You use money every day, yet you know very little about how to use it effectively! It should be no surprise that rich successful people spent the time and effort to learn about money. They do this without the benefit of a formal class or education. How do they do it? Simply said, they make an effort to learn about money. Here are 10 things you ...
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What Is the American Dream?
Is the American dream dead? The American Dream is the promise of the possibility of prosperity and success for everyone. Higher education is beyond the reach of many people, the housing market is pricing out a lot of people and there are still not enough well paying jobs! Has the American Dream become just a myth or just for the rich?. What should ...
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Smart lifestyle choices to achieve your financial dreams
We are all working towards achieving financial freedom so that we can experience the lifestyle of our dreams. However, reaching these dreams requires smart decisions along the way. With these lifestyle tips, you can get a taste of living rich while keeping your journey to affluence on track. ...
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10 Interview Tips that Will Get an Offer
A Job interview is a test! If you do well, you get the job! Whether this is your first job or the beginning of your career, the interview is important! Why not prepare for it? You can find interview questions and practice answers, dress and groom well and even work on your communication skills. There are a lot more to interviews and here are 10 ...
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How to Cut your Expenses
Cutting your expenses may provide some insight how to save money. Some people would call me cheap! Others may say I am frugal! I think of myself as value conscious! I hate to spend more money for something than I need to. I divide my expenses into wants and needs which helps to set priorities. My approach may cause you to rethink how you spend ...
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Is Your Best Enough?
I remember my parents telling me to do your best! Everyone can try to do their best. Too often, something prevents us. It could be lack of skills, experience or effort. Too often your past prevents you from success. If you do not have the skills to succeed and fail constantly, you are unlikely to keep trying. Next step is giving up or ...
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Are You Rich or Just acting Rich?
Are you rich or just acting rich? I know all your friends are spending the summer in the Hamptons and you just want to fit in or maybe you are trying to impress your girl. Whatever the reason, you do not have the break the bank to look wealthy and it is not what you think anyway. They tend to dress in classic clothes. They dress for comfort! ...
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Do You Have a Plan?
Do you have a plan? I plan starting with the end or outcome. Would you buy an airline ticket without knowing the destination? Would you get on a bus, if you did not know where it was going? Many young people enter college for all the wrong reasons. A college degree opens up doors, but it is what you do with it that matters! Some day you will ...
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Do you have enough retirement savings?
Do you have enough retirement savings? It should be no surprise than too many Americans have not saved enough for retirement. So much has been written about baby boomers and retirement, but a Los Angeles Times article shows how it is not limited to them. 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 years old every day and will for the next nineteen years! Will ...
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Negotiating Is Easy!
When you ask a question, you are negotiating! Negotiation is a dialogue between two or more people or parties intended to reach an understanding, resolve point of difference or gain advantage in outcome of dialogue, to produce an agreement upon courses of action, to bargain for individual or collective advantage. Don’t you negotiate all the time ...
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