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The 6 Biggest Financial Mistakes to Avoid in Your 30s

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That keeping up with the Joneses can lead to expenses surpassing income—and the debt that comes with it. have maxed out their credit cards to cover expenses due to inflation. It’s about understanding the expenses that bring your family joy and spending money on [items] that are of a higher value to your family,” he observes.

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9 Tough (and Necessary) Lessons Entrepreneurs Must Learn

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Nancy Ganz, author, mediator and negotiator. You must be willing to sacrifice a meaningful relationship with someone you care about at the expense of building the company. This article originally appeared in the September/October 2021 issue of SUCCESS magazine. Persist—then keep on persisting. Persistence of vision is key.

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Tarek El Moussa Will Teach You How to Flip a House Without Breaking the Bank

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A frugal flipper is someone that spends a lot of time shopping and negotiating deals, and getting discounts. But there are certain things I always look out for: slope flooring; foundation issues, which can be really expensive; and cracks in inner and exterior walls, or structural issues, which can get very expensive.

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2023 Financial Forecast: How to Prepare for the Year Ahead

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It’s become more difficult in the past year, however, to know what your expenses will be each month—and that makes it all the more challenging to stick to a budget. Meanwhile, after a multi-decade period of low interest rates, it’s now more expensive to borrow money from lenders (such as credit card issuers).

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Best of the Best: How to Create a Personal Brand Like DJ Khaled

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When he was a teenager, the world taught him that life isn’t fair, at the expense of those parents. Most of them are signed with different record labels, so licensing and song clearances are a constant negotiation. This article originally appeared in the September/October 2021 issue of SUCCESS magazine. DJ Khaled has the keys.

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The Art of Problem-Solving: 4 Creative Strategies to Tackle Your Biggest Obstacles

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The problem: Revenue was $50,000 last year, but 2021 is off to a slow start; you sold zero training packages in January and February. We review key performance indicators and note: First-quarter 2021 revenue was only $3,000, down 71%. You decide that: Covering your $1,800 monthly mortgage is non-negotiable; you love your home.

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A Noncompete Clause Ban Is on the Table—Here’s What Employees Should Know

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President Joe Biden issued an executive order in 2021 calling on the FTC to ban or limit noncompete agreements, and this January, the commission proposed a new rule to prevent employers from entering into new noncompete clauses and to rescind existing ones. But change could be on the horizon.