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How to Plan a Working Vacation

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A location that’s too remote may not work if Wi-Fi and phone service are not up to par. When booking longer stays, especially during low season, hotels may offer a discount off the standard rate. 22 and Shangri-La Bangkok is offering a discount of up to 25% for guests booking five consecutive nights or longer until April 30.

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

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Negotiate your bills and purchases, and find extra money by making your social network work for you. Lapin likes to negotiate and once bought a floor-model couch for about 70 percent off. Department stores typically will discount 10 to 15 percent for a fabric snag or other minor imperfection, she says. Behold the new LBD.

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How to Create Strategic Partnerships

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When a client comes to me and asks for a service outside my area of focus, I refer them to one of my partners, with whom I have a pre-negotiated referral fee. We agreed to sell C4’s product for the manufacturer’s suggested retail price and cross-promote the two companies’ products by discounting our goods. Win-win-win.

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Serviced Apartments – pros and cons

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It is easy to negotiate on the price per night with a serviced apartment as they do tend to discount on block bookings. Some places do not have a reception or night porter and in these cases if there is a problem you are normally asked to phone a central number located away from the apartment. Filed under: Accomodation.

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Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms | THE SMALL.

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Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Cost Cutting for Small Business РPayment Terms by Stefan Țpfer on Aug 24, 2007 There are two ways to get better payment terms from your suppliers Рmake sure you know what the pricing is and negotiate the payment terms last, without warning.

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Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms | THE SMALL.

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Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk Cost Cutting for Small Business РPayment Terms by Stefan Țpfer on Aug 24, 2007 There are two ways to get better payment terms from your suppliers Рmake sure you know what the pricing is and negotiate the payment terms last, without warning.

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Answering Reader Mail: Can an EA salary support a family?

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Also look thru your employee handbook to save as much money as possible with your company matching 401k program and pre-tax contributions, employee discounts and perks, paid on going education, flexible spending accounts, etc. While you are at it, do as much automatic or online bill pay as you can - rent, phone bill, etc.

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