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6 Real-Life Budgeting Tips to Save More Money

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I make an average salary. How to save more money Now that I’ve upgraded from a piggy bank to a checking account, I’ve been able to identify the best ways to save money for the future without compromising my lifestyle in the present. I contribute to my 401(k) monthly. And I travel abroad every three months. Well, practice.

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5 Long-Term Financial Goals and How to Achieve Them

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While still making the minimum payment on all of your debt, focus on paying down high-interest debts first using extra funds in your budget. In addition to your own contributions, many children receive cash gifts for birthdays or holiday presents over the years. Automate your savings to ensure you consistently contribute to your goals.

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7 Types of Competitive Advantages and How to Develop Yours

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How can your product be presented or used differently by the consumer even if it is very similar to competitor offerings? If your budget is too limited to offer competitive salaries, what other perks do you offer ? As a personal example, I had a client who offered two night classes with equal marketing budgets.

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The 6 Biggest Financial Mistakes to Avoid in Your 30s

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They don’t realize how much children are going to change the household budget and make adjustments ahead of time,” she says. Building income may mean asking for a promotion or a raise, negotiating a higher salary at a new job or asking for stock options as part of a total benefits package. “It

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New study reveals deteriorating employee wellbeing and eroding trust in employer efforts

Workplace Insight

This comes at a time where economic headwinds, budget cuts and remote work has created a feeling of uncertainty in the UK workforce, heightening the urgency for employers to act fast or compromise employee wellbeing. A new study from Alight reveals that 64 percent of the UK workforce would rate their overall wellbeing as low.

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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

Office Dynamics

Executive assistants are running meetings, making hiring decisions, giving presentations, negotiating contracts, managing budgets and are considered co-leaders. She received the biggest salary of her lifetime with all kinds of perks. I have read and agree that ageism exists in the workplace. She is living it up.

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The EA Job Search: Why it’s so difficult to obtain senior roles

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And in this day and age, whilst we still battle internally in business with the out-dated stereotypes attached to our roles, we also often find these stereotypes creeping into the job descriptions and accompanying advertised salaries for our roles, creating silly perceptions for everyone to see and stereotypes that really do become inescapable.

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