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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

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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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Furthermore, minimalistic design can be more expensive because fewer elements means each one must have a “wow” factor, often with a higher associated cost. Maximalist design gives us back agency in unprecedented times Dr. Alice Condé agrees that maximalist interior design is gaining traction in this cost-of-living crisis.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 1, 2018

REVISED: Yes, a portion of the budgeted dollars (less than in past years) is spent on design and construction deficiencies. Yet most of the maintenance budget dollars are needed for normal upkeep and operational costs. You can enjoy a $30 discount at checkout by using the code ODI at www.wordtrippers.com/odi.

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Productivity Bits

OCTOBER 3, 2011

In a period when every penny counts, there are a number of simple ways to stretch the household budget and make your money work harder for you. Well, why pay designer label prices when using a dress agency can deliver the same results but at a fraction of the cost? Bulk buying usually gets discounts. Credit Cards. Bulk Buying.

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MARCH 24, 2022

If you waste several minutes fussing with the coffeemaker each morning, then it might be cost-effective to buy your brew. Department stores typically will discount 10 to 15 percent for a fabric snag or other minor imperfection, she says. Instead of a little black dress, it’s a “little budget diary.” Behold the new LBD.

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 30, 2013

When choosing a venue for your next conference there is more to consider than just the budget. Looking for a high value and a quality venue within your budget can be difficult, so being adaptable for outlook, services, layout and general feel of the building can help to vary the price. Availability.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Fortunately, you don''t have to break the budget to transform your look. According to a recent article on Forbes.com , if you''re looking for a nice suit and you''re on a budget, Kohl''s is the place to shop. Crew could cost you up to $300. While there''s a vast cost difference between Kohl''s, J.

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Office Dynamics

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Fortunately, you don’t have to break the budget to transform your look. According to a recent article on Forbes.com , if you’re looking for a nice suit and you’re on a budget, Kohl’s is the place to shop. Crew could cost you up to $300. While there’s a vast cost difference between Kohl’s, J.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 6, 2013

And, since Seamless saves clients up to 30% on food related costs, making administrative professions the office hero, really impacting their company’s bottom line! Managing employee perks and discounts – Anyperk is a platform that provides real employee perks and discounts to companies of all sizes.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

If you remain undecided for a while and appear to be looking at other options the supplier may offer you a further discount to secure the business. Although catering is an important money maker for most venues you can negotiate on costs here. If so, you should be able to get a discount for them.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

If you remain undecided for a while and appear to be looking at other options the supplier may offer you a further discount to secure the business. Although catering is an important money maker for most venues you can negotiate on costs here. If so, you should be able to get a discount for them.

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Allwork

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

It costs so much with some of this equipment as well. There’s so many different niches and it does depend on budgets and different things like that as well. You might have to discount on price or do something. And so these niche providers of specialists are coming up as well. I think that’s always the one.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

At first the consultants picked their own hotels and put the cost through their expenses and as you can imagine their choice of hotels varied wildly and so did the price. Once the recession really hit home my Director’s budget was cut quite drastically and she asked all of us to think of ways to cut back on costs.

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

However, adding value shouldn’t come at the cost of good value and you want to make sure your renovation is as affordable as it is stylish. It will also mean your rooms are warmed by sunlight in the winter time so you can reduce your heating costs, while the sun travels higher in summer and won’t hit your windows as much.

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 2, 2011

As my regular readers will know I’m a huge advocate of small business bootstrapping, and PR and news exposure is a great way for small businesses to get new customers, and it doesn’t have to cost a fortune!

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Small Business CEO

JUNE 6, 2013

For newer entrepreneurs, however, it’s not as simple as just setting up any office they want and worrying about the costs later. Everything needs to be budgeted out so the company doesn’t lose too much money before it starts to pull in revenue. A modest expense at polishing the oldies would be a conscientious move.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

This is great for budgeting purposes and makes it really easy for each department to keep a track of their own spending on travel. The same can be done with cost codes or reference numbers, in fact the system can be customised to meet your companies reporting needs. Promotional offer just for Practically Perfect PA readers.

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Small Business CEO

AUGUST 30, 2010

The best way for a small business to thrive nowadays is by cutting costs. Cost cutting on certain aspects of your business could just be the economic stimulus needed to let you bounce back from an economic spiral. These are: technology, overhead costs, fixed assets, marketing, insurance or finances and travel.

