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Recognizing the Clues to Your Aging Parents' Situation
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| Singing Christmas carols, lighting Hanukkah candles, roasting chestnuts by a roaring fire - things most of us will be doing in the next few weeks. This is also the time of year when we see parents and other aging loved ones that we may not have the opportunity to see the rest of the year. |
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Lesson #2: Make Your Marketing Over Easy
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| It was not only his eggs that Hines liked done over easy, it was his marketing too. Much like the restaurants with simple home-made recipes that he favoured over the ones that tried too hard to do too much and fell short, Hines preferred to keep his marketing strategy simple, starting small, and working his way up. |
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Seven Tips for Networking Through the Holidays
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| Use your holiday merry making as an opportunity to connect with people that can help make you a success. These networking strategies should help get you started. |
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Winter Blues: Motivating Employees
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| Although the winter season is mostly noted for its joyous holiday festivities, in the workplace this time of year can signal a time for slowing down. Many employees become distracted due to seasonal merriment or the exhaustion the festivities often bring. This issue of Astronology takes a peek into how HR leaders can motivate employees, even when there are economic hardships, distractions, or exhaustion present within the organization. |
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Use Christmas to promote your business
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| It’s getting close to that time of year again – when everyone starts to talk about the ‘C’ word and looks forward to their two week break. Before you look forward too much to your break though, I want you to stop for a minute and just think about promoting over the Christmas period. |
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Why is Taking it Easy so Hard?
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| The real reason why you find it hard to take it easy is because (drum roll, please) you THINK it MUST be HARD. Seriously, that is the ONLY reason life feels hard. When you choose to believe that life has to be hard because that’s just the way it is, then you are deliberately (even if maybe unconsciously) creating the experience of difficulty in your life. In order to take it easy in your life, you simply need to come from a place where you believe it’s possible. Now, I know it isn’t always comfortable to change which is the main reason we get caught up in staying in situations that don’t feel good. However, I promise you that deliberately creating a love that you love is more than worth the initial discomfort. |
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TIME FOR BUDGETS BUT NO TIME FOR PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT!
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| Make your performance management system work for you, or if you are still without one, implement one urgently. This means making it the driving force of your improvement plan for 2010. If you are like so many other businesses out there where by you have reduced your headcount but require more out of each member of the team now, follow this simple plan.
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5 Top Tips for Happy Holidays
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| From a distance, the holiday season looks great - full of warmth, laughter, cosy family time, beautiful decorations and delicious food. However, as an adult with ADHD, you know this time of year can be highly stressful. You have to coordinate and incorporate a lot of extra things into your already busy life. Keeping a tidy, clean house (for guests), money management (lots of extra expenses), planning ahead, organizing events and travel arrangements, managing your time and keeping in check perfectionist and procrastination tendencies could be a potential nightmare. But it doesn’t have the be. The key to enjoying the holidays is to find balance. Do enough so that you enjoy and celebrate the holidays, yet not TOO much that you are frazzled, burned out and in debt. |
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Your Email Marketing Strategy in Review
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| Can you believe it’s November already? I’m not really sure how that happened, but it happened nonetheless.
And while I’m always sad to see the Summer go, I love this time of year because it’s a great time to start preparing your 2010 marketing plan. But before you do that, you’ll need to evaluate which of your 2009 marketing strategies worked and which were not effective. Since email marketing is one of the best marketing strategies for increasing your online presence, you should be constantly evaluating it and making any and all improvements.
