephone interviews, and other media appearances. details
WIFE Bookstore Develop
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All proceeds support the non-profit Money Club and WIFE web site and projects
Free Gifts with Different Membership Levels
Cool New Friends!
From time to time we include the section Cool New Friend in our newsletters, telling you about a website or organization we have found that intrigues us.
TheSilverPurse.com is a free, educational site by women and for women. Learn how to invest, explore your relationship with money, and use financial planning to reach your goals.
Drawing on the world of food and fashion to help explain finances makes the website fun.
Click on the Silver Purse you’ll find on the home page and take a tour of the website.
And when you reach the "small-change" page, click on the coin purses for interesting ways to build financial security.
See some of our previous Cool New FriendsWIFE eNewsletters
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WIFE newsletters
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Online
Video
Candace
Bahr (Sharon Osbourne Show)
and Ginita Wall (CNNFN)
Business Week interview with
Ginita Wall on coping
with widowhood and finances
(Requires RealPlayer)
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Permission of Business Week,
Copyright 2000 by The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc.