Tag Archives: money
Education: Is a College Degree a Path to Success or Debt Trap?
May 21, 2013
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Chicas, let me give you some sound advice: if you don’t have to, don’t go to college. As the default rate on student loans increases at an alarming rate, students are reconsidering their choice to attend a four-year institution. So should Read More...
Career: Rock Your Resume & Cover Letter
May 15, 2013
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Listen, chicas: everyone knows that getting a job isn’t easy these days. You’re graduating from college (or are newly unemployed) and there is no job in sight. You’ve got to update your resume and write a cover letter–¡yikes!–maybe for the Read More...
The Wise Latina Club Money: 3 Cheap Ways to File Your Taxes
April 8, 2013
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I don’t know what happened this year, but I’m behind on my taxes and will likely file on or very close to Tax Day. ¿Will your mañana ways cost you big come April 15th? Not if you follow these tax Read More...
TWLC Money: 5 Savings Tips When You Don’t Make A Lot of Money
March 5, 2013
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With the exception of kids, I am no different than my driver last week or the female manager at the nearby Kinko’s: it is virtually impossible for these single moms and I to save money for retirement or the “rainy day” fund Read More...
My First Apartment
February 21, 2013
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Two years ago I sat in my Penn State dorm room with a calculator and a question: is it cheaper to live on campus, in my small but comfortable dorm, or in an apartment complex off-campus? As I crunched numbers, Read More...
Can I Take a Lookie at Your Credit Report?
June 28, 2012
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Remember when in matters of amor, being a “10″ was tops (Bo Derek anyone)? Not anymore and by a long shot if you add money to the mix. Imagine this date scenario: “Hi, I’m Viviana. I’m an 800. How about Read More...
TMM Guest Host Day 1: Serious About Syria, Saving for Freelancers, Romney’s Woman & Latino Problema
April 13, 2012
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Until recently, I was always a generalist and in Washington, DC, this is a problem given that as a reporter, you need to own a beat–sources and stories to break news. So I focused on my passion and made it Read More...
TWLC’s Viviana Hurtado on CNN en Español’s Notimujer Chats about Women Leading the Economy
December 29, 2011
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Women are uniquely positioned to lead our economic recovery–if you are interpreting the recent data optimistically and believe our economy is on the up. ¿Por qué? Well, the “man-cession” as our recession was called by some experts, hit men disproportionately Read More...
