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Money Remains a Top Stressor for U.S. Adults—Here Are Some Tips to Better Manage Stress (and Finances)

Success

Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that roughly two-thirds of our economy is fueled by consumer spending, much of it in the form of credit card debt. One recent survey by the credit card comparison website CardHub observed that consumers added a total of $87.3 It’s a form of gratitude and mindfulness, he says.

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Paying Candidates for Interviews: What Should Be Covered and Why?

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Job candidates’ credit cards might be getting more action than they should, all while they are between employment opportunities. Also, if candidates are expected to travel more than an hour by car or train to an office that is not the office they would report to, we would expect to see the company offer some form of reimbursement.”

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Could You Write a Book in a Month?

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Because I am goal-oriented, I equate my daily writing to the length of a magazine feature, more or less the size of this article. According to my credit card, I always find a decent pair of jeans to purchase, so I trust that my editing can make pure genius out of whatever chaos I create. That would be 30 articles in one month.

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How 30 Days of Kindness Made Me a Better Person

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Their father, who had dark circles under his eyes, rubbed the bridge of his nose as his credit card was declined a second time. Admittedly I experienced some form of generosity fatigue around the second week of my challenge. We perceive there to be some form of personal benefit from the act, either in the short- or long-term.

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What I Learned from Keeping a Gratitude Journal

Success

This article originally appeared in the April 2017 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated. Gratitude journals are the opposite of work-intensive, requiring only a pen, pad and a handful of quiet moments. “If If you wake up and think, I am grateful that today, blank” says Jantz, “you begin to think in a different way.”

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Snail Mail 101

Clutter Coach

Reading material includes magazines, newspapers, annual reports, tip sheets from the garden center and professional association bulletins. An article buried in a months-old magazine is not accessible to you and therefore irrelevant. Some people don’t want to toss out magazines with their address labels on them.

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The Mel Robbins Guide to Screwing Up

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With a dry mouth and sweat forming at his temples, he approached an attractive woman on the street and nervously asked her for directions. On his website, ( RejectionTherapy.com ) Comely sells cue cards with ideas on ways to be rejected: Request a lower interest rate from a credit card provider; challenge a stranger to an arm-wrestling match.

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