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A Single Mother Struggling to Budget Weighs the Balance Between Just Surviving and Really Living

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So, I had to learn to stick to my budget , which wasn’t easy, especially for someone who’d had to repeat a year of high school math. I quickly learned that with small children, every moment you are away from them costs money. How did I rationalize spending money that put me slightly over budget?

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6 Real-Life Budgeting Tips to Save More Money

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Some of the highest-quality clothes and shoes in my closet have cost less than a latté. But I’m shocked when I see the cost of certain treatments and hair cuts. To put it simply, you can get your hair done professionally for the cost of a tip. I learned this financial lesson the hard way. This is how.

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

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Karen Akpan, known as @themomtrotter across social media, started her blog in 2017 to document and share budget travel hacks for people. With books, blogs and YouTube (or as Akpan calls it, “YouTube University”), she began educating herself on financial literacy and how to budget. Immediately, I was like, We’ve got 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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Karen Akpan, known as @themomtrotter across social media, started her blog in 2017 to document and share budget travel hacks for people. With books, blogs and YouTube (or as Akpan calls it, “YouTube University”), she began educating herself on financial literacy and how to budget. Immediately, I was like, We’ve got to sell the house.

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The Customer Isn’t Always Right But How Do You Know Where to Draw the Line?

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Another common scenario is the customer who suddenly balks at a cost or makes extra demands after the price is settled, says Ali Craig, a Phoenix area-based luxury branding expert. During a follow-up call, Craig learned that the client’s real concern was “about being able to deliver on her side of her business once my work was complete.”

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Can I Go into Retirement Early With FIRE?

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It’s a movement that helps people take control of their financial independence by making trade-offs, such as extreme saving and budgeting early in their careers, to retire earlier in life—often decades ahead of a conventional retirement plan. FIRE stands for F inancial I ndependence, R etire E arly. What is the FIRE retirement movement?

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A Millennial’s Guide to Finances: 5 Things to Start Before You Turn 30

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According to a 2022 survey by Deloitte, 36% of millennials and 29% of Gen Z cited “cost of living” as their greatest concern. I promise this will not be another article that berates your affinity for avocado toast (pro tip, if you prepare it at home it’s half the price!) Track your budget. and Fuse Mortgage Inc.,

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