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The 8 Biggest Financial Mistakes to Avoid in Your 60s

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People in their 60s often face the decades in two parts: the run-up to retirement and retirement itself. Although retirement may have a date on the human resources calendar, it can—and perhaps should—involve years of transition. They’ve been in this accumulation mode of building up their assets,” she says.

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5 Smart Money Hacks to Help You Budget for the Holidays

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With the economy making everyone extra cautious about spending , I really wanted to give myself the gift of not worrying about money this holiday season. Consider it my gift to you, my fellow budgeters. I honestly love gift-shopping. They also double as a kind of mini gift to yourself when you file your tax return in April.

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How to Know If You’re Financially Ready to Start a Business

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After all, without cash flow and a solid financial plan that includes costs and expenses, you won’t be able to get your business off the ground. For example, if a relative gives you an intrafamily loan, they’ll want to charge a minimum interest rate so it doesn’t count as a gift (which would trigger gift taxes).

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What Leslie Jordan’s Legacy Can Teach Us About Pivoting to a Third Act

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And in life, often your first act is devoted to childhood and education, your second to career and family and your third, following retirement, is how you choose to fill your golden years in service to the legacy you wish to leave. Leslie Jordan: Repurposing Your Gifts. Novels have a beginning, middle and end.

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The 2021 Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide

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Last year, I made a video for my YouTube channel recommending 10 gift ideas for the (aspiring) productive person in your life. It’s 2020 and it’s time for a new holiday gift guide. ” Getting this book as a gift for someone would be a good choice. But that was last year. Let’s start with books. Freewrite.

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Do I Need to Buy Life Insurance?

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In addition to the length and amount of the policy affecting the cost, finalizing a life insurance quote may require a medical exam before the policy can be underwritten and implemented. Want to cover your funeral or burial expenses so your heirs don’t have to use your estate to cover the costs.

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Liminal Space: Why This Period of Nothingness Is Critical to Being Present and Processing Your Thoughts

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As humans, we see things that hold uncertainty as bad, something to avoid at all costs,” he says, adding that we zoom around without much awareness or intention. I miss the Train Wrecks, but getting outside and connecting with nature has been a gift. For most of us, waiting is a space that inherently holds uncertainty.

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