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5 Long-Term Financial Goals and How to Achieve Them

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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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Meet the Christmas Tree Farmers Keeping the Spirit of Christmas Alive

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It’s a scene straight out of a holiday movie: A family travels to an idyllic farm to cut down their own Christmas tree and spends the day walking the rows, making wreaths and sipping hot cocoa. Many farmers forgo the wholesale market by welcoming visitors to purchase fresh trees—one of some 25 million sold in the U.S. every year.

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How to Find Your Money ‘Why’

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When people are tired or temptations are especially aggressive (hello, holiday season!), How many bath bombs have been purchased on credit cards in the name of self-care? Faced with spending decisions , you might ask yourself whether a purchase supports your core values. Pink things for breast cancer awareness?

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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! They’re a thoughtful and practical gift that I believe is worth gifting this holiday season (or anytime, really). Freewrite.

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The New Migrant Workers: "Workampers", "Vanlifers" and Digital Nomads

Small Business Labs

The new migrants are often choosing this as a lifestyle or doing it to supplement their retirement.   Mostly older, workampers are often workamping to fund or augment their retirement. retirement system have shifted responsibility for saving from the employer to the worker, exacerbating the nation’s rich-poor divide.

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8 Pieces of Financial Advice for New College Graduates

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You may need to create rules for yourself, like that a percentage of your paycheck needs to go toward retirement savings before you can buy something just for fun. This might be contributions to your retirement account and emergency fund, as well as credit card payments above the minimum amount or other debt you may have.

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AZVAs the Podcast Episode 10: Creating a Business in the Practical Arts

Loosely Speaking

December 2010 Podcast Program Notes– Tara’s and my holiday bonus episode. Tips: Have a wonderful holiday and please join us again in February 2011 for the first episode of our 2011 season themed “Keeping it Real!&# Service Corps of Retired Executives (S.C.O.R.E.). Here’s a link to purchase.

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