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5 Long-Term Financial Goals and How to Achieve Them

Success

Save for retirement Expected time: 10-35 years Account types: Retirement plans including IRAs, 401(k)s and pensions Planning for retirement is one of the most common long-term financial goals. Most people enter the workforce with over 30 years until retirement, so the sooner you can start saving, the more wealth you can build.

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How to Find Your Money ‘Why’

Success

When people are tired or temptations are especially aggressive (hello, holiday season!), Or, if that’s too much, imagine the speech a colleague might give upon your retirement. The post How to Find Your Money ‘Why’ appeared first on SUCCESS. Choose your identity. It’s a bit grim, but take a moment to picture your obituary.

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How to Handle Haters: Advice from 3 Resilient Entrepreneurs

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After I retired, my wife and family wanted me to take a predictable, boring agency job. The post How to Handle Haters: Advice from 3 Resilient Entrepreneurs appeared first on SUCCESS. Bruce Cameron. 54; executive coach and federal prison consultant; Dallas. It was a tough time for my wife and me. The pushback was all around.

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How Financial Wellness Programs Can Benefit Employees and Employers

Success

Gone are the days when new employees received a list of the company holidays during onboarding and a packet with information about how to sign up for health care and retirement benefits. Amid high inflation the need for such benefits has become even more apparent.

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The 2021 Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide

Productivityist

It’s 2020 and it’s time for a new holiday gift guide. This year, I’ve got 20 other ideas for you – some ideas that you may want to steal and buy for yourself this holiday season! How to Decide by Annie Duke. How to Decide offers, as its subtitle suggests, “simple tools for making better choices.”

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Book Review: The Gig Economy

Small Business Labs

The holidays were quite hectic this year. The book provides a wealth of excellent "how to" advice on succeeding at independent work.   The book covers a range of topics, including: How to stop looking for a job and start looking for work. How to create a financial life built on accessing rather than owning things.

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5 Reasons Being Self Employed Sucks

Productivity Bits

The most difficult part of dealing with an unsteady income is learning how to manage your money. Retirement Benefits. Contributions to a retirement plan are usually matched by an employer, and many businesses offer pensions and other benefits to ease the transition into old age. No Paid Vacation.