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How to Teach Your Kids About Credit Cards

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On the surface, credit cards seem pretty straightforward: You use your card to purchase items and then pay the balance at the end of the month. But as many of us have learned the hard way, using credit can be all too easy, and you can go into debt quickly. Understand how credit works. It’s not free money.

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Paying Candidates for Interviews: What Should Be Covered and Why?

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A skills test. Job candidates’ credit cards might be getting more action than they should, all while they are between employment opportunities. Stonehouse says he’s even seen this happen in the form of gift cards. A new suit. An airplane ticket to another interview. Two days of meals. A babysitter.

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Employee personnel files — what should and shouldn’t be included

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Is it related to the employee’s performance, knowledge, skills, abilities, or behavior? Agreements related to the use of a company car or business credit card. Health insurance forms. Pay authorization forms. Payroll deduction forms. Keep I-9 forms in a separate file. Beneficiary information.

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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. Admittedly I experienced some form of generosity fatigue around the second week of my challenge. We perceive there to be some form of personal benefit from the act, either in the short- or long-term.

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16 Rich Habits

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This neural fast lane saves the brain energy: When a habit is formed and stored in this region, the parts of the brain involved in deeper decision-making cease to participate in the activity. Stay away from accumulating credit card debt. Highlight those items on your list that involve a skill, and identify that skill.

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Could You Write a Book in a Month?

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Although I was having financial success as a writer, I wasn’t sure that my skills could translate from nonfiction to fiction. According to my credit card, I always find a decent pair of jeans to purchase, so I trust that my editing can make pure genius out of whatever chaos I create.

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Online Side Gigs: Earn Well and Reduce Your Carbon Footprint Versus A Traditional Side Job

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A person with skills that are in demand can change their lives with a few hours a day in a gig that pays well. Writing is much like any other art form as it does improve with practice. Being able to outreach to people takes a variety of skills but being able to do this then sell them something takes a special individual.