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5 Smart Money Hacks to Help You Budget for the Holidays

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Although you have until Tax Day to contribute to a Roth IRA (if you’re able to), this is the time of year that I usually reach out to my employer’s benefits department about increasing any contributions to company-sponsored retirement plans. Initially, throwing a party might not seem like a cost-saving measure. Increase your income.

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7 Money Mistakes You’re Making in Your 20s

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Not considering how many hours (not dollars) something costs. That means the coat will cost you 20 hours (or half of a workweek) to buy. The $40 shirt is a better investment because it costs $.80 Some offer reward programs like cash back, grocery points or travel discounts that can be very worthwhile.

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Travel Blogger Karen Akpan Shares How She Journeyed From Debt to Economic Freedom

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They made all the improvements for the home, but by the time everything was said and done—between closing costs and renovation payments—they made less than $20,000. “I I started my blog for fun, highlighting how you can travel and get discounts and do stuff on a budget. Immediately, I was like, We’ve got to sell the house. We’re done.

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Travel Blogger Karen Akpan Shares How She Journeyed From Debt to Economic Freedom

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They made all the improvements for the home, but by the time everything was said and done—between closing costs and renovation payments—they made less than $20,000. “I I started my blog for fun, highlighting how you can travel and get discounts and do stuff on a budget. Immediately, I was like, We’ve got to sell the house. We’re done.

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How to Become a Certified Coach

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For clients of Jo Davis , the work is “[finding] meaning, a career change, retirement or planning for it.”. 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.” To become a “professional certified coach” will cost $7,700 and take a year or two.

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Why Aren't Newspapers Doing Social Shopping?

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  The deals are generally discounted.    For example, a recent San Francisco Groupon offer was $50 for a child photography session normally costing $295. .  Groupon is an online collective buying service.    Groupon subscribers get emails with deal offers from local businesses. 

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Recruiting talented employees to enhance customer service

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Since it’s a reality that it costs money to hire and train the best of the best, shouldn’t we be doing everything we can to recognize and celebrate accomplishments – much as we would want done to us as we reach new milestones? Will your employees be your dream weavers or will they make nightmares come true?