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Can I Go into Retirement Early With FIRE?

Success

Although the movement feels relatively new, the ideas of the FIRE approach were originally outlined in a book first published in 1992 called Your Money or Your Life , written by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez. Many looking for an early retirement with FIRE often forgo driving newer cars, living in bigger houses or taking expensive trips.

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Twilio cuts 17% of its workforce

Allwork

Twilio anticipates expenses of $100 to $135 million due to staff cutbacks, as well as additional expenses incurred by shutting down offices. And today, I’m unfortunately bearing the news that we’re parting ways with approximately 17% of our team,” Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson wrote in an email to his employees.

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Furthering Your Education on a Budget

Success

If you only have a vague notion of how much your salary stands to increase before beginning this work (or haven’t considered it at all), take some time to do so before you formally sign up for anything. Course catalogs and seminar sites are full of interesting topics that can distract you from your primary goal. Keep learning.

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Accepting a New Job? Be Sure to “Date” Before You Get Married!

Bonnie Low Kramen

It turned out that rental properties in the new city were not only more expensive but scarce. Recruiters make an average of 25% of an Assistant’s annual salary as a commission. On a $100K base salary, that means $25,000, which is paid after an Assistant is on the job for 90 days. Clearly, not enough research was done.

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How Much Does It Cost to Hire a Personal Assistant?

C-Suite Assistants

Far too much rests on your shoulders to let calendar planning, telephone calls, travel booking, and other administrative responsibilities interfere with your performance. But without these jobs, many executives are left to create their travel plans, file expense reports, and schedule meetings. Since 2000, More than 1.6

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The Rise of High-End Personal Services

Small Business Labs

According to the New York Times , high-end nannies in New York City are garnering salary and benefit packages that take their total compensation to well over $200,000 per year.  The New York Times nanny article and the book on sports coaching cover this fear in more detail.

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The Blended Role of Executive Personal Assistants

C-Suite Assistants

They schedule both business and personal appointments, maintain the calendar, and are responsible for a full range of administrative and personal duties—from managing correspondence and making appointments to booking speaking engagements and event planning. An EA/PA manages the executive’s entire life.

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