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7 Apps to Teach Kids About Money

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A 2017 study found that disparities in financial literacy may account for as much as 40 percent of the wealth gap between those retiring with more and those retiring with less. Meanwhile, only 21 states required a personal finance course for high school students in 2020, according to the Council for Economic Education.

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Lessons From Past Recessions

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The most recent recession was in 2020 and only lasted a couple of months, whereas the 2008 recession lasted about 18 months. Recessions are a natural part of the economic cycle and help to reset the economy when it grows too quickly, making it harder for regular people to purchase everyday items. What is a recession?

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Tim Berry's Baby Boomer Un-Retirement - Part 2

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Reports and Resources Intuit 2020 Research Report Todays Hobbyists are Tomorrows Hobbypreneurs Homepreneurs: A Vital Economic Force Research Brief - Small Business Credit Outlook The Economic Stimulus Package: Whats in it for Growing Businesses? I posted on Tim Berry's un-retirement.    His answer was he was retired.

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Business finance: The ultimate guide for non-finance people

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In particular, traditional business financing options like bank loans have been declining since 2020 — where they fell 6% from 2019 (43% to 37%, respectively). This is known as equity financing, where investors provide capital by purchasing partial ownership of the company (via stocks and shares). Why is that? What is a ROB?

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The 2021 Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide

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It’s 2020 and it’s time for a new holiday gift guide. I had a chance to test drive the original Freewrite and decided to purchase the Freewrite Traveler because of its small footprint, portability, and e-ink display so that I can write without eye strain on my back deck. But that was last year. Freewrite.

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Pauline Roussel CEO at Coworkies and Co-author of “Around The World in 250 Coworking Spaces” | Driving Collaboration: How Coworking Spaces Foster Connections in Work Communities

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Pauline Roussel [00:05:25] I think initially in 2020 when the Pandemic happened and everybody was wondering what the future would look like, coheriting seemed to be really threatened by the Pandemic and COVID and everything, but I think eventually looking at it now, it really propelled the industry forward.