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Offering Financial Literacy Benefit Programs Could Save Businesses $40 Billion

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High financial stress among employees, including those with high incomes, can lead to mental and physical health impacts, which cost businesses in lost productivity. Employees suffering from financial stress are more likely to experience symptoms of depression, anxiety, and other mental health disorders. Here are some options: 1.Retirement

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5 Reasons Being Self Employed Sucks

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This is especially true when it comes to finances, as many of the benefits that we take for granted were collectively bargained for through years of protest and negotiation. The most difficult part of dealing with an unsteady income is learning how to manage your money. Retirement Benefits. In fact, it might even suck.

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Answering Reader Mail: Can an EA salary support a family?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Here are some money management tips I've learned over the years that may help you. Always buy the most expensive health insurance you can afford. Learn the value of compound interest and each paycheck pay yourself to your savings accounts as much as you can, typically 10-35 per cent of your paycheck. So the short answer is yes.

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Answering Reader Mail: The Other Assistant Isn't As Qualified - Should I Express My Interest?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I've worked for him for 2 years, and recently I learned his boss is being replaced. This person is not bringing their assistant, and I've learned they will get the assistant to her predecessor. This person is not bringing their assistant, and I've learned they will get the assistant to her predecessor.” This is a bad idea!

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I'm back!!

Laughing all the Way to Work

What did I get myself into was a question I wondered a lot in the beginning, but I kept on putting in lots and lots of extra hours to learn my new job. So I worked hard in those early months learning everything I could about minute-taking, boards, governance and everything else in between. And travel he did.

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New Small Business Startup Idea: Virtual Import/Export Assistant.

The Small Business Blog

He is now retired but worked as a customs officer and also owned a restaurant that he was forced to sell after it ran at a loss for 2 years. The business mostly needs language, negotiation skill, and some knowledge about your country and other countries. Small business idea « FavPanel Said on June 28th, 2009 at 9:52 am [.]

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Bored to Tears at Work - Help!

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

If I had more work to do and would be learning along the way, I would stay. Aside from someone to love, something to do (job, a hobby, or life calling), you also need something to look forward to, and something where you learn and grow that is not too easy but not too hard. At work it’s mostly helping people vs learning.