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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.” Once the documents are drafted, they should be revisited every year or every five years depending on changes in the family.

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From Layoff To Liftoff: 5 Steps To Rebuild Your Career

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After your final day, it is important to take time to reflect, but more importantly, take time for your health and mental well-being. There are studies that suggest taking downtime, or a vacation, from work provides many positive health benefits. Sorting through potential feelings of loss, betrayal, and fear takes time and effort.

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Hostile Work Environments Are Pushing 52% Of Black Women Out Of The UK’s Workforce

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discrimination in the workplace has been well-documented for years, yet major research in the U.K. has only recently revealed the parallel experiences of Black employees (compare the groundbreaking 2019 study Being Black in Corporate America to Coqual’s new report Being Black in the United Kingdom ). . In the U.S.,

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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When she was a junior in high school, Arrington founded the nonprofit ScholarCHIPS, an organization that provides college scholarships, mentoring, mental health support and a peer support network to children of incarcerated parents. Bathurst Walk-in Clinic and Family Practice Atwal is a trailblazer in the health care industry.

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Optimizing the Hybrid Work Landscape for Tasks to Do at Home

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Among those willing to take a pay cut, 89% would give up to 20% of their salary. Americans invest substantial time commuting, as evidenced by 2019 U.S. Peer-reviewed research illustrates that longer commute times are associated with reduced job satisfaction, increased stress, and deteriorated mental health. Census data.

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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. Even with no monthly mortgage, they still had to pay for food, gas, health insurance and other bills. Wow, I did nothing. I had no worries.

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The 4-Day Workweek Massive Pilot Results Are in—It Was a “Resounding Success.”

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study conducted by researchers at Boston College, University of Cambridge and other educational institutions, was released in February 2023, documenting nearly 3,000 participants’ results in a collaboration to determine the potential impacts of a four-day workweek. A high-profile U.K. We have to change, or we won’t survive.

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