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The 7 Reasons We Fail

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You could also cut expenses. This article was published in June 2017 and has been updated. Analyze the situation—what did you want to achieve, what was your strategy, why didn’t it work—and consider if you are really viewing the problem correctly. If you need money, you have more options than increasing revenue.

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7 Ways to Save Money by Simplifying Your Life

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Expensive cars need recurring repairs and often some with too much financial red tape. Following fashion trends can get expensive quickly. This article was published in February 2017 and has been updated. Downsize to upsize your sense of freedom. Do your possessions possess you? Stop buying into fashion trends.

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5 Money Mistakes That Could Be Ruining Your Credit

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It’s expensive and most Americans struggle to keep it under control. This article was published in July 2017 and has been updated. Here are five common money mistakes that could be unintentionally sabotaging your credit score. Mistake #1: Closing credit card accounts. But once you pay off a card, don’t close the account.

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The Secret to Smart Negotiations Is Simply Empathy

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Something that’s cheap for you might be expensive for them, and vice versa. This article is adapted from Barking Up The Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong by Eric Barker. This article was published in May 2017 and has been updated.

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Chance the Rapper on Achieving Goals as an Independent Artist & Paying It Forward

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And as that fame grew, so did his fortune—which he immediately started giving away, first in a hefty donation to Chicago Public Schools in 2017, then to the county’s mental health services. His estimated earnings in 2017 were $33 million.) That’s usually a record label expense. As that following grew, so did Chance’s fame.

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These 4 Small, Consistent Changes Helped Me Reach My Potential

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The very fact that you’re reading this article makes me feel like you’ve run into the following problem: You always feel like you could be doing more. For example, on April 4, I wrote, “Having a car gives me a lot of mobility options that would otherwise be very expensive.”. This article was published in May 2017 and has been updated.

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Dog Walking Company Wag Raises $300 Million

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  According to a New York Times article on the funding round , a key reason Wag can raise this much money is the value of their data. Key quote from the article: "Data on the real-world comings and goings of internet users — and, evidently, their dogs — is a highly sought-after commodity among technology companies."

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