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5 Smart Money Hacks to Help You Budget for the Holidays

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Of course, we can make attempts like embracing self-care. Of course, there are times when I plow right through those meager earmarked funds and have to get inventive. They also double as a kind of mini gift to yourself when you file your tax return in April. How can anyone on a budget relax about money during the holidays?

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Bad Credit 101: The Small Mistakes That Are Killing Your Score

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You just applied for a credit card, or maybe it was a new apartment or a loan, and you got denied. You were under the impression that your credit was solid. It just sucker punched you in the face, so now you’re wondering what’s causing your bad credit score.

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4 Smart Money Moves to Plan for Financial Security

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If you’ve taken any kind of personal finance course, you probably know about the importance of an emergency fund to your overall financial health. In 2021, that limit is $140,000 for individuals and $208,000 for married people who file their taxes jointly. Create an emergency fund, but don’t abuse it. Time is your greatest asset.

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13 Ways You Should be Using Your Smartphone for Business

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Of course there are other options like Canva and PicMonkey. Yet another reason to ditch the file cabinet and move your files to the cloud; file access on your smartphone. But of course there are apps for Google Drive , Box and Microsoft OneDrive. Easy Credit Card Payments on the Go. My favorite?

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Stacey Abrams’ New Co-Authored Book Details the Struggles Black Entrepreneurs Still Face and Why Business Partnership Differences Can Be Your Superpower

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For the two of us, the experience was a crash course in what intrigued our heads and our hearts. Despite a record uptick in new business filings during the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, entrepreneurship has been on a troubling downward slide for years. Stacey was stunned for a moment. We got to see each other learn.

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Best Business Technology for Small Businesses & Their Owners (28 ideas from them to you!)

Stephanie LH Calahan

Of course, there are many other features, but these are the highlights, in my opinion. OneNote: My Filing Cabinet In The Clouds. create notebooks and files just like I would with paper, but now it is all organized on my computer. I plug directly into my MacBookPro and use Audacity or Garage Band to edit the file.

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Employee Monitoring: How to (and not to) track employee productivity

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Time tracking and file tracking. Another way to monitor remote employees is to use time tracking or file tracking software. As such, they’re free to clock out to take a break whenever they need it (with managers having the ability to track work hours and breaks, of course). File tracking uses and benefits.

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