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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. How did I rationalize spending money that put me slightly over budget? Another example: A few years ago, I signed up for a meditation workshop. It was almost impossible on my own.

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30 New Year’s Resolution Ideas to Make 2024 Healthier, Happier & More Secure

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Attend personal growth workshops. New Year’s resolution ideas to improve personal finance Create a monthly budget. Empower yourself to live debt-free by paying down high-interest debts such as credit cards. Improve your credit score. Strive for quality sleep. Learn a new skill. Do a digital detox. Reduce debt.

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How Financial Wellness Programs Can Benefit Employees and Employers

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Employees who maintained a budget experienced significantly lower levels of stress and distraction at work during the pandemic,” according to a survey by You Need a Budget (YNAB). In 2022, YNAB launched a financial wellness benefits package for employers that includes access to online classes, workshops and more.

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Concurrent Sessions – Thursday

Office Dynamics

On Thursday afternoon, we had 3 workshops: Get Control of E-mail with Mike Song. Here''s a summary of Christy''s workshop: Christi Wright began by saying most people never save because they never had enough money. Budget now. Make a new budget with goals inserted into a new savings plan. Pay yourself for NOW.

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Do you ask for permission or forgiveness? | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

I get snail mail from credit card companies who could not possibly have my new mailing address unless they scammed it off some list. It’s like saying, “Hey, so, sorry we stole your information without your knowledge from Facebook, but we’ll make it up to you by offering you 0% APR on a credit card! No, we can’t.

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