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5 Ways to Get Your Business Organised For Christmas
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| If you’re unprepared and don’t get your act together early enough, you can find that you can lose golden opportunities to increase business because you’re so stressed out trying to keep up. You know what happens at this time of year? Everyone seems to want everything done by the third week in December. |
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'Tis the Season for Holiday Networking - And Here's Your Guide
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| Today’s tip is a holiday resource guide – links to my favorite content on the web (some mine, some from other great experts) to help you get primed and ready to navigate this time of year. No month is as rich with opportunities and permission to deepen the relationships around you – hope these links help you take advantage of it. |
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Finding Work-Life Balance in the New Year
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| At this time of year I often find myself thinking that I didn't spend as much time with my family and friends as I would have liked. It's just so easy to get caught up in the day to day hustle of things that need to be done. You may be feeling the same way: you were so busy with meetings, email, voice mail, and reports that some of the more important things in life got put on the back burner - often with a promise that you would get to it tomorrow, or next week. Well now is your chance, as you're setting your goals for the upcoming year, to bring focus to developing greater balance in your life. |
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Health Blitz
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| When you have ADHD, it is easy to forget that your ADHD is just one aspect of you. You spend so much mental energy thinking about how to manage your unwanted ADHD traits, you can forget that you are a whole person made up of many parts. We have lots of incredible body parts: eyes, ears, skeleton, etc. Each of which is nothing short of a miracle. All we have to do, once in awhile, is to get a check-up, so that our body can continue working miracles every day. |
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New Years Resolutions and The Wisdom Of A Teenager
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| It is that time of year again, time to make our New Years Resolutions. Time to identify all those things we beat ourselves up for all year long and make a plan on how to turn it all around. Only to find ourselves three weeks later, back in the same old rut feeling more guilty for failing again this year. This New Year I have been inspired by the wisdom of a teenager. While my New Years Resolution will bring great change into my life, I have a plan to carry it out with the least amount of effort, as only a teenager could inspire me to do! |
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Learn 3 Important Keys for Better Goal Results
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| This is the time of year when our thoughts turn to resolutions and goal setting for the year ahead. Everyone starts out a new year with great intentions, and usually by the end of January most of them have fallen by the wayside. |
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It’s That Time of Year
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| For an HR Professional, a new year often means lots of new laws, regulations, & legal changes. Betsey will share with you some things that you should be aware of as we enter 2011. |
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Seeing the Big Picture
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| The Fourth of July weekend is a great time to kick back and look around at your family. This is the time of year that most of us stop and see the big picture….the reasons why we work so much; the reasons for putting up with the daily stresses; the reasons for 40-60 hours of labor. It is all part of a bigger picture……it is not the money that we get every other Friday! It is the joy, the memories, the time we get to cherish with our friends and family. |
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Spring Cleaning…Let’s get organized!!
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| Spring cleaning is often a common activity at this time of year. Besides the usual personal sprucing in the home, why not carry this positive approach to the workplace? |
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Part Time Home Staging Business While the Kids Are At School
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| Many moms are feeling like it’s time to do something for themselves. Especially in these tough economic times, many are also looking for ways to contribute to the household income. When the kids head back to school after March or Spring Break, is it time for Mom to look at new ways to spend the time while they are at school? |
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Are You A Great Manager?
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| Think of someone you have worked for…someone who was your Manager. Maybe someone 20 years ago, last year…or they are your Manager today.
What made you think of them?
They were useless…they were the best… |
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Make the TIME
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| It is not all WORK. Networks and relationships contribute to but they need TIME as well. |
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Earn Christmas Money By Taking Internet Surveys
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| This is the time of year that a lot of people are looking for some extra cash. There are bills to pay, presents to buy and there never seems to be enough money to do everything on your list. If you are worrying about having enough money to make it through the holidays or even recoup from them, take a few steps to earn money this Christmas by taking Internet surveys. |
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Giving Beyond a Season An Entrepreneurs Wish
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| The giving that really matters is often just old-fashioned (yet, highly fashionable commendation). Hardworking entrepreneurs need lots of it to keep hanging in there when times are less than favorable for business. There is no out-of-pocket expense associated with offering praise where praise is due. |
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How To Survive Tax Season
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| How To Survive Tax Season -
The very words "tax season" can send shivers down the spine of every small business owner. While tax season might never be fun, it can be far more manageable than it is with a few simple best practices. In this article, you'll read how you can prepare for tax season in order to lessen its time-consuming, work-time-stealing burden. It IS possible!
