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The 7 Biggest Financial Mistakes to Avoid in Your 50s

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A 2019 study from the Center for Financial Services Innovation, funded by the AARP Foundation, indicated that just 17% of adults 50 and older in the low-to-moderate income range are “ financially healthy.” They don’t know if they’re on the right course.” Lamont Brown, MBA, CFP and principal wealth advisor of ALNA Financial, agrees.

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3 Things I’m Doing to Find My Own Definition of Success

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It was a lightbulb moment for me to step back and see that I had adopted another person’s definition of success, down to an income goal and work lifestyle they had shared online, and it fit like a shoe three sizes too big. This article was published in April 2019 and has been updated. I’m practicing self-awareness.

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You Can Now Find Community Abroad in Thanks to Digital Nomad Villages

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In 2019, 7.3 But although these new nomad visas are an exciting development, Jessica Esa, founder of the remote work website Nomad Finance and Freedom , says there’s more to adopting the nomad lifestyle than getting your paperwork in place. That shift away from the office happened relatively slowly.

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How Happy Are You?

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My father, the star of our family, died at the start of 2019. Before 2019 was out, I’d turn 40, Laura and I would each accept unexpected job offers and a publisher would sign me up for a book deal. Hey Mike, you’ve fully committed yourself to this life course. Of course this is the first thing I would like to share with you.

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Travel Blogger Helene Sula Says Anyone Can Live an Extraordinary Life

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However, fate intervened: She was fired the day she launched her first online course. in 2019 to travel the country in an RV. It was a way to help other people grow,” she says. She wasn’t willing to quit her day job until she was making more on the blog than at her job. HGTV’s House Hunters International chronicled their home search.)

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20 Simple and Real Ideas to Add to Your Self-Care Routine

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I still love to plan, but now I use college-ruled paper and leave space for a change in course. This article was published in February 2019 and has been updated. Yet somewhere along the way, I think I got tired of writing in pencil, of being too nervous to make a mistake I couldn’t take back. Leave room to have fun.

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Why Your New Year’s Resolutions Are Absolutely Failing

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Next, we determine our course of action. This article was published in January 2019 and has been updated. Change your internal dialogue to support achieving your goals. Typically, when we endeavor to set goals, we determine what it looks like to achieve them—what outcome we want. But after that first step, that willpower quickly fades.