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7 Money Mistakes You’re Making in Your 20s

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You work hard for your money and have lost track of how many times you’ve gone above and beyond to help a co-worker or put in overtime to finish a project. You’re out at a restaurant or a bar with some friends and you want to split the bill, but you don’t have cash. Paying credit card interest or fees.

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How My Experience as a Black Entrepreneur Shaped My Views on Building Financial Freedom

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Unfortunately, the entire experience was spoiled by an incident at a popular breakfast restaurant. Anytime I thought about the trip or the project came up as a topic of conversation in meetings, I found myself spiraling down a path of worst-case scenarios: What if the server had put something in my food? What brings you to town?”

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44 Ways to Kick-Start Your New Year

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Cut up credit cards. When we say “no” to a business, social or community project, invitation or event, we are also saying “no” to the serendipitous benefits that arise. Ask restaurant servers for low-sodium options—you’d be surprised how eager they are to help. Plan a trip to a place you have always wanted to go.

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How to Get Organized Using Lists

Ian's Messy Desk

Restaurants. These are a few of the lists he keeps on his handheld device: Account and $ numbers - credit card #s, PIN #s, etc. ( These are a few of the lists he keeps on his handheld device: Account and $ numbers - credit card #s, PIN #s, etc. ( Personal information. Account information. Bills to pay. Quotations.

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Answering Reader Mail: Green EA, Green Executive

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I was hoping that you might have insight/advice on how to create project work/better assist a C-Level exec that has never had an admin before. Since we are both somewhat green, I was hoping that you might have some suggestions to spark project work (both business and personal related projects would be helpful).

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

Men With Pens

The last time I went to a restaurant, I checked online for a menu before calling to make reservations. They had many different reviews of their restaurant, but the ones that came up first were the negative ones. Because I don’t have a US address on my credit card. They’re all small business owners.

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