How to Prepare for an Interview: 6 Top Tips

It’s time to send your best suit for dry cleaning and find Eye of the Tiger on your music app. You’re pulling out all the stops to impress and that means you’re bringing out the big guns: teeth whitening strips. You might even fish out your retainer. Just in case. Hold up. Sure, image plays a role in the interview. But do you know how to prepare for an interview? I mean, what if

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Investing for Beginners

Investing that $50 seems easier said than done, right? Where do you even start? Ramit covers that for us with his Ladder of Personal Finance. Investing money for beginners might seem daunting, but knowing where to start is a great first step to getting over investment jitters. Five basic steps allow investors to start and build on their investment portfolios. Rung 1: 401(k)Wealth is about finding low-cost investments and if they happen to have

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Investing vs. Paying Off Student Loans

The Federal Reserve reports that the average college graduate has around $35,000 of student loans—and those of you carrying such debt may find it an impediment to achieving your Rich Life. But the surprisingly good news is that student loans were probably an excellent financial decision. We’ll look into the reasons why in this article. Statistics clearly show that college graduates far outearn those with only a high school diploma. (That

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Sell from your own platform to algorithm-proof your business

Sometimes it feels like a never-ending cycle.Pay for Facebook ads (or Instagram ads or sponsored tweets or YouTube ads), watch your traffic get a bump, close a few sales, repeat.Or maybe you’re working hard at creating YouTube videos and posting perfect Instagram pictures. Maybe you’re getting a ton of traffic from Pinterest. You spend hours crafting content, picking the right descriptions, and filling in all the meta-data. And it works.

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To Whom It May Concern: What You Should Write Instead (+Tips)

“To Whom It May Concern” has traditionally been used as a formal salutation in cover letters and other business correspondences. It’s been around for decades, so odds are that you’ve seen it in one form or another. These days it’s overused (and sometimes misused) by people all over the world. Salutations are your first impression with hiring managers or potential business leads. The wrong choice can make them feel like you haven’t

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