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3 Common Money Myths Debunked

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In every financial workshop, I hold with 20-somethings, there inevitably comes a point where someone utters the phrase, “But my dad said…” followed by: I should carry a balance on my credit card to improve my credit. This article originally appeared in the August 2016 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated.

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10 Modern-Day Leaders in Personal Growth

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If you have student loan debt or credit card debt or are just looking to build your financial skills, O’Neal’s books, courses and workshops for budding entrepreneurs (along with his podcast The Table ) can be the building blocks for future financial prosperity. Even those roles didn’t give her the rush she needed.

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A Single Mother Struggling to Budget Weighs the Balance Between Just Surviving and Really Living

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Another example: A few years ago, I signed up for a meditation workshop. Right after the workshop, I purchased Egyptian cotton sheets and a duvet cover. These days, my biggest “little” indulgence is the way I use my credit card reward points. But, like the perfume, this small, earthly investment satiated me.

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Wellness Entrepreneur Kris Carr Believes Finding Success Begins with Self-Awareness

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I first met Carr 10 years ago at a Hay House writing workshop in New York City. At that writing workshop years ago, aspiring authors from around the world gathered to hear what secret sauce would inevitably turn their unpublished manuscripts into bread and butter. “No No one believed it would go anywhere,” she says. “We

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25 Personal and Professional Development Influencers to Follow

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If you have student loan debt, credit card debt or are just looking to build your financial skills, his books, courses and workshops for budding entrepreneurs (along with his podcast, The Table ) can be the building blocks for future financial prosperity. Photo by ©maile wilson.

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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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