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 11, 2016

There truly is cuisine for every palate and budget and if you are in meetings at Embarcadero or Moscone Convention Centers, these fabulous eateries are just a walk, or short taxi ride away. Gym facilities that offer day passes and discounts to visitors: Studio Mix is a 30,000 square foot facility in the heart of the city on Van Ness Street.

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Small Business CEO

MARCH 2, 2010

Luckily, the following four promotional strategies require little time, know-how, or budget. People love discounts. Needless to say, all it takes is a bit of time and know-how for the small business owner to develop a cost effective, well thought out strategy to grow their business and bottom line, tough market or not.

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 25, 2010

For a major corporation, the cost of reaching a new customer and doing something special is outweighed by the returns coming in from their already large customer base. If you want to see your online business come out ahead of its bigger opponents, these four strategies will be worth incorporating into your social media marketing plan.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JANUARY 30, 2013

Some ideas are free, cost effective, and some are very, very generous. -Do The below perks or extras address mind, body, and soul and can be paid for by the company or by the employee to make their life easier by the company offering a service onsite.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 15, 2013

Ten days before the event: we needed to research low budget and mid-priced hotels & hostels in three districts, put all the information (including URL, contact info, location, directions, room availability) into an Excel sheet and then negotiate discounts for participant groups coming from outside of Berlin.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 18, 2010

New Low Price When Gamer Lifestyle first opened, it cost $450, and slots for the course filled up fast. But Johnn and Yax knew that price kept a lot of would-be gamer-lifestylers out of the course, so they racked their brains for a way to cut costs. That’s $250, for a course that used to cost $450. It’s a pretty insane deal.

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Men With Pens

FEBRUARY 28, 2010

For example, you could redesign your website so it appeals to more clients and lessens your advertising costs. A truly strange scenario is the client that asks you to rush and asks you for a discount because they have a small budget. I like a little pressure, but stay far away from ‘frazzled’ at all costs.

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Jen Lawrence

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The purpose and audience dictate the rest of the planning parameters, including venue, budget, meals, and materials needed. There are a number of things that can be negotiated into a contract such as comped hotel rooms, free wifi, additional meeting rooms at no cost, and food and beverage discounts. Gather the details.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 11, 2010

And many online copywriters are thrilled to land a new blogging gig – so thrilled they rarely pause to wonder if writing for their client’s blog is really the best investment of that person’s marketing budget. There are other, more effective, time-efficient, cost-reduced ways of achieving everything a blog can provide.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 7, 2011

As much as I love my friends and don’t blame them in any way for requesting discounted (or pro bono) services, I realised my principle to be a “good friend&# led me into making some bad business decisions. If 2 out of those 6 hours are given away, it just cost me 33% of my potential income. Eeek, that’s higher than tax!

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 10, 2010

Listening to Experts is Expensive When new business owners believe faulty information they find on the web, it costs them a great deal. Like I told someone last week: “If you don’t know the first thing about automobiles, a tuneup might cost you $2500.&# But why would they doubt you? Nothing good would have come from it.

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Men With Pens

MARCH 2, 2010

We live in a world of rising costs, and almost everyone expects prices to go up a little each year. Rising costs happen with taxes, with utilities, with groceries, with gasoline, with books, with everything, so most people aren’t going to be particularly surprised that your rates increase as well. Like clockwork.

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Men With Pens

JULY 7, 2010

If their price is beyond your budget, that’s okay – just tell them, then go look for someone in your price range. It might cost a bit more but it tells freelancers you believe in their great work and you believe in them. Everyone wins, and it’s a simple, zero-cost, low-effort gesture that makes all involved feel good.

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Men With Pens

APRIL 4, 2010

You know, freelancing is one of those businesses where the cost of entry is usually so low (compared to traditional businesses) that we tend to develop a penny-pinching mindset right out of the gate. I am currently putting together a brochure/portfolio/website and I check your archives regularly for ideas on how to pitch myself.

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Success

JULY 17, 2021

That certification will cost you $1,000 to $10,000 and three to 24 months of your life—just for some made-up title after your name.” If you go to udemy.com right now and search for “coaching certification,” you’ll find (sit down for this) 10,000 results , with most of these “accredited” programs costing between $10 and $20.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

Businesspeople understand investment, as opposed to cost. They have a budget. Prices always tend towards marginal costs. Limited time offer discounts, periodical sales, and fliers four times a year. We cost the government less in sick time and health care, and we help support the economy with the money we make.

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