lady shoesHappy Friday DINKS.  I hope that you have all recovered nicely from all of the Thanksgiving Festivities.  Last Friday we featured posts from our favourite male Personal Finance bloggers in our “It’s Raining Men” weekly Roundup.  This week it’s Ladies Night as we feature posts from some of our favourite female bloggers.

Check out all of these great posts from our favourite ladies and Have a Great Weekend.

– Lindy @ Minting Nickels talks about her previous no spending periods as well as ways that she saves money in the post “My Six Month Spending Fast”.  A Spending Fast helps people save money and spend less.

– Mrs. Micah @ Finance for a Freelance Life helps us be prepared in case we lose our jobs in the post “What to Do When Laid Off – 5 Ways to Prepare for Job Loss.” I don’t know if we can ever be prepared for a job loss, but this is a great step by step guide on how to get back in the game.

– Lisa @ Cents to Save is getting through the holidays and getting ready to start her new goals in the New Year.  Do you share the same goals as Lisa? Check out her post “Putting Together My 2012 Goal List (part 1)”.

– Donna Freedman @ Surviving and Thriving is promoting a giveaway from Retail Me Not.  Check out her post “Giveaway: 6 gifts from Retail Me Not”.  If you don’t get there in time for the contest you can always use the affiliate link on Donna’s site to take advantage of the savings all year long.

– Cait @ Blonde on a Budget is getting into the spirit for the upcoming holiday season. Check out her post “Holiday Spirit on a Budget: See the Lights”.  She helps us get in the spirit without breaking our budget.

– Red @ Girl With The Red Balloon talks about being happy on the outside as well as the inside in the post “Finding my happy weight.” Red has really inspired me to get happy and lose weight. So far I have lost 4 lbs in 3 weeks and I hope to be 20 lbs lighter by May 2012 for my trip to Italy.

– Ali @ Crazy Sexy Credit is giving readers a challenge to clean up their credit messiness.  Follow Ali through this 30 day challenge as she helps us feel good about ourselves and our finances.  Check out her post “Day 3: 30 Day CrazySexyCredit Challenge.”

– Amber @ Blonde and Balanced shares her favourite online stores with us in the post “Where I’m Doing My Black Friday Shopping.” Although many stores have great deals on Black Friday, they also have sales and deals all year long.

– Carrie @ Careful Cents helps us save money and make our debts efficient in the post “How to Get the Best Credit Card and Loan Offers”.

– Krystal @ Give Me Back My Five Bucks  asks if we prefer to make our own investment decisions or if we seek professional advice in the post “Financial Advisors: do you have one?” I love this post because as a Professional Financial Advisor I like to know what people think of my profession.

– Sandy @ Yes I am Cheap helps us find the best mortgage in the post “Finance 101: Different Types of Mortgages.”

– Money Crush helps us simplify things in the post “Don’t Make Things Harder Than They Need To Be.”

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Tahnya is a Certified Financial Planner and former Investment Advisor turned marketing and communications professional She holds a degree from Concordia University, is debt free and currently works in the field of digital marketing.

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