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Cashing in Without a Cash Register

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Let me make a cashless payment by scanning my phone, entering a secret code or with my mom’s credit card. The Starbucks next door lets me pay and receive coupons using my phone. I would even scrounge for the most elusive payment type of all: cash. Ask your customers how they want to pay for your services.

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What Is a Credit Freeze, and Should I Do It?

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It’s also important to note that while a credit freeze can make it much harder for someone to open an unauthorized account in your name, it does not prevent identity theft on its own. For example, if someone steals your credit card number, a credit freeze won’t stop them from making unauthorized purchases.

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Lessons From Past Recessions

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Recessions are a natural part of the economic cycle and help to reset the economy when it grows too quickly, making it harder for regular people to purchase everyday items. How much debt do I have (credit cards, student loans, car loans, mortgages, etc.)? How much cash can I quickly access if needed (i.e.,

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These Are Nicole Lapin’s 6 Money Tips for Living Your Richest Life

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Purchase that daily latte, advises financial expert Nicole Lapin. Throughout the book, she shares personal anecdotes and examples, such as how she painlessly eliminated a $5,000 credit-card balance. Negotiate your bills and purchases, and find extra money by making your social network work for you.

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How To Make Traditional Business Cards Work For You In The Digital Age.

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Purchasing traditional business cards used to be one of the first official things you did when you started your own business. Today, with everything from file storage to forms being offered electronically, many business startups are abandoning the traditional business card altogether. But should they?

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2 Important Rules for Attracting Wealthy Clients

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He wants to meet somewhere next week to discuss a new watch purchase. So do you immediately go and max out your credit card on a new Armani suit? Don’t go into credit card debt trying to impress a guy who can’t be impressed. Probably not. But just imagine he did. You don’t look like wealth. The opposite is true.

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4 Smart Money Moves to Plan for Financial Security

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Maybe you dream of attending drama school one day or purchasing recording equipment to help with your podcasting side gig (don’t we all?). This goal is more expensive than I’d like to admit, so I strategically plan for those purchases by saving for them on a monthly basis. For me, this is collecting limited-release sneakers.