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

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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. The key is the length of time and the regularity of savings. Here are some tips about starting early to save for your retirement years. Why start early?

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How to Take the Stress Out of Job Hunting

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To help you manage some of the biggest concerns that arise during the job hunt, we’ve put together these tips. By the time you’ve finished reading, you should feel a lot stronger and more confident too! For instance, you might need to find some contact information for a company that you’re interested in applying to.

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Let’s Talk about Employment

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I’m Jana , one of the newest staff writer, and I’ll be focusing mainly on career tips, advice and telling stories from my own varied career. I also teach college part-time in addition to working on my freelance writing career. Also, with all those jobs, think of all the time I’ve spent interviewing and preparing for interviews!

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Parenting Pointers - What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Children on Social Media

Motherhood Moments

A few tips: Here’s the mantra on smartphone ownership: Delay, delay, delay. Help them check their privacy settings so their information is not public. If they are old enough, encourage them to get a part-time job. Let them know they should come to you if they are struggling. Set reasonable limits on social media use.

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Retirement Calculator: Free Estimate of How Much You Need

Savings Corner

For a more accurate number, you can expand the “advanced details” to enter more information about your plans for retirement. Read more about these fields and the information you’ll want to provide below. Nerdy Tip A common rule is to budget for at least 70% of your pre-retirement income during retirement.

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Do You Hate Your Job?

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If temporary, you might just be burnt out and a bit of time away will put things back in perspective for you. If you are being asked to do a task or job for which you are not prepared and can’t get the training, help or information on how to be successful, you will fear for your livelihood. They don’t feel respected.

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Find out How Brian & His Wife Paid off $109,000 in Credit Card Debt

Family Balance Sheet

I work full time in IT and my wife works part time in retail. I found as much information as I could on line about personal finance from personal finance blogs and I read Dave Ramsey’s book “ The The Total Money Makeover ” which really made sense to me. We live in New York. We are a close family that likes to laugh.

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