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Holiday networking
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| Holiday networking is more laid back, less aggressive and more casual. You’re there having a nice time with other people who are also there to have a nice time… and if they happen to learn about a company relevant to them in the guise of friendly word-of-mouth conversation, all the better. The aim is much closer to friendly conversation than high-intensity deal closing. |
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Oct 28 1968 Kidney Transplant Survivor Holiday Thoughts
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| Yes I had a Kidney Transplant on Oct 28 1968 when I tell most people they say "Right" well we live in a world of non belief! A real good reason for this just look at whats going on with the election and our economy! This is part of a ongoing book I am writing and I hope you have some time to read some of my views after being a prodigy of the Health Care system for over 40 years I was 14 when this all started and I am including some very close thoughts that anyone with a child in a health care situation should read. Some might get mad some might like some might even donate to help fund my book but in this time of bad credit bad investments and High cost of Health care You should take 10 minutes and read this Thanks |
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Homeless MOMtrepreneur: Car Camping as a Successful Woman in Business
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| In 1999 I was a homeless MOMtrepreneur with two kids fleeing my first husband and leaving a successful home cleaning and organizing business behind. I had no choice but to hit the road for my own safety and that of my children.
As long as I kept this journey an adventure for my kids we were good to go. They were nine and eleven at the time and had no clue of the reality at hand. They just figured we were traveling from Texas to Washington State to start over. And so we did.
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Handling Business During The Christmas Rush
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| Although the Christmas rush can definitely bring your business more profit, along with it comes stress and the most hectic time of you. While it is anticipated by many businesses, you'll find that it is a dreaded time of year as well. The last thing you want is to fall short when it comes to handling the Christmas rush. |
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Forget Spring HOUSE Cleaning Clean Your Life
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| Using the metaphor of "spring cleaning" Eileen McDargh guides you through the process of cleaning your life. |
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The Other New Years Resolution
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| "This year I will start my own business!" I call it "The American Dream Resolution," and like most New Year's resolutions it is a proclamation of intent that is often made, but seldom carried out (at least in an effective manner). |
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Mastermind Your Way To Business Success
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| While I’m a firm believer in goals, I’m not a big believer in New Year’s resolutions; mainly because it has been my experience that most resolutions are repeated year after year and forgotten by the time we sober up on January 2nd. |
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Small Business Tips – It's Never The Perfect Time
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| Many people wait for things to be “perfect” before they pursue their dreams and goals. They wait for the perfect conditions, the perfect attitude, and the perfect time of year. They really want to achieve their goals … but the time just isn’t right.
In business they wait to take action on things they need to do to grow their business until they have their strategic plan in place, until staff turnover settles down, until they stop being so busy, until they get a few more clients. They really want to get around to taking the actions they need to do to grow their business … but the time just isn’t right. |
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7 Essentials for MASSIVE Success!
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| Check out this acrostic for the "7 Essentials for MASSIVE Success!" |
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Take A Look At The Most Exciting Summer Franchises
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| It’s Summer. We’ve faced the bitter cold of winter, passed through that awkward and wet transition called spring, and now we’ve finally arrived: summer has officially returned to us. It didn’t take long to get here either, it doesn’t seem like we should be so far into this year already, but lo and behold, here we are. With summer now officially upon us, and the natural energy of the season working itself up to high gear, now is the best time to consider one of the many excellent and exciting business opportunites perfectly suited to this time of year, the season of fun, sun, and travel. |
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Stage Yourself to Sell: Image is Everything
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| One of the easiest ways to catapult your business to success is to act as though you are already successful. Do you play the part of a very successful home stager? |
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Steps to Reach Your Goal!
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| Clearly not everything stands in your way towards success. By identifying the one or two issues which are obstacles, you begin the process of eliminating or reducing the bottlenecks and impediments to your progress.
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Wrapping it Up!
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| As we wind down to the end of year, what will you be most thankful for?
