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Travel Blogger Karen Akpan Shares How She Journeyed From Debt to Economic Freedom

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Then, in 2019, she lost her job. With an expensive California mortgage, car payments and student loans, the emergency fund she and her husband, Sylvester, had dutifully built quickly depleted. Now, Akpan makes it a point to ask people if they have a Roth individual retirement account. I could do it, too.’

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How to Find Your Money ‘Why’

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In her book Loaded , behavioral economist Sarah Newcomb writes about these values in terms of “needs” and explains that the infamous “latte factor” can in fact be scratching the need for “social connection.” Or, if that’s too much, imagine the speech a colleague might give upon your retirement. Choose your identity.

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Travel Blogger Karen Akpan Shares How She Journeyed From Debt to Economic Freedom

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Then, in 2019, she lost her job. With an expensive California mortgage, car payments and student loans, the emergency fund she and her husband, Sylvester, had dutifully built quickly depleted. Now, Akpan makes it a point to ask people if they have a Roth individual retirement account. I could do it, too.’

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The Great Risk Shift - and Economic Insecurity - Continues

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.  Examples include corporations shifting more responsibility for retirement, career planning and healthcare to their employees and governments reducing social safety net programs. Political scientist Jacob Hacker explored this trend in-depth in his 2006 book The Great Risk Shift. And read Hacker's book

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During a Recession, Entrepreneurs Are in the Driver’s Seat

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Robert Kiyosaki, best-selling author of the Rich Dad Poor Dad book series, said entrepreneurs who break away from typical jobs and create their own sources of income are in the best position to weather an economic storm. A 2019 report from the U.S. But every aspect of life is steadily growing more expensive. Robbins asks.

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