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The Art of Problem-Solving: 4 Creative Strategies to Tackle Your Biggest Obstacles

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You launched this side hustle in 2017 but recently left your salaried job to take this business seriously. . You look at your monthly budget and see that by signing only two new clients per month, you can not only cover your expenses, but also stash some cash. The problem-solving strategy : The McKinsey Method and Issue Tree.

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16 Timeless Truths of Financial Freedom

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My new career was straight commission—zero salary. Don’t Budget. Timing the market—trying to anticipate imminent movements up or down—is a losing proposition, as data from Yahoo Finance illustrates: Let’s assume you invested $10,000 in the S&P 500 for 20 years between January 1, 1998, and December 31, 2017. annual return.