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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. Even more confident. Right after the workshop, I purchased Egyptian cotton sheets and a duvet cover.

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

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What if he wrote down my name from my credit card and used it to find out who I was? Having allies at work isn’t just about having a confidant or an enforcer of policies. After visiting a specialist, taking medication and undergoing hours of electrostimulation, I learned it was all stress-related.

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Tori Dunlap, Founder of Her First 100K is on a Mission to Close the Gender Pay Gap

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I was on the receiving end of sexist, negative comments from male supervisors, and I learned that the majority of women earn 82 cents for every dollar earned by their male counterparts. People are often shocked to learn I don’t have a debit card. I watched my female friends accept jobs that paid far less than they were worth.

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12 Essential Tips Every Solo Traveler Needs to Know

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Keep reading for our best solo travel tips, whether you’re learning how to travel solo for the first time or you’re a seasoned traveler. 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.

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How I Learned to Love Selling (and How You Can Too)

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With this new idea, I learned to stop worrying and love sales. I tried selling credit card machines door to door once. I can’t tell you how much of my time used to be spent on customers who purchased a $5 or $10 service and immediately became a squeaky wheel. You can too—here’s how. Sell like a human.

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Could You Write a Book in a Month?

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In 2005 I was confident. My Year of Learning to Live Better with Less. Maxx dressing room, hoping that in the end you’ll find one decent pair of jeans to purchase. According to my credit card, I always find a decent pair of jeans to purchase, so I trust that my editing can make pure genius out of whatever chaos I create.

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The Mel Robbins Guide to Screwing Up

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But if we learn from the failure and revise our actions, we might get a better result (and a dose of dopamine) on the next try. He learned. And that’s what the process of failing is, at its core: a simple learning experience. They thought they were learning.”. Ask for a discount before you purchase something.

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