Many times women are so engrossed with raising a family, managing their home, building their careers and other issues that they fail to spend time in personal financial planning until later in their lives (late 30s or 40s). Some leave the crucial activity of financial planning to their spouse and run into trouble when there is a breakdown in the relationship. Others are caught in a web of debts and unsustainable spending habits. How can a women become more financially smart and money management savvy? How can she achieve financial freedom? How can she live debt free? How can she enjoy her retirement free of money problems?

Below are five useful tips on money management for married women.

http://personalbudgeting.suite101.com/article.cfm/women_and_money

This is really good for African women to read. Typically Africans do not save for the future and in a society that is not "women empowerment" friendly the need is there to wake up our sisters who leave it to their "men" to provide for their future