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Lessons From Past Recessions

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brokerage accounts, selling a second car or hobby equipment, potentially downsizing, etc.)? How much debt do I have (credit cards, student loans, car loans, mortgages, etc.)? What are my basic monthly living expenses (including food, shelter, health insurance, utilities, phone, transportation and childcare)?

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4 Smart Money Moves to Plan for Financial Security

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Maybe you dream of attending drama school one day or purchasing recording equipment to help with your podcasting side gig (don’t we all?). If you’ve taken any kind of personal finance course, you probably know about the importance of an emergency fund to your overall financial health. Create an emergency fund, but don’t abuse it.

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How 30 Days of Kindness Made Me a Better Person

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Their father, who had dark circles under his eyes, rubbed the bridge of his nose as his credit card was declined a second time. And as a 20-something with student loans and this new thing called health insurance premiums, money stays top of mind. Ditch the golden rule,” he says. Be consistent.

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Small Business World News Round-up - 2009/11/10

The Small Business Blog

Small Business Crunches Numbers : Small business has fought the health-care bill as too costly. FPB and Accept Cards LTD help firms save money an merchant services : The FPB is helping small businesses cut adrift by the providers of credit card merchant services or struggling with the cost of processing card payments.

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How To Train Your Brain

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It also monitors your energy levels sending stimuli of hunger (that would be the equivalent of re-fueling the planes), it does long-term planning (equivalent of upgrading the equipments and planes) or makes estimations (learning by example, for instance, after a plane collision). The most affordable yearly plan is 7.99

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106 Thoughts on Overcoming Overwhelm in a Freaked-Out World

Stephanie LH Calahan

I stand back, and begin moving notes until the ideas start flowing into easy categories: Blog, Projects, Home, Family, Health - etc. When your credit card statement comes in, and after you have paid the bill, place the statement along with your month-end bank statement in the file folder.

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