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7 Apps to Teach Kids About Money

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A 2017 study found that disparities in financial literacy may account for as much as 40 percent of the wealth gap between those retiring with more and those retiring with less. AdVenture Capitalist is free to download, but before you set your kid loose, be aware that the app comes with some in-app purchases. Google Play : 4.5.

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The Best Client Retention Strategies to Use Now

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Depending upon your business style and structure, follow-ups may involve a personal visit, phone call, email, text or an online survey. Flash sales and discounts by email, text and social media platforms keep your clients engaged. I recently experienced this with a camera purchase. Solicit feedback at every opportunity.

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Tim Berry's Baby Boomer Un-Retirement - Part 2

Small Business Labs

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « The Atlantic Monthly on The End of Men | Main | The Female Economy » June 18, 2010 Tim Berrys Baby Boomer Un-Retirement - Part 2 Several years ago (have I really been blogging that long?) I posted on Tim Berry's un-retirement.    His answer was he was retired.

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Real Estate Developers See Airbnb Opportunities

Small Business Labs

We get an weekly email from John Burns , a real estate consulting firm. Quoting again from the email: The key will be having a location that can tap into the burgeoning Airbnb user stream. The email's conclusion is: We sense a trend developing, especially if the apartment markets soften.

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Who is attending the Virtual Summit?

Practically Perfect PA

I have been getting a lot of emails from assistants wondering how they can watch the Summit in their time zone. Maybe you’ve just been made redundant or approaching retirement age and are considering setting up as a VA and wondering whether there is a place for you in the market place. I’m over the moon!

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Future-Proof Your Career

Office Dynamics

I’m always amazed when I meet someone in the workplace and I ask them what their goals are for the next year or I talk to them about expanding their skill sets and they say to me, “I plan to coast until I retire. I think to myself, “How are you so sure everything is going to stay the same until you retire three or four years from now?”

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5 Sure-Fire Ways to End Up With a Career You Hate

Eat Your Career

Maybe your awful boss will retire and you’ll be promoted and the company will be purchased by Google. Email this to a friend? If you’re in a career that’s making you miserable, it’s probably safe to say that things can’t change enough to make it worthwhile staying. Maybe they can. But I like to encourage a proactive mindset.

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