I got my first credit card when I was 19. "It's like really good to build your credit now," chirped the girl in the campus center bribing me with a free water bottle in exchange for my name, address, social security number and unknowns to me, future earnings. What am I an idiot? You don't get all my personal info by just flashing a plastic sports tumbler in my face. I demanded a bottle opener key chain as well. And just like that I was granted permission for what would be ten years of irresponsible spending.

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Do you know how much money your best friend makes? What about how much debt your co-worker has? Probably not, as we've been raised in a culture that teaches it's impolite to ask these questions. But psychotherapist Dr. Kate Levinson says not only is it not impolite to discuss money matters , it's imperative to our financial – and emotional – health. In her new book, "Emotional Currency," Levinson asserts women in particular have been approaching their finances incorrectly for years. "We're taught that we should be rational when dealing with money, and should only look at the black and white numbers," she says. "But in reality, our emotional responses are important and valuable." So how can you work through your feelings and create a better relationship with money? Glad you asked. Here are six tips.

Glass ceilings and pay gaps between men and women have been going on for years, but Christine Kwapnoski and Betty Dukes feel enough is enough. And after 10 years of filing a gender bias lawsuit against Wal-Mart, their case will finally enter the Supreme Court today.

Raise your hand if you remember your mother in a girdle? Just the thought of those highly uncomfortable-looking bright white undergarments with the large brocade flowers is enough to send anyone running in the opposite direction vowing that they don't care if their flab remains visible to the world. So when I first heard about Spanx, all I could think was, "Oh no, not another gotta-look-all-skinny-for-my-man underwear". Which is funny, because anyone who wears one knows full well that nothing about these things is attractive once the clothes are removed and you're just left standing there bare-Spanxed and all (just ask Gayle King who recently did a spoof for Lady Gaga when she appeared for the interview like this).