What women must know about money

You landed that raise, you paid off your credit card, and you're saving some money. You feel pretty secure, right? But these basic steps aren't enough. "Even if you're relatively well off right now, things can change fast," says Mary Claire Allvine, an Atlanta-based financial planner and author of The 7 Most Important Money Decisions You'll Ever Make. In fact, nearly 1.5 million women filed for bankruptcy in 2005 (roughly half were married and half were single, divorced, or widowed). But fear not 鈥� these six money-smart moves will go a long way toward protecting you no matter what life has in store.

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