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4 Smart Money Moves to Plan for Financial Security

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They don’t have a purpose for the money they’re saving, and they often end up splurging on stuff they don’t really need (or want) rather than using it to fund a life goal such as buying a house or saving up for retirement. Start a retirement plan. You’re young, and retirement probably feels light-years away.

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5 Smart Money Hacks to Help You Budget for the Holidays

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They also double as a kind of mini gift to yourself when you file your tax return in April. 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.

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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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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. They dip into retirement savings, run up credit card debt or ramp up slowly while juggling day jobs.

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Tips to Go Almost Paperless - Productive & Organized

Stephanie LH Calahan

  I have so many piles and I don't want to file it all."   If your computer files are organized, you will be able to do a search and find what you are looking for quickly. We get the email notifications and save them to a file on our computer (we do not print them).  Make Sure You Back it Up!

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

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And I was kind of always brought in as like an assistant right like there she’s going to help with I mean, this was back in the days of like, filing and just you know, sending out paperwork and handling mail. Nicole Grinnell 5:57 Yeah, so I’m the CEO that I was mainly supporting, actually retired.

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Work-Life Balance 2.0 and Small Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

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» « Previous Entries This entry was posted on Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007 at 9:09 pm and is filed under Work/Life Balance. Ian Wilson THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG » Blog Archive » Ready To Retire Right Now? Carnival of Money, Growth and Happiness #21 | Credit Card Lowdown Said on October 29th, 2007 at 8:17 pm [.]

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Handbook for Life: 52 Tips for Happiness and Productivity

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Cut down on the number of accounts you have, cut down on your credit cards, spend less, reduce your bills.  The problem with many of us is that we always think that we’ll be happy when we reach a certain destination — when we get a certain job, or retire, or get our dream house.   Retire early.   15. 

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