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

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List out your purchases in an Excel spreadsheet at the end of each month and place each transaction into a bucket. Get detailed and introspective to evaluate which purchases are legitimate needs vs. nonessentials. A healthy guideline is to have between six and 12 months worth of expenses set aside,” Kemp says.

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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.

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Should Bloggers Charge for Posts? | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

I do not want people to pay to read my inspirations on my blog but I would like them to purchase my book, Big difference. I’ve purchased ebooks and I’ve joined a paid forum. I also purchased a book in order to get into a forum. Click here to read our guest post guidelines , then show us what youve got.

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Three Reasons You Need to Convince Newbies They Need a Website.

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Annabel – There were three online purchases I was about to make this week – and didn’t – because I couldn’t, for lack of proper technology and PayPal integration. Because I don’t have a US address on my credit card. Click here to read our guest post guidelines , then show us what youve got.

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What is Success? | Business web designer, WordPress customization.

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It’s more like what you have described for yourself – not having to budget and think about how much is in my bank account before making a purchase. Click here to read our guest post guidelines , then show us what youve got. That’s true success for me. Justin King´s last blog.

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