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The 6 Biggest Financial Mistakes to Avoid in Your 30s

Success

“It could be down payment money for a home, putting [funds] toward a young child’s education or investing in retirement. Allowing lifestyle creep “Spending is so visible because of social media and the internet,” Mahoney says. Moore suggests pushing beyond that to set aside 20% of the gross income. in 2011 to 27.3

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

On The Job

Finnigan says recruiters, who often called young job seekers “challenging,” now report Generation Y job candidates are more willing to compromise on salaries or job duties. Today, more than 50 percent of candidates say they will take the salary offered. Employers are always going to need new blood, and that’s not going to change.

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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

First, what you have been up to recently that is exciting, fun or new, why and what sort of job you are looking for, and your contact information and an online link to your resume or a social media profile (more on this later). The email should be to continue or further establish a “relationship” you already have with them.

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During a Recession, Entrepreneurs Are in the Driver’s Seat

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Waiting for the nation’s financial health to improve before you focus on your financial health is folly. You are the one with the power to change your financial health—and now is the time to change it. And companies that weren’t cutting jobs cut benefits, from retirement funds to healthcare coverage.

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New Small Business Startup Idea: Virtual Import/Export Assistant.

The Small Business Blog

Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? He is now retired but worked as a customs officer and also owned a restaurant that he was forced to sell after it ran at a loss for 2 years.

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Is Your Education Useless? | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Ulrich ( @maryeulrich ) December 14, 2009 at 7:29 am Last week I listened to Dan Zarrella talk about the science of social media. My Social Media Experiment Reply Jodi Kaplan December 14, 2009 at 9:59 am The degree is partly to put your knowledge to work, and partly to teach you how to think and to apply knowledge.

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Free Blog Posts | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Time to think about the retirement fund.&# “We get to retire? No one ever told me that…&# We both know there’s no retirement fund in what we do. But when Deb mentioned the words ‘retirement fund’ and I actually barked a laugh, I started to think. (A I make less than I did when I was salaried.

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