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44 Ways to Kick-Start Your New Year

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I want my financial future to be bright and to have no worries when I’m older and ready to retire. I just started my own business, and I want to evaluate my income versus my expenses to see where I am currently, with the ultimate goal of hitting the salary I want to make. This article was published in January 2017 and has been updated.

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16 Timeless Truths of Financial Freedom

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My new career was straight commission—zero salary. When Jim came into my office at age 52 to see about retiring early, I was surprised. I fully expected to inform Jim and Sue they couldn’t retire early only to discover they were multimillionaires. In my first year out of college, I was in commercial real estate. annual return.