Women's Money

Guests Include: Raquel Smith, Financial Aid Advisor for UNLV (University of Nevada Las Vegas) Nevada State Treasurer Kate Marshall.  Kate Marshall was first elected State Treasurer in 2006 and re-elected to second term in 2010. She originally ran on a platform she called the “Marshall Plan,” which included seven main points she would emphasize during her tenure.  The basic tenets were simple: Improve and implement programs that save taxpayer dollars; reduce spending by becoming more efficient; and identify innovative methods for increasing economic development in our state.  By the conclusion of her first term, six of these covenants had been met, with the seventh being achieved with the creation of the state’s first private equity investment fund during the 2011 Legislative Session.A crowning achievement of her term as State Treasurer is the successful sponsorship and passage of Senate Bill 75 during the 2011 Legislative Session, which created the Nevada Capital Investment Corporation and the Silver State Opportunity Fund.  The goal of the $50 million Silver State Opportunity Fund is to capitalize on investment opportunities in Nevada in order to increase funding for Nevada’s K-12 schools, while at the same time spurring economic development and job growth. A minimum of 70% of investments must be made in businesses located in Nevada, looking to expand in Nevada, or in businesses wishing to relocate in Nevada.   Earnings from the fund go to Nevada’s K-12 schools.  To date, commitments have been made to three private equity funds, which have located offices in Nevada.College Scholarship Expert 

Carrie Rocha, founder and author of Pocket Your Dollars gives us tips to save money going back to school and Your Money Gal, Kat Bellucci, will give you tips for buying life insurance.

Our GuestsTracie Forbes, the Penny Pinchin' Mom, is a stay at home mom to three young children; ages 4, 6 and 8 in Raymore, Missouri. In November 2007, she and her husband decided to eliminate their debt and made many changes in their lifestyle to do just that. In 27 months, they eradicated over $37,000 in debt through both budgeting and learning how to live a frugal life. She now shares her knowledge in order to help you stretch your hard-earned dollars so you can live the life you want.Romy Taormina is Nausea Relief Chief and Co-Founder of Psi Health Solutions, Inc., as well as the mom of two boys, and wife of 17 years. Romy suffered from terrible morning sickness during her pregnancies and found nausea relief from acupressure wrist bands. However, she found existing products on the market to be drab and uncomfortable. After giving birth to her sons and wanting something more for others who suffer from nausea, she hatched the idea for Psi Bands, fashionable and functional acupressure wrist bands for the relief of nausea due to morning sickness, motion sickness, anesthesia and chemotherapy.  You have seen her on Shark Tank and she has won numerous awards including the Huggies Inspired Invention.

As reported on NPR by Joseph Shapiro,  "In Augusta, Ga., a judge sentenced Tom Barrett to 12 months after he stole a can of beer worth less than $2.In Ionia, Mich., 19-year-old Kyle Dewitt caught a fish out of season; then a judge sentenced him to three days in jail.In Grand Rapids, Mich., Stephen Papa, a homeless Iraq War veteran, spent 22 days in jail, not for what he calls his "embarrassing behavior" after he got drunk with friends and climbed into an abandoned building, but because he had only $25 the day he went to court....people sometimes go to jail when they fall behind paying these fees. Read the rest of Joseph Shapiro's story...SPECIAL GUEST:Alexes Harris is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Sociology at the University of Washington.  Her degrees in the field of Sociology are from the University of Washington (B.A., 1997) and the University of California, Los Angeles (M.A., 1999; Ph.D., 2002).  Her research and teaching areas include the juvenile and criminal justice systems.  She is currently researching the process and consequences of Legal Financial Obligations assessed to individuals convicted of felonies in Washington State and the process of "re-entry" post conviction.  Her research has been published in Law and Society Review, The Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Race and Social Problems and is forthcoming in the American Journal of Sociology.

Paula Jackson co-created and co-developed, Large Vision Business Network Mixer (LVBNM Mega Mixer Expo). Now in its 7th year, LVBNM Mega Mixer Expo is a monthly mixer/expo that offers to small businesses an educational outreach program.Harry Jacobs is widely regarded as one of the experts in the field of credit, credit repair and credit restoration. He is the host of The Credit Show on KDWN (am 720) and frequent guest on KTNV (ABC 13), KSNV (NBC 3), KVVU (Fox5).Kat Bellucci,Your Money Gal, gives a few extra money tips.