Financial Education for Suddenly Single Women

Every Wednesday at 8am eastern here me disccuss current news and finance. Get your questions on managing your money answered or just listen to the show. Unlike the radio shows that you listen to in your car, my shows are recorded and archived so you can listen to them later.

The link to the radio show is www.blogtalkradio.com/josettemandela

Click on this link to check out the archives, bookmark this link so you can come back again for the live show.

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I have recently become a newspaper columnist and posted my first article on Tuesday, July 1st. I have decided it would be a twice a month column, posted on the first and third Tuesdays of each month.

My column can be found online at Times Union community columnists, http://www.jacksonville.com/community/cc/financialfreedom/

Check it out. Let me know what other topics you would like to see in the column. Though I do these things because I enjoy them, I am more interested in helping you get your financial house in order.

Talk to me. Leave messages on the blog, comments on my column, or call into my radio show www.blogtalkradio.com/josettemandela .

I believe in you!

Every Wednesday at 8am eastern here me disccuss current news and finance. Get your questions on managing your money answered or just listen to the show. Unlike the radio shows that you listen to in your car, my shows are recorded and archived so you can listen to them later.

The link to the radio show is www.blogtalkradio.com/josettemandela

Click on this link to check out the archives, bookmark this link so you can come back again for the live show.

I believe in you! Read the rest of this entry »

Ok, so maybe suggesting Josette Mandela will become the next Neal Boortz is wishful thinking and yet….

After reading Neal Boortz colorful life story on his website I must admit, there are a lot of similiarities in our background.  Only Josette Mandela was the A-/B+ student that Neal probably loved to hate as she always was breaking those Bell curves and forcing the teachers to find more creative ways to offer passing grades to the students who did not do so well on the exams.

Anyway, what Josette Mandela and Neal Boortz have in common is having a multitude of jobs as well as being talk radio show hosts.  You can find Josette Mandela on www.blogtalkradio.com/JosetteMandela on Wednesday mornings at 8am eastern. 

I like to think that having all those different jobs make me more attuned to what my listeners are going through.  By understanding where they are coming from I can more quickly focus them on what they need to do to get out of the financial chaos they are in.

Check out the existing archives of the shows you have missed and see what you think of the newest radio talk show host.  Her topic is financial basics - figuring out where your money is going so you can then manage it.  More importantly to have FUN while managing your money so you stick with it and get where you want to be.  Her goal is to get all her loyal listeners to Financial Freedom, whatever that might mean to them.  Whether it is to work fewer hours, live in a home with no mortgage and drive a nice car or to own their own business and donate lots of time and money to charity, Josette’s step by step plan will help them reach their goals.

Hope to hear you on the show.

I believe in you!

Meet the newest radio talk show host, Josette Mandela!

Yes, I have been doing some research on bringing you more timely information and decided to create a radio talk show to go with my website and blog.  To tune in and hear previous shows, go to www.blogtalkradio.com/josettemandela .

Also go to www.blogtalkradio.com/josettemandela to see the schedule for live broadcasts, topics to be covered, and how you can join the discussion live on the air.

Feel free to leave comments here as to topics you are interested in and then check the schedule often to see when that segment will be on the air.    Don’t want to wait?

Have a burning question you want answered now about your situation?  Call into the weekly show and we can discuss it.  Remember it is a live show and there are other people on the line.  Also, the show is recorded and posted to the web so anyone who missed that week’s episode can replay it later.  You can also leave a post here on the blog and I will use the information from your question in an upcoming show.

Keep in mind the talk show is about financial basics.  Managing your money, tracking expenses, and investment strategies.  It is not designed for in depth discussion on exotic investments or even specific investment choices.  I am not a financial planner and not a registered securities trader.

This means we can not get into specifics about your investments, we can discuss what different investment options are available, how to find someone to help you with that type of investment, with the main purpose being to empower you to make decisions about your financial situation.

I believe in you!  Hope to “see” you on the show.

Yes, I have done some research and found a new medium to communicate with my loyal subscribers.

I have added an internet based radio program to the mix. You can now talk live to me about anything that confuses you about your financial situation.

Missed an episode? Then click here and listen to the replays.

I believe in you!

The long awaited membership site for The suddenly single women is officially operational.

Click on the link and see what you think.  New articles, videos, and teleseminars
will be arriving weekly so check back often.

Let me know what you think.

I believe in you.

Did you get your tax return to the IRS by April 15?  Did you have your refund deposited directly into your bank account?

If you answered ’yes’ to both of these questions then you should see the tax
rebate check in your account very soon. The government decided to move up the date and yesterday was the first day of the program.

They have decided to segregate the deposits starting with the people whose
social security numbers end with ’00′ .  They also are starting with the people
who had direct deposit  because it simplifies the processing.

Once they get through all the returns with direct deposit information, they will
then begin printing and mailing checks to those who did not include direct deposit
information on their tax return.

So nows the time to start reveiwing what you are going to do with an extra
$300, $600 or more, depending on your family situation.

My recommendation is to invest it, whether in your retirement program or an
education program.   Don’t just spend the money for the sake of spending money.

I believe in you.

Well tax season is officially over for the many seasonal tax preparers. Did you get your taxes done in time to get in on the first wave of tax rebate checks? Did you know that as long as you had $3,000 in income whether from a job, Social Security, or VA disability benefits, you qualify for a tax rebate check?

Also, that even if you missed the April 15 deadline for being a timely filer, you can still qualify for a check from the government if you get your taxes to the IRS by October 15.

For more information on this topic, including a calculator to show how much money you could qualify for, go to www.irs.gov and follow the links for tax rebate.

Its your money so don’t delay.

The government wants you to spend the money in hopes that this will stimulate the economy. I would recommend that you save the money in your IRA (individual retirement account) or your long term savings account.

This is found money and will instantly increase your savings without you having to put in an extra shift at work to make it.

Remember your saving money is also putting more money in the economy as the bank now has more money to loan to other customers because of your deposit. So do not feel the need to go out and spend your share of the millions of dollars the government is giving in a way. Do your part for yourself and your family by using the money responsibly.

I believe in you.

For those of you wondering what does New Earth:Awakening your life purpose has to do with finances its simple.  If your head isn’t in the right place you will never be able to get your finances in the right order.

In my experience knowing what you are supposed to do with your life makes it much easier to figure out how to manage your money.

To help you get the most out of this book, Oprah Winfrey has been speaking with the author and recording the interview.  She has also made it interactive so anyone with a Skype phone can participate.  No Skype phone?  That’s ok.  You can view the replays of the show at oprah.com .  Just register (its free) and watch all 10 episodes from the comfort of your own home.

 They just reviewed Chapter 6 this week so there are still 4 more chapters to go.  Buy the book, New Earth by Tolle , view the webcast and see what you think.

I really enjoyed what I’ve seen so far and I think you will too.