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As I Enter My 60s, Here’s the Advice I Would Give to My Younger Self

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Eschew higher education? Be the mentor you wish you had By no means do I claim to be the voice for freelancers everywhere. Still others hope to stave off the boredom of retirement, launching blogs, podcasts and YouTube channels to feed their souls. I don’t fall prey to being a people pleaser at my own expense.

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Tips and Resources to Scale Your Small Business

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I saved up six months’ of expenses and built up a pipeline of clients before quitting my full-time job ,” Shinholser says. Build your support network Shinholser says his business is thriving because of the support of mentors and Mastermind groups. Eventually, he quit his job with Indeed and became a full-time digital marketer. “I

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16 Rich Habits

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Try to stash six months of living expenses in an emergency fund in case you lose your job or your business goes belly-up. Contribute as much as you can afford to a retirement plan. 79 percent read educational career-related material. Get a mentor. Think of savings and investments as two completely different things.

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Top 10 Best Financial Resources for Women

Bonnie Low Kramen

Plus, life isn’t cheap, with planned and unplanned expenses, some days it may feel like your household finances are going downhill fast. Pursuing Your Higher Education. Going back to school can be a great, yet expensive, option to get where you want to be. You may not know where to turn for trustworthy advice.

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

On The Job

And due to outsourcing, Boomers not retiring, and Gen Yers being told (by older generations mind you) to get degrees in their "passion" or that "any degree" is a path to success.you end up with a lot of overworked, underpaid 20somethings. Anonymous has some valid points (with a side of bitterness, however understandable).

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Free Blog Posts | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Time to think about the retirement fund.&# “We get to retire? No one ever told me that…&# We both know there’s no retirement fund in what we do. But I will soak up any free knowledge and education then apply it to my freelancing so I can make more money…” Yeah. We’re bloggers. Charge for premium content?

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