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A Single Mother Struggling to Budget Weighs the Balance Between Just Surviving and Really Living

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So, I had to learn to stick to my budget , which wasn’t easy, especially for someone who’d had to repeat a year of high school math. I quickly learned that with small children, every moment you are away from them costs money. How did I rationalize spending money that put me slightly over budget?

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6 Real-Life Budgeting Tips to Save More Money

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Some of the highest-quality clothes and shoes in my closet have cost less than a latté. But I’m shocked when I see the cost of certain treatments and hair cuts. To put it simply, you can get your hair done professionally for the cost of a tip. I learned this financial lesson the hard way. This is how.

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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. With books, blogs and YouTube (or as Akpan calls it, “YouTube University”), she began educating herself on financial literacy and how to budget. Immediately, I was like, We’ve got to sell the house.

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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. With books, blogs and YouTube (or as Akpan calls it, “YouTube University”), she began educating herself on financial literacy and how to budget. Immediately, I was like, We’ve got to sell the house.

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A Millennial’s Guide to Finances: 5 Things to Start Before You Turn 30

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According to a 2022 survey by Deloitte, 36% of millennials and 29% of Gen Z cited “cost of living” as their greatest concern. I promise this will not be another article that berates your affinity for avocado toast (pro tip, if you prepare it at home it’s half the price!) Track your budget. and Fuse Mortgage Inc.,

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Time Is Your Most Valuable Resource—Don’t Waste It

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Learning how to budget your attention is an essential skill in the Attention Economy. My favorite way to make my attention valuable is to protect the first hour of my day at all costs. This article originally appeared in the May 2017 issue of SUCCESS magazine. What’s the Attention Economy? It’s the world we live in.

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The Benefits of a Performance Culture (and How to Implement One)

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Foster says he learned a few things after the company’s first eight years of growth. A major lesson learned at Excel in the early days is the virtue of hard work. That’s not necessarily the best approach to prospecting, but when our budget was limited we relied on it.”. Missteps have been few for Excel, however.

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