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7 Steps to Go From Being in Debt to Financial Freedom
As an individual deeply in debt, I know something that many financially secure people may not — getting out of debt is not about math. Math makes sense. Math is relatively uncomplicated and logical so...
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6 Full-Proof Ways to Keep Your Small Business From Failing
Many businesses fail within the first few months, mostly because of high startup costs and overhead expenses. But thanks to technology, we can build small online businesses from the ground up for...
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2 Major Warning Signs Your New Freelance Client is Big Trouble
This post is part of a series by Cat from Budget Blonde, who’s documenting her journey to quit her job and become a self-employed freelancer in 6 months. There comes a time in every freelancer’s life...
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What Should You Give Your Clients for the Holidays?
As this year wraps up, I’m excited to celebrate my first holiday of quitting my day job and being my own boss! Since I started, I’ve worked with some fantastic entrepreneurs, and signed some awesome...
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Should Your Solopreneur Business Become a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC)?
I frequently receive emails and questions from freelancers who want to take their business to the next level. Should my business become an LLC? How will the taxes affect my business? While the...
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Feed the Startup Beast by Drew Williams and Jonathan Verney
Are you tired of not having enough time to work on projects you love? Do you answer to clients and customers all day? Then Feed the Startup Beast is just what you need! As entrepreneurs we all face the...
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Top 10 Blog Posts of 2013 (for Solopreneurs and Freelancers)
This year has been a big one for the Careful Cents brand and community. I created a brand new private community (which has about 300 members now)! I also beta-launched my first paid product called,...
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3 Tips for Selecting the Best Travel Credit Cards
You’ve heard all of the tricks credit card companies can play on you. Raising your interest rate, changing the due date of your payment, pushing you into paying extra for fraud protection, or forcing...
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Monthly Progress Report: Big News in 2013
December was a big month for me. It not only marked the ending of one of the best years I’ve ever had career-wise, but it was also life-changing for me personally. I learned so much about myself, my...
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What it Took to Quit My Job and Work for Myself in 6 Months
This post is part of a series by Cat from Budget Blonde, who’s documenting her journey to quit her job and become a self-employed freelancer in 6 months. I finally did it! The mission to become a...
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How to Tackle Your To-Do List in 5 Simple Steps
I am blogging on behalf of Ingo Money and received compensation for my time for sharing my views. Are you feeling overwhelmed with the New Year tasks and to-do’s? Are you getting further behind on your...
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Your Money Story and How it Can Sabotage Your Success
Do you know what your relationship with money is really like? I mean beyond the fact that you’d like to make more of it and spend less of it on bills. What do you really believe about money? I thought...
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The Best Business Checking Accounts for Solopreneurs and Freelancers
As a solopreneur, most of my financial business is done online or with mobile apps. I’ve seen the benefits of technology and how going digital makes me more productive and streamlines my life. Oddly...
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How I Used ReadyForZero to Become Debt Free in Less Than Two Years
At the end of May 2012 I sent off my last payment towards my car loan and become completely debt-free! It was one of those life moments I’ll never forget, not because I didn’t have any more debt...
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How I Plan to Shift My Side Hustle into a Full-Time Career in 1 Year
This post is from new contributor Kali Hawlk who’s documenting her journey to quitting her day job and starting her freelance business. When people ask what I do for a living, I usually respond with...
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Discover Your Inner Entrepreneur and Build the Economy of You
On May 1, 2013 I walked out of my full-time accounting job for the last time. I never would have been able to see that dream realized if I hadn’t started this blog, and freelance business, on the side...
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How to Actually Look Forward to Filing Your Taxes
Tax season is nearly here and it’s one of my favorite times of the year! WAIT, what?! Did I really just say that? Yep, as a financial geek and former tax professional I actually look forward to tax...
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Top 10 Apps to Organize and File Your Taxes on the Go
There aren’t many tasks in life more annoying, confusing, stressful and overwhelming, than tax season. As someone who used to file taxes for a living and interacts with CPA’s on a daily basis, I’m...
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Are You Building a Future-Proof Business?
At the beginning of February I attended a small mastermind retreat called Thrive Hive Live. It’s a twice-a-year meetup with other female entrepreneurs who are trying to grow successful businesses. Last...
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The Suitcase Entrepreneur by Natalie Sisson
This is one of those books you’ll start reading and won’t be able to put down, and keep referencing it over and over (at least that’s what I do). I enjoyed it so much that we even read it in The...
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