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2023 Financial Forecast: How to Prepare for the Year Ahead

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Americans increasingly pulled out their credit cards to pay for a whole slew of more-expensive goods and services, which resulted in the biggest surge in credit card debt in more than 20 years. As you think about your personal finances heading into 2023, credit card debt should be top of mind.

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How to Create a Budget: 6 Steps to Get You on the Path to Financial Security

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Some basic categories, but definitely not all possible ones, you can start with include: Housing, including rent or mortgage Utilities Car payments/insurance/gas Health/medical expenses Groceries/restaurant expenses Entertainment Personal/shopping/clothing Children Savings Credit cards/loans/other fees Etc.

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2 Important Rules for Attracting Wealthy Clients

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But when you write down your five or 10-year plans, your real goal is to make major deals. No, you want to work with whales—the big clients, the big spenders, people who definitely have the money and even more definitely don’t need what they’re buying. So do you immediately go and max out your credit card on a new Armani suit?

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Do you know your numbers? Revenue vs. Income – The difference can make or break your company

Stephanie LH Calahan

  Those deposits could have been any of the following; cash, check, wire transfer or the processing of credit card payments. When you understand the definition of revenue you can fully appreciate the claims or offers that others businesses are making. How is that possible? 

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Ep 243: Nicole Grinnell on Delegation and Unlocking Your Productivity Potential

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Well, we’ll definitely do that. And then my last career before I started the business, I was actually supporting COO, General Counsel and CTO at a processing credit card processing company. Nicole Grinnell 12:21 Yeah, so that’s definitely how we started. Jeremy Burrows 2:49 Nice. Where did you jump in?

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Handbook for Life: 52 Tips for Happiness and Productivity

Stephanie LH Calahan

And when you’re not working, you should definitely try switching to slow mode. Cut down on the number of accounts you have, cut down on your credit cards, spend less, reduce your bills.    Set long-term goals. Your vision of your ultimate life will help you come up with long-term goals.   17. 

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Would You Give Your Teen a Business?

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I’d thought it out and figured it would cost about $4,000 to start her up, which really isn’t that much when it’s spread over several months on a credit card. Learning entrepreneurship can definitely give teens a valuable advantage for the future. It wasn’t a crazy idea, either. Why is this?