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10 Financial Lies You Really Need to Stop Telling Yourself
studiostoks / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. We all do it: tell ourselves little white lies to avoid uncomfortable truths. “I’ll start that budget next month.” “My credit card bill isn’t that bad.” But when it…
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These 5 Retirement Mistakes Cost Me $180,000—Here’s How to Avoid Them
Krakenimages.com / Shutterstock.com I threw myself a retirement party at 64, convinced I’d timed everything perfectly. Three months later, my financial adviser—the one I’d finally hired—looked at my numbers and went quiet. “You could have retired at 62,” she said. “Maybe even 61.” I’d worked two unnecessary years. Missed two years of travel, two years with grandkids, two years of…
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6 Examples for Describing Yourself in an Interview (and Why They Work)
fizkes / Shutterstock.com When an interviewer asks, “How would you describe yourself?,” they’re throwing you a softball. Learn how to describe yourself in an interview so you don’t strike out from the start. Read on to learn how to describe yourself in an interview and actually impress. You’ll find out the intent behind interviewers asking you to describe yourself and…
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Need $800+ for the Holidays? Here Are 10 Ways to Get It Before (and After) December 25th
Just dance / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. It’s crunch time. The holidays are coming, your budget is tight, and you’re running out of weeks to fix it. Good news: you don’t need a miracle or…
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Do These 11 Things Now—Make $6,000+ More in 2026
Dean Drobot / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. David Patterson, 59, had a simple problem: his monthly expenses exceeded his paycheck by about $300. For two years, he’d been quietly draining savings to cover the gap.…
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Workers Reconsider Career Priorities Amid Looming Layoffs, Rising Costs
insta_photos / Shutterstock.com The FlexJobs 2025 Financial Pulse Report shows how layoffs, pay, and well-being are impacting professionals today. Surveying 3,063 U.S. workers in August 2025, the report highlights growing anxiety, shifting priorities, and a workforce increasingly focused on both financial security and quality of life. Among the most notable findings from the survey: In the following, we dive into…
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40% of Retirees Work After Taking Social Security — Here’s the Tax Trap Many Don’t See Coming
Krakenimages.com / Shutterstock.com If you think that once someone claims their Social Security benefits it means they’ve stopped working, think again. Recent research shows that retirement is more complicated than that. The study from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College analyzed data on thousands of people who were tracked from age 56 through 75 as part of the…
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The Top 10 Lies People Tell to Get Out of Work
Chanwoot_Boonsuya / Shutterstock.com Remember the good ol’ “The dog ate my homework?” Well, now it’s more like: “The dog ate my kid’s homework and I have to take it to the vet. (The dog, not the kid.)” Every now and then, we all need a good excuse to skip work. Yet, do we really use those? Isn’t it easier (and…
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Do These 11 Things and You’ll Be Debt-Free in 3 Years
pathdoc / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. Whether you’re drowning in debt, or simply want to turbocharge your savings, the solution isn’t necessarily making more money—it’s stopping the behaviors that aren’t allowing you to get ahead…
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I Was 40 With Nothing Saved—Now I’m Retiring Early. Here Are the 10 Things I Did
Dezajny / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. If you’re 40, like I was, and your retirement and savings accounts are embarrassingly empty, like mine were, you’re not alone—and you’re definitely not doomed. Millions of Americans hit…
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