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Start Saving Early for Retirement: Tips for Young People Just Starting Out

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The second-best time to start is today! This article looks at the reasons an early start to retirement saving is so vital and why so many people just don’t get it. They might have a part-time job to help pay their way through school or they may have started full-time employment for the first time.

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What Features Are Most Important When Buying (and Selling) a House?

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” That’s money I’d rather keep in my pocket, especially when the article’s author interviewed Elaine Scoggins, a financial advisor, who said, “A lot of my neighbors built the pool for the kids, but the kids ended up wanting to go to the community pool because there are more kids there” (The Wall Street Journal).

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Yes Virginia, There is a Money Tree

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As examples, consider the following, from The Fool’s article Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth. Earning a sub-poverty-level income for decades as a Catholic priest, he focused on his investments in his free time, and was worth nearly $1 million when he died. This 102-year-old former part-time janitor and dry cleaner left $2.3

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Earning Extra Money Online With Paid Surveys

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Miss T told me that she thinks everyone is looking for ways to maximize their earnings and stretch their dollar and an article on how to make extra money would be timely. I don’t disagree with her, and in this article I’d like to share one specific way one can make some of that extra dough online with their spare time.

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Graduates – Use Summer to Learn How to Avoid College Fail Points

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Current job postings for full-time and part-time opportunities. According to NPR article: A Successful Job Search: It’s All About Networking 70 to 80 percent of jobs ARE NEVER POSTED. They offer: Career education. Career exploration opportunities. Support with gaining work experience. ResumĂ© critiques.

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Expect More from Your Daughters

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“ Did you know that in 2014, women working full time in the United States typically were paid just 79 percent of what men were paid, a gap of 21 percent?” the American Association of University Women asked in article The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap. The gender pay gap is alive and well – but why?

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Things You Can Do To NOT Make Money

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That job ended the day the old ’63 Buick Special broke down in mid-delivery, the baby was crying the whole time, it was freezing out and it was my birthday! What less than satisfactory part time jobs have you done to try to make a buck? I learned how to arrange articles for display. It was great fun.

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