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What Is My Net Worth?

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A positive net worth is a sign of financial health; the higher your number, the better you’re doing. Although many people focus on their salary as an indication of financial health, your paycheck doesn’t tell the whole story. It can be tempting to hide from debt or tell yourself that your high salary means you’re doing OK.

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Everything You Need to Know About Emergency Funds

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An emergency fund can help you get out of an immediate financial situation, like an unexpected car repair or medical bill, or can help you cover your day-to-day expenses if you’re laid off, ill, or injured and unable to work. Instead of getting discouraged, try breaking the bigger goal into smaller pieces to make the process more manageable.

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Have a Strategic Plan So You Can Cash Out On Your Terms

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If you’ve been working on upskilling and taking advantage of employer-offered education, now might be a great time to find a better job with a higher salary, thanks to the Great Resignation. Include a buffer for inflation, rising medical and prescription costs and unexpected emergencies. Make small steps to achieve your goals.

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7 Tips to Help You Plan for Retirement

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Retirement planning is usually the most significant financial goal people will work toward. Where you live, the kind of car you drive, health care costs and travel plans, among other things, will drastically affect what you spend during retirement and, therefore, how much you’ll need to save.

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How Companies Can Support Moms in–and Returning to—the Workplace

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For some parents, having more than one child may be when childcare becomes more costly than their salary or wages can accommodate. Kirwin says only 25% of infants are exclusively breastfed to 6 months of age, and 60% of women say they do not reach their breastfeeding goals. Are more kids more difficult?

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What Is Happiness and Why Is It Important?

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Anyone who has been in therapy at any point during the past century has likely heard that request, now a go-to punch line for an entire industry of mental health. But focusing on why people are miserable—and reliving that misery one 45-minute session at a time—in order to get happy became, well, depressing for many in the mental health field.

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Fear of Success | Men With Pens

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I’m willing to put my health at risk, my reputation, and my financial security. And my salary provides the means to allow me to enjoy many other aspects in life. I’m one of the objects of disdain because I’ve lived out just about every dream and goal I’ve ever had. We Bet Yes. I’m terrified of success.

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