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The Founder of Black Girl Ventures Gets Things Done

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Her mom invested her retirement money in the company, and Bell used her tax refunds to buy her own printers. She and her mom hustled at events all over selling the clothing items and eventually made it into Essence magazine’s Holiday Gift Guide for a line of infant bodysuits. Orders from Google and Amazon quickly followed.

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What I Learned From Wearing the Same Outfit for 2 Weeks

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In a July 2016 profile , The New York Times wrote that President Barack Obama—who wore only blue and gray suits—daydreamed about retiring to Hawaii to “open a T-shirt shack that sold only one size (medium) and one color (white)” with Rahm Emanuel, the U.S. ambassador to Japan and his former chief of staff.

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Day in the life: Donna Lindsay

Practically Perfect PA

am and pull on warm clothes over my PJs. I would like to have been a primary school teacher, but now I would say retired!! What is your morning routine before you get into the office? My daughter has a horse so I help take care of ‘Rosie’ and cover the morning duty. I get up at 5.15 I arrive home about 6.30

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Shaq Insists He’s Not a Celebrity

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He was on the set of Inside the NBA, where he’s been an analyst since 2011, the year he retired from his playing career. Nearly every commercial is just Shaq being, well, himself: Shaq installing a security system, Shaq dancing to the Gold Bond theme song, Shaq standing in a cruise ship pool with his clothes on.

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Is Your Education Useless? | Men With Pens

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Now I can just work the job I want and retire happy&# I’m like, you moron, education never stops! Article on Buzzle Reply Gillian - Google SEO December 19, 2009 at 3:16 am I think a degree is a stepping stone to the next phase in your life. I’m done, no more studying! have actually fashioned the way I think on most topics.

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