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How To Prepare Your Finances For A Drop In Income
Budgeting, Taxation Cicely Jones Budgeting, Taxation Cicely Jones

How To Prepare Your Finances For A Drop In Income

About half of people in the United States are satisfied with their jobs, according to a 2023 Pew Research study. This suggests the other half wants something better. Demanding schedules, tedious work and toxic environments could all be factors causing people to want to leave their positions. Dropping your job to pursue a passion or further your education can lead to a temporary or permanent drop in income. Here is how to plan for that adjustment and some opportunities that arise from the career change.

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How To Set Yourself Up For Financial Success In Your 20s
Investing, Budgeting, Financial Planning Cicely Jones Investing, Budgeting, Financial Planning Cicely Jones

How To Set Yourself Up For Financial Success In Your 20s

In your 20s, you may be getting out on your own for the first time, securing your first grown-up job, dealing with your fair share of heartbreak, paying your own bills, and discovering new things about yourself. Your 20s are also the best time to start good habits to set yourself up for future financial success. To that end, here are nine things everyone in their 20s should be doing to set themselves up financially.

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