Topic: Manisha Thakor

The Rich Girl's Money Rules to Live By

Forget old-fashioned scrimping and saving. We asked top experts and polled a clique of super-successful women for their advice on how to make the ...

Single Bridezillas

Kat Richter, 26, a single writer and teaching artist in Philadelphia, has, like many women, dreamed about her wedding day since she was a teenager ...

Top 5 Health Expenses You Didn't Know Could Be Tax Free

Personal finance expert for women Manisha Thakor provides 5 suggestions of (surprising!) items you can spend year end FSA (Flexible Spending...
In August, an alert shopper noticed something a little strange about an ATM near the popular outdoor Portland Saturday Market in Portland, Ore. A...
You've graduated from high school and maybe college. Now you're ready to take on the world and the expenses that come with it.. . For 20-somethings...
From Amazon to Groupon offers to digital payment systems, it is easier than ever before to inadvertently rack up big balances on your credit cards...
As college graduation parties wind down and reality starts to set in that college is over, former students will face major changes as they...

I'm the Primary Breadwinner, Not a Sugar Mamma

Over at CNN Money last week, MP Dunleavy wrote a post about the increasing numbers of women who are breadwinners in their families. As part of her...
By Matt Riddle. . A year ago, my wife and I switched banks. She was pregnant with our first kid and, like many Americans, we were saving money...

4 Costly Retirement Planning Mistakes

It's no secret that most Americans aren't saving enough for retirement - the latest figures cite a shortfall of $6.6 trillion dollars. but today many retirees still have mortgages," says Manisha Thakor, a Houston-based CFA and the author of "On ...