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How to Create a Budget: 6 Steps to Get You on the Path to Financial Security

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We all know expenses exist, but the numbers keep adding up—rent, water, trash, electricity, cable, Internet, car insurance, renter’s insurance, gas, cell phone. According to a Gallup survey , only one in three Americans prepares a detailed household budget. It all feels a bit much.

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4 Smart Money Moves to Plan for Financial Security

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A survey by Insider and Morning Consult from 2019 showed that millennials were more likely to put off buying houses, making career moves, undergoing medical procedures and even getting hitched—all because of cash-related reasons. That’s because when we delay organizing our finances, it causes us to delay a lot of other things, too.

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6 Reasons Men Are Not Working as Much as They Used To

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In a 2024 survey conducted by the Bipartisan Policy Center, 57% of men between the ages of 20 and 54 said the main reason they weren’t working was due to a personal health issue. Mental health and addiction issues on the rise The Association of American Medical Colleges published an article called “ Men and mental health: What are we missing?

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Want To Be a Freelancer? Here’s How to Get Started

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According to McKinsey’s 2022 American Opportunity Survey , 36% of employed respondents (equal to 58 million people) were independent workers, a figure that included gig workers and freelancers. If that idea appeals to you, you’re not alone. That number is predicted to climb to more than 90.1 million by 2028 , according to Statista.

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Why India Is a Rising Star Among Exporting Nations

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According to the 2013 Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index (GMCI), a survey of 550 senior manufacturing executives from around the world, India currently ranks a surprising fourth in manufacturing competitiveness, behind only China, Germany and the U.S. That’s fourth with a bullet. Small businesses in the U.S.

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Are you Sabotaging Your Productivity? The Most Productive Lunch.

Stephanie LH Calahan

This topic came back up the other day as I was working with an extremely successful medical professional.    A survey from the American Dietetic Association finds that 75 percent of office workers eat lunch at their desks as often as two or three times a week. Never skip [I'd pass out.] Why is that?

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Customer service representatives are heroes too

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Customer service representative Donna Petrosini was speaking with Karen Ford, a customer since 2008, when Ford began to slur her words and dropped the phone. “I was on the phone with one of our long-time customers, and suddenly she was unable to respond to my questions. Good service valued over good food?