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The 6 Biggest Financial Mistakes to Avoid in Your 30s

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For many, it’s a decade during which they are buying their first home, having children and upgrading their lifestyle. Allowing lifestyle creep “Spending is so visible because of social media and the internet,” Mahoney says. That keeping up with the Joneses can lead to expenses surpassing income—and the debt that comes with it.

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Mid-Sized Cities are Feeling the Benefits of a Multigenerational Workforce

Allwork

This multigenerational blend is set to grow in the coming years, with projections suggesting that by the decade’s end, the share of workers over the age of 55 will rise to 25% — up from 20% in 2011, according to Fortune. These changes in workforce demographics place more pressure on cities to cater to this diverse age group.

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What I Learned From Wearing the Same Outfit for 2 Weeks

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president-elect of the International Positive Psychology Association told The New York Times in 2011. Levav found that by manipulating the order of choices to put the more expensive default options last—by which time people had grown weary of making decisions—custom-suit stores and car companies could encourage customers to spend more.

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11 Things Organized and Productive People Do Every Day

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Research conducted by Princeton University researchers in 2011 revealed that the more our brains are bombarded by the competing stimuli of clutter, the less we’re able to focus. Remember the days when people used to buy those expensive, leather-bound planners and fill them up with a to-do list color-coded by priority?

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All work and some play: the rise of the ‘Bleisure’ travellers

Practically Perfect PA

Rather than remain grounded while her hubbie trots the globe, the couple have devised a lifestyle where Deborah goes too. Before Steve was self-employed his company recognised that frequent business travel was not an easy lifestyle,’ said Deborah. I tagged along on about half of those trips’.

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2014 MBO Partners State of Independence Report Released

Small Business Labs

from the base year of 2011. trillion in total revenue in 2014, spent more than $150 billon on non-payroll/contractor expenses , and are the primary income source for more than 10 million American households.  Women tend to see independent work as a path to fulfilling work that fits into their lifestyle. million in 2014.

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How a Virtual Assistant Can Help Boost Productivity

Productivity Bits

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. This guest post is from John, a staff member for Virtual Business Lifestyle (VBL), a virtual lifestyle blog owned by the Total Business Outsourcing firm Live2Sell Group of Companies which is based in the Philippines. Visit the original article at [link]. Guest Post. Okay, you get the picture.

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