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Dating System: Part Three

Heather Davis Richards posted an article on It's Your Money - Feb 15, 2011, 2:57 am
Part one of the system was to expose you to quantity. Part two was to refine your ability to secure the date. Part three is about determining who is the right person for you: The Match. What is a good match? Some people will say that opposites attract. Others will say that compatibility is the key....
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Dating System: Part Two

Heather Davis Richards posted an article on It's Your Money - Feb 14, 2011, 10:53 pm
I know we didn’t get into solutions in part one, but bear with me through all four ‘discovery’ parts of the dating system, and we will wrap it all up in the end. In this post, we focus on The Meet. All double entendres aside, this is about your ability to effectively engage potential suitors....
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Last Minute Valentine's Day Ideas

Heather Davis Richards posted an article on It's Your Money - Feb 13, 2011, 1:06 pm
It’s the day before Valentine’s Day, do you know how you will show your love? There are alot of expectations for those that are involved with someone. As a society, we are bombarded with commercials and messages that seem to say that the only way to demonstrate your affection is with expensive j...
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Create a Dating System: Part One

Heather Davis Richards posted an article on It's Your Money - Jan 25, 2011, 6:42 pm
When I talk with people about their dating life, I often get the feeling that the whole thing seems like one big question mark in their minds. It’s as if, the mere idea of a successful dating life is so ambiguous that they can’t wrap their head around it. One of my favorite blogs is “Work the...
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New Year New You

Heather Davis Richards posted an article on It's Your Money - Jan 3, 2011, 11:26 pm
Personal Resolutions for Dollars and for Dating Our money and our relationships are very personal to us. You would think those two things are completely separate and at odds with each other, one is analytical and the other is emotional, right? Wrong. They are both analytical and emotional to everyo...
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How Private Is Facebook?

Heather Davis Richards posted an article on It's Your Money - Dec 7, 2010, 2:45 pm
We know that friends, old loves, and co-workers have all been reunited on Facebook, but now we have debt collectors and their debtors reunited. Apparently, social media is now an avenue to find debtors. But is this an invasion of privacy? A Florida woman thinks so. Melanie Beacham is suing a debt co...
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Don't Confuse a Good Deal with a Good Budget

Heather Davis Richards posted an article on It's Your Money - Nov 23, 2010, 5:14 pm
As Black Friday looms ahead (or right at us with some retailers starting sales today), it is easy to get caught up in the frenzy. Just turn on your radio, tv, or internet and you will be blasted by sales messages. Every retailer has jumped on the bandwagon of this trumped up sales opportunity. I ...
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Is Dating a Numbers Game?

Heather Davis Richards posted an article on It's Your Money - Nov 9, 2010, 5:39 pm
This ranks as one of the top 3 most frequently asked questions that I get. I would add in other variations such as “Do you have to meet alot of people to find the right person?”, “What is more important Quality or Quantity?” or “How many people do you need to meet a month or a year on ave...
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Breaking Up is Hard to Do

Heather Davis Richards posted an article on It's Your Money - Oct 19, 2010, 4:58 pm
It’s true that any kind of relationship is difficult to end, even when it is your decision. However, if it wasn’t your decision, it is even harder. You don’t have the time to adjust to the idea of it, and you haven’t created all of the logical reasons in your head to justify the breakup. Mos...
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Flirting 101

Heather Davis Richards posted an article on It's Your Money - Oct 12, 2010, 9:14 pm
The hardest thing to do when you are newly single, is to remember how to ACT single. When we are in relationships, we stop noticing the opposite sex and reacting to them. Most women I know, hate this transition. They lament their new status and wish they could skip that part. However, what they ha...
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Until Debt Do Us Part?

Heather Davis Richards posted an article on It's Your Money - Oct 5, 2010, 8:43 pm
Money problems are the number one cause for divorce. Should you look for a fiscally compatible mate? How far do you go to find out? What happens when you fall in love with a someone who is swimming in debt? What happens when one person brings that debt into a marriage? Who owns it? Because I have t...
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Until Debt Do Us Part 2

Heather Davis Richards posted an article on It's Your Money - Oct 5, 2010, 8:36 pm
Married with Debt I love the dating site abbreviations. We all know SWF (single white female) but maybe we should have one for married with debt (MWD)! There are really two kinds of problems (ok, more than that but we can boil down to two core issues). The first problem is the debt that some...
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The "Ready" Excuse

Heather Davis Richards posted an article on It's Your Money - Sep 21, 2010, 9:01 pm
Check out the KCTV5 video of my interview on this subject at http://www.kctv5.com/local-video/index.html?grabnetworks={videoid:4338116} “I’m not ready” is the fail safe in dating isn’t it? I am constantly hearing this from someone whenever a date or a relationship doesn’t work out. Both...
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How Important Are First Impressions?

