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A Millennial’s Guide to Finances: 5 Things to Start Before You Turn 30

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A healthy guideline is to have between six and 12 months worth of expenses set aside,” Kemp says. Drew Parker, creator of The Complete Retirement Planner, encourages young adults to check their credit score each year, aiming for that sweet spot of 720+, where you will receive the best loan, mortgage and credit card rates.

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Simple Cybersecurity Rules Everyone Should Follow

Jen Lawrence

Some are great about following guidelines at work but completely ignore them at home (or vice versa.) One big no-no I see most often is small businesses collecting and saving credit card information. Send the credit card number in one email and the security code via text.” Cybersecurity is a shaky topic.

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How to Set (And Stick To) Your Business Boundaries

Office Organization Success

When we dug a little deeper and I asked her specifically what was going on, it turned out she didn’t have time management issues at all; she simply didn’t have any clear policies/guidelines in place for communicating with clients and getting projects completed. She had a time boundaries issue. What’s your procedure for scheduling calls?

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Organising business travel is changing… Are you?

Practically Perfect PA

According to research, Millennials are less likely to follow a corporate business policy and are more inclined to book business travel as they would their own personal trips – this means using their phone to book flights, on their personal credit cards and also taking friends or family along for the ride.

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Top 5 Money Saving Tips for Small Business Travel

The Small Business Blog

Make sure that you have a clear policy in place at your small business to set clear guidelines for your employees about allowable expenses. Using a single credit card for all travel expenses will help to avoid costs spiralling. By choosing the right card you could also earn Air Miles as you travel.

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Do you ask for permission or forgiveness? | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

I get snail mail from credit card companies who could not possibly have my new mailing address unless they scammed it off some list. It’s like saying, “Hey, so, sorry we stole your information without your knowledge from Facebook, but we’ll make it up to you by offering you 0% APR on a credit card! No, we can’t.

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How to Launch (and Maintain) a Successful E-Commerce Business

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And here’s an excellent and free brand personality quiz that will generate branding guidelines, including your business colors and font, based on your responses. When selecting a platform , you’ll want to ask: What are the monthly subscription fees and credit card processing fees? Canva and others offer free logo makers.