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A Single Mother Struggling to Budget Weighs the Balance Between Just Surviving and Really Living

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So, I had to learn to stick to my budget , which wasn’t easy, especially for someone who’d had to repeat a year of high school math. How did I rationalize spending money that put me slightly over budget? These days, my biggest “little” indulgence is the way I use my credit card reward points.

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2023 Financial Forecast: How to Prepare for the Year Ahead

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It’s become more difficult in the past year, however, to know what your expenses will be each month—and that makes it all the more challenging to stick to a budget. As you think about your personal finances heading into 2023, credit card debt should be top of mind. Stay invested in financial markets.

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Transforming Your Relationship with Money

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It can be as simple as a missed credit card payment and the resulting fee haunting you from years past, or maybe you had a house foreclosure or car repossession. For some people, that might be doubling down on a budget to track your spending. Determine the facts. Change takes time.

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A Veteran of the Digital Nomad Community Offers Her Best Tips for the Location-Independent Lifestyle

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Is it feasible for Digital Nomads to save up for retirement, even if they aren’t living in one place and are unable to contribute to traditional retirement plans? There are a lot of options out there to save for retirement , and most of them aren’t restricted by being a digital nomad. Absolutely. Get the right tools in place.

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Tori Dunlap, Founder of Her First 100K is on a Mission to Close the Gender Pay Gap

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But getting stuck in a cycle of accumulating and paying debt can create long-term emotional and financial damage that hold women back from other financial priorities such as buying a home, investing in the stock market or saving for retirement. Consider charging recurring payments such as a phone or utility bill onto your credit card.

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You Will Survive: 8 Strategies to Overcome New Entrepreneur Anxiety

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There is an escape from the Money Panic, and it doesn’t involve selling off retirement investments or increasing your credit card limit. Your part-time consulting job likely won’t cover all the bills, so you may need to cut the fat from your household budget. Secure a “consulting” gig.

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16 Timeless Truths of Financial Freedom

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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. Don’t Budget. This article appears in the January/February 2020 issue of SUCCESS magazine and has been updated.