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How Women Are Rising in Business

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of employer businesses in 2019—a growth of 16.7% million workers in 2019 and grew their workforce by 28%… between 2012 and 2019.” The 2019 “ State of Women-Owned Businesses Report ” from American Express finds women-owned businesses “now represent 42% of all businesses—nearly 13 million—employing 9.4 trillion.”

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The Great Risk Shift - and Economic Insecurity - Continues

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.  Examples include corporations shifting more responsibility for retirement, career planning and healthcare to their employees and governments reducing social safety net programs. Political scientist Jacob Hacker explored this trend in-depth in his 2006 book The Great Risk Shift. And read Hacker's book

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How to Forgive

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For example, a 2019 study published in Psychology & Health found that forgiving others aided in achieving better sleep, which, in turn, has the potential to improve health. . In one of his books on the subject, Forgiveness is a Choice , Enright breaks down forgiveness into five steps: Admit you’ve been treated unfairly.

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During a Recession, Entrepreneurs Are in the Driver’s Seat

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Robert Kiyosaki, best-selling author of the Rich Dad Poor Dad book series, said entrepreneurs who break away from typical jobs and create their own sources of income are in the best position to weather an economic storm. A 2019 report from the U.S. Statistics prove Kiyosaki right.

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How to Find Your Money ‘Why’

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In her book Loaded , behavioral economist Sarah Newcomb writes about these values in terms of “needs” and explains that the infamous “latte factor” can in fact be scratching the need for “social connection.” Or, if that’s too much, imagine the speech a colleague might give upon your retirement. Choose your identity.

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Travel Blogger Karen Akpan Shares How She Journeyed From Debt to Economic Freedom

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Then, in 2019, she lost her job. With books, blogs and YouTube (or as Akpan calls it, “YouTube University”), she began educating herself on financial literacy and how to budget. Now, Akpan makes it a point to ask people if they have a Roth individual retirement account. At one point, she realized it was time to sell the house.

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Travel Blogger Karen Akpan Shares How She Journeyed From Debt to Economic Freedom

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Then, in 2019, she lost her job. With books, blogs and YouTube (or as Akpan calls it, “YouTube University”), she began educating herself on financial literacy and how to budget. Now, Akpan makes it a point to ask people if they have a Roth individual retirement account. At one point, she realized it was time to sell the house.

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