My Articles and Links
- Healthy Finances For Couples - How to Have the Money Talk
- Where Does Etiquette Fit?
- Financial Resiliency - Five Tips to Help You Bounce Back!
- Want Good Credit? - Back to Basics (Part 1 of 2)
- Want Good Credit? - Beyond the Basics (Part 2 of 2)
- Helpful Tips for Dealing with Recession Fatigue (not my usual)
- Start Your New Year Right By Checking Your Credit Reports
- The Importance of Networking (and why it is important in this economy)
- Simple Tips to Boost Your Credit Score
- Wall Street Journal Article 9/17/08: Wall Street Got You On Edge? Join the Club (contributor)
- The ABCDs of a Healthy Financial Plan
- Ten Ways to Wreck your Credit
- SIMPLE Steps YOU Can Do NOW to Prevent Identity Theft
- Identity Theft: A Four-Part Series for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Reducing the Stress of Family Holiday Gatherings
- Hold Onto Reason - Tips for the Holiday Season
Interviews
- Dealing with Life Changes: An Interview with Kathy Jo Pollack for Stress Management4Women - January 2011
- Interview with the Institute of Management Accountants - October 2008
Audios
- NEW podcasts every month! "Weekend Focus" with Host Paul Morgan -News Radio 1170 WWVA. Listen to podcasts of the shows
- Click to listen to audio highlights from "Want Good Credit" teleclass
- "Relationship Choices" - Blog Talk Radio, Potentials & Possibilities with Hyacinth Gooden-Bailey. Listen to the show
- Click to listen to audio highlights of "Be the Chooser" teleclass
- "Stress & Finances" - Blog Talk Radio, Potentials & Possibilities with Hyacinth Gooden-Bailey. Listen to the show
- Voice America Internet Radio 9/15/08: "Coaching for Financial Success in a Recession" (guest speaker) - Show Summary
Products
- Personal Finance
- Inspiration & Motivation
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Featured author "Life Choices: Putting the Pieces Together." I am one of 26 real-life authors who share their personal story of how they put together the pieces of their life puzzles. Contact me to purchase the book ($24.95 + tax). -
Eden Sterlington's "SatisFillment: Your Proven Pathway to POWER Action Guide" I was honored to be one of the first to read & review this empowering book. Click for more details and to order. - Relationships
- Etiquette
- Careers
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Exploring Coaching: A Step By Step Guide to a Fulfilling and Rewarding Career. Click to learn more & purchase the book for immediate download. - The Professional Woman's "Must Know" Guide to Career Change (the book) - Click to read the preview & purchase the book. Highly recommended!
- Business/Marketing
Important Links
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AnnualCreditReport.com is the official site to help consumers to obtain their free credit report. This central site allows you to request a free credit file disclosure, commonly called a credit report, once every 12 months from each of the nationwide consumer credit reporting companies: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.
- Bankrate.com provides news, tips and advice to compare mortgage rates, home equity loans, CDs, car loans, credit cards and money market accounts.
- CardTrak has provided millions of consumers with timely information on credit cards and other payment cards since 1986. It features many tools and financial calculators including a Credit Card Calculator to calculate how long it will take you to pay off credit card debt.
- Mint.com offers free online money management and budgeting software. Selected as the "best budgeting site" by Kiplinger's magazine and the best online personal finance tool by Money Magazine.
- National Foundation for Credit Counseling promotes the national agenda for financially responsible behavior and builds capacity for its Members to deliver the highest quality financial education and counseling services. Call 1-800-388-2227 to speak to a counselor near you.
- myFICO.com provides information on credit scoring. A credit score is the number that is formulated based on your credit history helping lenders evaluate your credit risk.
- Identity Theft IQ Test - Are You at Risk for Identity Theft? Test Your "Identity Quotient".
- The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), created in 1914, is the nation's consumer protection agency. It deals with issues that touch the economic lives of most Americans. Visit this website for practical information on a variety of consumer topics including credit reports, financial issues, identity theft, and the National Do Not Call Registry.
- StartupLoans.org is an informational resource dedicated to helping small businesses get the funding they need to start or expand their operations.
- SelfGrowth.com is the most complete guide to information about Self Improvement, Personal Growth and Self Help on the Internet. It is designed to be an organized directory, with articles and references to thousands of other Web Sites on the World Wide Web.
- Conference Call University provides a comprehensive directory of Teleseminars, Webinars and Podcasts.
- The Last Resort Panama is a unique drug and alcohol rehabilitation center located in Panama. Its mission is "to create the perfect conduit for recovery, and to provide constructive experiences in a challenging, yet serene, environment designed to embrace and enhance the physical, mental and spiritual aspects of each participant."
Contact Daniel J. Callahan, Founder & Director.
- Stress-management-4-women.com recognizes that women experience many types of stress in their lives when trying to find a balance between the various roles that they perform. Visit this website to learn and to share the many stress management techniques available.
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Mesothelioma.com Life & Wellness Coaching have benefited those suffering from Malignant Mesothelioma as well as various other cancers. Visit mesothelioma.com for more information on Mesothelioma and asbestos cancer.
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Women Empowerment Magazine, created by Lori Finnila, because "every woman needs to prosper and grow." Lori is a domestic violence survivor who created this magazine to "help herself and other women heal, grow, voice themselves, inspire, aspire, and achieve their ultimate goals in life."
Kathy Jo Pollack © 2007-2012. All Rights Reserved.


