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WeWork Files For Bankruptcy, Shaking Coworking Industry

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The bankruptcy documents, filed in New Jersey, note more than $18 billion in debt. Adam Neumann, the charismatic founder who was ousted as WeWork’s CEO in 2019, also attempted to negotiate a potential investment of up to $1 billion and a debt buyback with Mathrani this year. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S.

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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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I Tried Napping Every Day for a Month—Here’s What I Learned About Toxic Hustle Culture

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A 2019 study of a Swiss population found that people who napped once or twice weekly had fewer cardiovascular issues. Writing became easy as words flowed from my brain to my fingers to a blank Google document. Don’t follow my lead, though. The scientific community suggests I’m wrong to avoid napping just because I’m terrible at it.

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

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In 2020, more than a third of Americans freelanced — up 22% from 2019, CNBC reports. In 2020, more than a third of Americans freelanced — up 22% from 2019, CNBC reports. 24 million Americans consider abandoning their careers for self-employment, according to FreshBooks’s 2019 Self-Employment in America Report. It’s growing.

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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. If I hadn’t lost my contract, I wouldn’t have learned anything about money,” she reflects. “I Akpan credits it all to losing her job. “If

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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. If I hadn’t lost my contract, I wouldn’t have learned anything about money,” she reflects. “I Akpan credits it all to losing her job. “If

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24/7 darkness, polar bears and ice everywhere: 8 striking photos of Arctic researchers at work

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That’s exactly what Alfred Wenger Institute photographer Esther Horvath braved in 2019 in order to document the Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC) — the largest polar expedition in history. I was sitting there taking notes, trying to learn as fast as possible.”.

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