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3 Awkward Money Conversations in the Workplace and How to Navigate Them

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While you share in your coworker’s happiness, does that mean you’re obligated to contribute to the gift collection that celebrates multiple, and often back-to-back, milestones? Not contributing to a gift should not negatively reflect on someone in the workplace. In my view, salary transparency is a must ,” Holman says. “In

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Dear Debbie: Why Do I Downplay My Hard-Earned Success in Social Settings?

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I didn’t mind that random strangers often assumed my husband was our primary earner, despite me having doubled his salary in real estate sales alone. The world deserves the gifts you have to offer. Every time you make yourself smaller, you take that gift from the world. Photos courtesy Debbie Biery.

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5 Long-Term Financial Goals and How to Achieve Them

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In addition to your own contributions, many children receive cash gifts for birthdays or holiday presents over the years. Consider asking friends and family members to contribute to your child’s college fund instead of buying them yet another toy as a gift. Automate your savings to ensure you consistently contribute to your goals.

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The Financial Benefits of Thinking Like an Entrepreneur

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According to him, the entrepreneur has unlimited upside with limitless earning potential, while a job is fixed with a salary and maybe a bonus. The greatest gift an entrepreneur gives themselves is the continuous opportunity to learn. In my father’s way of looking at the world, it’s better to be an entrepreneur than to have a job.

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Do I Need to Buy Life Insurance?

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To calculate how much insurance to buy, some experts recommend multiplying your salary by eight. Others say to multiply your annual salary by the number of years you have before retirement. Bottom line Buying life insurance is not a fun topic, but planning for the future can be one of the best gifts you leave your family.

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5 Reasons 15-Minute Cities Could Be The Key To Work-Life Balance

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But the rising cost of living, recent job cuts, and salary freezes have resulted in a period of uncertainty that’s affecting peoples’ job prospects and future careers. Coworking spaces, art galleries, gift shops, and more might begin to pop up. This article was written by Lucy McInally.

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Former NFL Player John Diggs Bounced Back From a Crisis and Found Success With His “Mapineering” Technique

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Somebody had gifted it to him somewhere along the line, and he’d never really looked at it… until now. A few months after that, he’d moved out of his mom’s place and landed a new job with a six-figure salary. “It “I knew I had to revisit the information in that box to rebuild my life,” he says. And it gave him an idea.

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