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6 Real-Life Budgeting Tips to Save More Money

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Many hairstylists in training look for hair models to practice on. I only spent $60 on accommodations because I was able to pay for hotels with points earned from credit cards, and I even stayed at an ultra-luxurious hotel (typically $600 a night) for free by redeeming a reward from my points program.

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3 Steps to Take Before Going Into Business for Yourself

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If you’re struggling to save money, take a look at your budget. To make budgeting even more manageable, consider using a budgeting app like Mint or YNAB. These apps connect to your bank account and credit card, making it easier to track your expenses. Create a plan. Create a plan.

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Transforming Your Relationship with Money

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It can be as simple as a missed credit card payment and the resulting fee haunting you from years past, or maybe you had a house foreclosure or car repossession. For some people, that might be doubling down on a budget to track your spending. Determine the facts. Change takes time.

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You Will Survive: 8 Strategies to Overcome New Entrepreneur Anxiety

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There is an escape from the Money Panic, and it doesn’t involve selling off retirement investments or increasing your credit card limit. Your part-time consulting job likely won’t cover all the bills, so you may need to cut the fat from your household budget. Secure a “consulting” gig. He didn’t try to do it all—not at first.

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Budget cuts for the IRS result in unreliable customer service

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Tax season is finally over, and those economic gray hairs have been remanded back to the colorists at our hair salons, but budget cuts continue to show a significant decline in the Internal Revenue Service to the American public. The Government Accountability Office reports $900 million in costs have been cut from the IRS since 2010.

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BIG Action Begins With An Action Plan

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We planned to be completely debt free (student loans, cars, credit cards) by April 2014. Write a monthly budget. If something isnt realistic in our budget, repeat these steps. Well, April came and went and while we had gotten closer to our goal we backslid and found ourselves pretty far away again. Stick to our plan.

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Six reasons every assistant should be using a corporate taxi service

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If you would like to keep your usage separate from other departments or Executives, each assistant can add their own Director’s company credit card to the GetTaxi account which will allow each assistant to see their own Executive’s individual statements.

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