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How My Experience as a Black Entrepreneur Shaped My Views on Building Financial Freedom

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As a Black professional, he had been through his own set of uncomfortable interactions traveling on business and was all too familiar with the array of characters you meet and the variety of tactics used to wiggle out of uncomfortable environments. What if he wrote down my name from my credit card and used it to find out who I was?

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5 Ways to Save Money This Holiday Season (Without Disappointing Anyone)

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It can be tricky when things come up like holidays, especially those gift-giving holidays, because they also coincide with events like buying new winter clothes for my kids, or family parties, teacher gifts,” she says. Refuse to enter January with a new pile of credit card debt There’s a reason credit card companies love the holidays.

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12 Essential Tips Every Solo Traveler Needs to Know

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Use the cloud Scan or take photos of your flight and hotel confirmations, credit card and insurance cards, and any other documents that might be useful. A familiar pillowcase can bring comfort if you’re homesick, or it can be filled with clothes to make an extra pillow or backrest.

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44 Ways to Kick-Start Your New Year

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Create an environment fostering your success. Also, consider your environment—is your home or office dreary or energizing? I often think I need new clothes, but when I clean out or organize my closet, I realize I have lots of options and everything I need at my fingertips. Cut up credit cards. Get a leg up.

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106 Thoughts on Overcoming Overwhelm in a Freaked-Out World

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You can make that first step easier by supporting yourself: comfy clothes, your favorite music, an organizing buddy, etc. When your credit card statement comes in, and after you have paid the bill, place the statement along with your month-end bank statement in the file folder. Obliterate Overwhelm!

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