budgeting
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When You Earn Extra Money, Don’t Save It All
I took two weeks off – two weeks, in a row – this month.
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Teach Your Kid About Money By Creating An Imaginary World
When I stumbled into adulthood a couple of decades ago, money was an absolute mystery to me—or at least, the management of it was. Expenses like car maintenance, water, trash, health insurance and taxes came as a huge shock, stunning me with how quickly they could consume my pay. And who knew food was so…
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How To Survive A Freelance Dry Spell
If you aren’t getting as much freelance work as you used to, it’s time to start pitching again.
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If You Want To Stick To A New Year’s Resolution, Phrase It Differently
Photo: fizkes via Shutterstock In 2017, for the first time in my life, I actually stuck to a resolution. What’s more, I’d failed at the same resolution — to make a budget and stick to it — for many previous years. Now, if you think there’s something shameful in a grown person not being able…