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 | By MP Dunleavey on Monday February 08, 2010 This post is about earning, planning 11 Earning more is challenging, in part because your income gets calcified in your brain. Whether you work for yourself or someone else, it's easy to wander down the path of least resistance—I earn X, therefore I can afford Y—and get stuck. more
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 | By MP Dunleavey on Friday February 05, 2010 This post is about saving, planning 9 Valentine's Day weekend is just a week away—the perfect amount of time to put a little thought, rather than lots of money, into creating some sexy fun for your guy or gal. Here, an inspiring collection of our frugal favorites, from around the more
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 | By MP Dunleavey on Thursday February 04, 2010 This post is about investing, retirement 8 When we met Ashley on Monday, she was pacing the floor, worried about her future savings—when suddenly she got the news that her mother had already opened a Roth IRA in her name. This raised several questions for Ashley, and a particular one for more
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 | By Erica Sandberg on Wednesday February 03, 2010 This post is about earning, negotiating 13 Erica Sandberg is a columnist for CreditCards.com, and the author of "Expecting Money: The Essential Financial Plan for New and Growing Families." Confession: Like many women, I’m not skilled at negotiating proper compensation. This is ironic, more
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 | By Amanda Steinberg & MP Dunleavey on Wednesday February 03, 2010 1 When it comes to leadership, women present a puzzle. Several different studies by researchers at Pepperdine University, McKinsey & Co., Catalyst and others—here and abroad—have found a strong, positive link between company profits and the more
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 | By MP Dunleavey on Tuesday February 02, 2010 This post is about saving, taxes 6 Note: This post applies to Canadians, in part. Millions of Americans use their tax refunds as a form of forced savings. You know who you are. Money experts quibble with this strategy, arguing that when the government withholds extra money from your more
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| By MP Dunleavey on Monday February 01, 2010 This post is about investing, retirement 20 We recently heard from Ashley, 25, a documentary filmmaker in Seattle: "How do I get started on an IRA? Or a Roth? I want $340,000 in 30 years!" We offered to help Ashley launch her retirement account, and she agreed to share her saga, as it more
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 | By MP Dunleavey on Friday January 29, 2010 This post is about taxes 6 (To our loyal readers in Canada and abroad, we're striving to one day make emails like this relevant to you.) OK, beautiful people. You've got 76 days until April 15th. Are you ready? Probably not. We're not. So we coaxed Erin Doland, renowned as more
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| By MP Dunleavey on Thursday January 28, 2010 This post is about saving, planning, credit 13 Many thanks to all those who participated in last week's pop quiz! Congratulations to Sophia and Kristina, our two winners! Although several other readers came close—Stephanie, Amanda, Kateh, Jordana, Debi, Beth, Di, Jamie—we regret to report more
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 | By DailyWorth Team on Wednesday January 27, 2010 This post is about sponsored 1
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Meet Nellie Akalp. Mother of three. Law school graduate. Passionate entrepreneur. This is not your typical success story.
First, she started a company, MyCorporation.com, sold to Intuit for serious more
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 | By Erica Sandberg on Wednesday January 27, 2010 This post is about credit 6 Erica Sandberg is a credit expert and columnist for Creditcards.com. She is also the author of "Expecting Money: The Essential Financial Plan for New and Growing Families." Q: I have been trying to improve my credit for about four years now, but my more
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 | By Caroline Tiger on Tuesday January 26, 2010 This post is about etiquette 16 Caroline Tiger is an etiquette expert and the author of "How to Behave" and other books. This rocky economy requires a quick review of basic money etiquette. Here, a few financial faux pas to avoid in 2010. Le Gaffe: Constantly mentioning the more
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 | By Galia Gichon on Monday January 25, 2010 This post is about budgeting 4 Weekends are hard on the ol' budget—especially if you don't have one. To get your spending and saving in synch, try this stress-free method, created by Galia Gichon, financial planner and author of the "My Money Matters" kit. To make things even more
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| By DailyWorth Team on Friday January 22, 2010 This post is about planning 46 When we sent out the DailyWorth reader survey late last year, and we asked what your burning questions were for 2010, more than 80% of you asked for more practical information about investing, budgeting and saving. Yet, when we delve into practical more
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 | By Gerri Detweiler and Mary Reed on Thursday January 21, 2010 This post is about debt, credit 3 This post is a follow up to "Debt Diet, Part I." Gerri Detweiler and Mary Reed are co-authors of "Debt Collection Answers: How to Use Debt Collection Laws to Protect Your Rights." They also answer debt questions at DebtCollectionAnswers.com. Debt more
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 | By MP Dunleavey on Wednesday January 20, 2010 This post is about saving, spending, groceries, meal planning 9 You know the Six O'Clock Scramble: that dreaded, end-of-day moment when you realize—holy fishsticks, Batman!--you have nothing planned for dinner. Should you dash to the store? Pray to the gods of leftovers? Aviva Goldfarb has a smarter, tastier more
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 | By MP Dunleavey on Tuesday January 19, 2010 This post is about saving, loans, home ownership, mortages 5 Q: How do I decide whether it makes sense to refinance my mortgage at a lower interest rate? In this example, imagine that you're refinancing a $160,000, 30-year fixed mortgage that is currently at 6.5%, into a 30-year fixed at 5.5%. Your current more
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| By MP Dunleavey on Monday January 18, 2010 This post is about saving 25 We've been staggered by the reader response to our SaveUp! campaign. So far, we have all pledged to save $246,656—and about 2,200 Euros—and the pledges are still rolling in! To aid you on your journey, answers to four common saving questions: more
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 | By MP Dunleavey on Friday January 15, 2010 This post is about spending, money psychology, profiles 5 DailyWorth recently had the pleasure and privilege of interviewing Gretchen Rubin, author of "The Happiness Project" the same week that her book hit The New York Times best-seller list. Gretchen Rubin's new book, "The Happiness Project," chronicles more
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 | By Danielli Alejos on Thursday January 14, 2010 This post is about debt, planning, profiles 47 She has a good income, heinous debt, she's planning her wedding and—oops!—her fiancé just quit his job. DW reader Danielli wants off the financial rollercoaster, but how? Here the first installment in her new blog for us. My name is Danielli. more
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I have a close friend who worked at my company, and she worked VERY hard, got all her work... by Kenia on Maximize Your Earning |
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Erica,
I am in the interview process for a job that pays much higher than my current sala... by Christine on 6 Steps to Better Pay |
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This was the best email yet. In my opinion, we spend so much time on figuring out how we c... by JK on Maximize Your Earning |
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To add to MP's point, Anita, I really don't think this column needs a reality check. Women... by Amanda Steinberg (DailyWorth founder) on Maximize Your Earning |
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Thanks for all the great comments! It's always inspiring to take a fresh approach to an ol... by MP Dunleavey on Maximize Your Earning |
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Just because you want more "stuff" or need to pay off debt or save more doesn't mean you d... by anita on Maximize Your Earning |
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You can only cut expenses so much. Eventually you have to look at the other side of the eq... by Monette Satterfield on Maximize Your Earning |
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It goes without saying that it is easier to cut back on one's spending than it is to incre... by ctreit on Maximize Your Earning |
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Absolutely dead on, advice! Somehow I seem to start the year out in the "I want to afford... by Rachael Brooke on Maximize Your Earning |
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This is one of those "Why didn't I think of that?" moments for me. What a great idea! I'... by Petunia on Maximize Your Earning |
