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Furthering Your Education on a Budget

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The National Center for Education Statistics estimates that the average undergraduate tuition at public colleges during 2018-2019 was $18,383.00, all included (fees, tuition, housing, etc.) As with most things, knowing where you’re going will help you get to your end result faster, and hopefully on budget. and $47,419.00

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

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Karen Akpan, known as @themomtrotter across social media, started her blog in 2017 to document and share budget travel hacks for people. Then, in 2019, she lost her job. With books, blogs and YouTube (or as Akpan calls it, “YouTube University”), she began educating herself on financial literacy and how to budget.

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More Companies Are Adopting Sensory-Friendly Practices—Here’s How Your Business Can Follow Suit 

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In a 2019 story published in The New York Times , readers received a glimpse into how upsetting and disorienting a job interview can be for Ben Hirasuna, a person with autism who often doesn’t leave home for weeks. Make the investment in your people In a world full of asks crowding into your budget, this is an ask to prioritize.

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

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Karen Akpan, known as @themomtrotter across social media, started her blog in 2017 to document and share budget travel hacks for people. Then, in 2019, she lost her job. With books, blogs and YouTube (or as Akpan calls it, “YouTube University”), she began educating herself on financial literacy and how to budget.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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Through her work, Arrington is breaking cycles of incarceration and creating pathways to college education and careers for historically underserved communities. She is a 2023 CNN Hero, a 2022 Soros Justice Fellow and a 2019 JustLeadershipUSA Leading with Conviction Fellow Alumna. Marie Feagins, Ed.D. Network Inc.,

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These Mobile Flower Trucks Make Their Businesses Bloom

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Pre-orders help him anticipate the Valentine’s Day rush but finding the sweet spot in his customers’ budgets is a challenge. We hope to educate others on how to bring fresh-cut flowers into their home, from cultivating to when and how to harvest. People won’t leave the house for a product that can just get mailed to them.

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How to Cultivate a Growth Mindset

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A small clinical trial published in the Journal of Education and Health Promotion found that “positive thinking training” increased feelings of positivity and reduced rates of stress and anxiety among hemodialysis patients. But social convention and an antiquated education system teach us to fear “doing it wrong.” 1 goal is to improve.

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