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Travel Blogger Karen Akpan Shares How She Journeyed From Debt to Economic Freedom

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This creep ultimately caused her family to lose the ability to stay on top of their finances. With an expensive California mortgage, car payments and student loans, the emergency fund she and her husband, Sylvester, had dutifully built quickly depleted. Akpan’s not just open with her family about finances.

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6 Tips for Being a Responsible Digital Nomad

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Tarek Kholoussy’s nomadic journey has taken him out of the finance sector on Wall Street and into global philanthropy. She preaches responsible tourism, a concept that promotes local economic growth by guiding tourist dollars to local businesses. This article originally appeared in the July/August 2023 issue of SUCCESS magazine.

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Travel Blogger Karen Akpan Shares How She Journeyed From Debt to Economic Freedom

Success

This creep ultimately caused her family to lose the ability to stay on top of their finances. With an expensive California mortgage, car payments and student loans, the emergency fund she and her husband, Sylvester, had dutifully built quickly depleted. Akpan’s not just open with her family about finances.

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Bankrupt and Facing a $100 million Lawsuit, This Entrepreneur Learned the Power of Grit

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Over the next few weeks, approximately 75,000 distributors followed his lead, and the company sued Goetschel for $100 million—litigation that would tie up his finances and energy for years. Promotions are based on who you are becoming.”. This article originally appeared in the January/February 2022 Issue of SUCCESS magazine.

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The Side Hustler’s Handbook

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Diane Mulcahy, author of The Gig Economy: The Complete Guide to Getting Better Work, Taking More Time Off, and Financing the Life You Want , advises writing down your worst-case scenarios and then, if they are even slightly reasonable fears, creating a plan to avoid them. Because not everyone wants to hire an expensive landscaper.

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Small Business Start-Up Idea – Sign-Making Service | THE SMALL.

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The costs will vary greatly depending on your needs – machines that make neon signs for a bar will be more expensive than if you are making wooden estate agent signs. The rest of your expenses will be related to promoting your website. The overall set-up cost could be from five to ten thousand pounds.

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Small Business Bootstrapping Techniques | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

They understand that cash is king and should not be wasted on old style advertising and marketing – there are better and almost cost-free ways to promote your small business. In common business lingo, bootstrapping means using your personal funds in order to finance the business. The choice to remain low cost is a smart one.

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