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How our Debt Freedom Plan Prepared Us for the Pandemic

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Our first storm: 2007. The year 2007 held such promise for us when it started, but by the end of the year, we were brought to our knees. As self-employed small business owners, we have lived through some tough months, but in 2007, it was a tough year. For a variety of reasons, our business slowed down in 2007.

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Money Makers - 96% of People Say Remote or Hybrid Work Is Best For Their Mental Health: FlexJobs Reports

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About FlexJobs FlexJobs is the leading career service specializing in remote, hybrid, and flexible jobs, with over 135 million people having used its resources since 2007. For more information, please visit [link] post/exploring-the-impact-of- remote-work-on-mental-health- and-the-workplace or contact Shanna Briggs at sbriggs@flexjobs.com.

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5 Books with Insights that Changed the Way I Think About Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Even though we bought a house in 2007, I never once expected it to be a money-maker. How I Saved Thousands of Dollars on College Textbooks Start Small; Dream Big: Achieving Financial Security From… Imagining Your Retirement. This book encouraged me to stop thinking of my primary residence as an investment. Money Tips'

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Book Nook: The Good Slope

Motherhood Moments

My first essay for East Side Monthly was published in November 2007, and my last one appeared in July 2018. Many of my early essays for The Providence Journal were about leaving my small Midwestern suburb after college and making a life for myself, away from what I knew. It was about Olive, a black lab we took care of for a neighbor.

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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

Family Balance Sheet

They’re taking a gap year between high school and college. ” Her comment was echoed by another (in real life) conversation I was having with a different friend who is sending a child off to college this fall. The cost of college education is crushing and many parents feel compelled to assist or pay for the entire tuition.

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Adorable lindsay phillips Wedges for Summer

Nicoles Nickels

During her college years Lindsay perfected her interchangeable design. SwitchFlops made its retail debut in January 2007 at the Surf Expo Trade Show in Orlando where it was showcased as a new and innovative product. This simple, yet brilliant innovation was the birth of SwitchFlops.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

I learned from the best, but I believe that a personal finance course should be a requirement for both high school and college graduation. In 2007, when the kids were 8 and 13, we recreated that trip – with a travel trailer and bunks instead of a miniscule tent. That’s not right.