Heather Davis Richards posted an article on It's Your Money - Sep 7, 2010, 5:22 pm
View this KCTV5 interview at http://www.kctv5.com/local-video/index.html?grabnetworks={videoid:4331320} Chemistry is important in any potential dating relationship. It’s the chemistry that makes it so fun! You want to have anticipation for your dates and to being with that person. We all know w...
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Johnny Be Good

Heather Davis Richards posted an article on It's Your Money - Aug 24, 2010, 2:01 pm
(There is never an excuse for bad manners) Dating is a series of small wins. You win the attention of someone, you win them in a conversation, you win them on the first date and other dates, and then you win the relationship. Think of it like baseball, you have to win each base before you score. O...
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Conversation Kick Starters

Heather Davis Richards posted an article on It's Your Money - Aug 17, 2010, 1:56 pm
Kick start your conversation with these tasty tips If you haven’t dated in awhile, or if you have never really dated, those initial conversations can seem intimidating. I have matched hundreds of folks that would fall into the ‘shy’ category, and their biggest fears are awkward pauses in conv...
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The truth: Hurts so Good

Heather Davis Richards posted an article on It's Your Money - Aug 7, 2010, 6:27 pm
As published in the KC Free Press Thursday, July 1, 2010 If you didn’t read last week’s article about the blind date I arranged, you can read it here. In essence, I put on my matchmaking hat to introduce two of my good friends to each other. This is a hat I know well. For eleven years I wore it...
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You Gotta Have Faith (2 tips for better dating)

Heather Davis Richards posted an article on It's Your Money - Aug 5, 2010, 6:18 pm
You Gotta Have Faith (2 tips for better dating) as printed in the KC Free Press Thursday, June 24, 2010 Why is finding a great date so difficult? No, really. I have many single friends that are absolute winners, but are, well, single. By that I mean not dating at all. These are men and women with...
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3 Tips for Back to School Bargains

Heather Davis Richards posted an article on It's Your Money - Aug 3, 2010, 4:16 pm
It's that time again! Every year I am amazed at how quickly the summer goes. It seems as though June and July move forward at the speed of light and suddenly we are in back to school mode. This year is no exception. With the economy the way it is, most folks are looking to bargain shop fo...
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Full Disclosure? (Tips for the First Date)

Heather Davis Richards posted an article on It's Your Money - Jul 19, 2010, 9:18 pm
I recently set up two different couples on first dates. I knew all four of them (see other posts) and felt confident that they would hit it off. However, all four of these individuals fell victim to verbal vomit on the date. What do I mean? Each person told their entire life story up until that mom...
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Women Re-Entering the Workforce

Heather Davis Richards posted an article on It's Your Money - Jul 6, 2010, 4:23 pm
Watch the video for this HERE. So you had a layoff, had a baby, moved, took care of an ailing relative, or just took some time off… now what? Women who are entering the workforce after an extended leave of absence face unique challenges. The Center for Work-Life Policy and Harvard Business Revi...
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Will You Opt-In for Overdraft Protection?

Heather Davis Richards posted an article on It's Your Money - Jun 21, 2010, 11:56 pm
Will You Opt-in In for Overdraft Protection (and fees)? Effective July 1, 2010, banks will no longer be able to charge fees for over drafting your account. That is, they cannot overdraft your bank account without your permission. From that date forward, you will have to opt-in to overdraft protec...
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Choice or Chance? Should finding the right person be left to fate?

Heather Davis Richards posted an article on It's Your Money - Jun 15, 2010, 7:38 pm
Your dating life. Just those short words strike a myriad of emotions in people. At the heart of the matter is the question of what you want and what you believe you should do (or not do) to find it. When I asked this question of the KCTV5 audience, 80% of the responders felt that finding the righ...
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Should You FRIEND Your Ex on Facebook?

Heather Davis Richards posted an article on It's Your Money - Jun 12, 2010, 3:09 pm
According to a 2004 NBC.com poll, 48% of people surveyed said they remained friends with their ex. But does that extend to social networking? I discussed this with my friends at KCTV5 in this news clip. Before I give you my advice, it’s important to think it through. Here are the key question...
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A star is (re)born!

Heather Davis Richards posted an article on It's Your Money - Jun 8, 2010, 4:36 pm
Today I start contributing to KCTV5 as ‘Heather Davis Richards – the Dollars and Dating Diva’ (my husband thinks I should change my URL to DDDiva – might be a bit too racy!). I’m so excited to get back in front of the camera. Details will be up soon but until then thank...
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