Those New Year’s resolutions and plans for the New Year are right around the corner. |
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Dispelling the green myths
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| As more people “wake up” to climate change we are seeing a lot of effort put towards starting to reduce our collective green-house gas emissions. Unfortunately however, there seems to be a lack of quantitative data being applied to many of these efforts, and consequently the media, individuals and business are often focusing on the wrong issues rather than putting the efforts towards combating the main contributors to our carbon footprint. |
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Id Buy That
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| Feel that? The crisp tingle in the air? It’s fall. Fall ushers in the promise of eating, seeing, and getting. It’s my favorite time of year. By now, kids are settled into school, sweaters set free from mothballs, and it’s an amazing time to… BUY. |
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Creating a High Performance Organization
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| Organizations, just like the teams in the Tour de France, are made up of individuals who perform activities on their own as well as part of a larger whole that we often refer to as a team. Do we realize our own potential to become elite performers? Whether we are the president or the front line staff member, do we understand our own strengths? What do we need to improve in order to deliver the maximum to our organization? |
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How To Clean Out The Clutter
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| This time of year, it's important to clear out the clutter and start the year with a fresh approach.
I completely detoxed my own office over the break and couldn't believe how much stuff I had accumulated that I didn't need. I do my regular mini-clean-ups weekly and the major ones around 4 times a year.
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Are you a ground hog?
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| It is the time of year when we have this interesting holiday called “Ground Hog’s Day”. For we who live in the Midwest, we pray that he doesn’t see his shadow, for it gives us hope of an early spring. If he does see his shadow, we are destined for 6 more weeks of winter (of course, in Minnesota, that is not a bad option.) What an interesting holiday??!! |
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Don't Set New Year's Resolutions - Take Action in The New Year
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| It's that time of year again when we start talking and thinking about New Year's Resolutions even though they're old hat and we instinctively know they don't work. Because your friends, family and colleagues may chat about what Resolutions they're going to make, do you find yourself wondering whether to make any? We know that within a few days or weeks, the Resolutions will be forgotten, nothing will have changed and yet for some reason most people still worry about them. So why do we still bother with New Year's Resolutions? First, they're a custom and a New Year ushers in a new start, so what better time than now? There's even a small chance that we may stick to our Resolutions this year, so we have a go. The main reason some people think about New Year's Resolutions is because they want to change things in their life. |
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Create a Powerful Driving Question to Improve Results
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| Much of the email received at this time of year is about making the next year even better than the last.
My tips include: Review last year; Unclutter; Step back; Create your goals.
In addition, by finding your driving question and creating a more powerful one related to your purpose, vision and mission, you will be more motivated to take action. You will be less likely to procrastinate or hesitate and you will therefore be much better placed to achieve what it is you say you want to achieve
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What Do I Want?
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| It happens before we know it. One day we're outside relaxing by the pool thinking of little else except whether to put on more sunscreen; then suddenly we're wrapping ourselves up in winter coats and heavy blankets trying to shake off the cold. We start saying things like, "This year has gone by so fast!" Or, "Where did the time go?" Or, "Can you believe it's already December?" Yes folks, there's no escaping it... |
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Ask the Bargain-shopper: The 10 Commandments of Shopping
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| What do you mean "Thou shalt not covet?" Retail Therapy is all about coveting! |
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Surviving Christmas Without Grievous Bodily Harm – It Can Be Done!
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| Yes folks it’s that time of the year again. A time when every aspect of popular culture tells us to be happy, loving and full of cheer and when many of us feel like ripping the head off our nearest and dearest. Here are some tips to help you get through Christmas if Mr. Claus is not one of your more cherished icons. |
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Christmas Carols can help you manage holiday stress!
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| Yes, those Christmas Carols we hear every year can help us manage the holiday stress. Check out these helpful tips ... |
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New Year - New Beginnings
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| As the countdown begins for the close of 2007, it is a great time to start creating your vision for 2008. |
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Avoid that Christmas Financial Hangover
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| Yes, folks it’s that time of year again in which we will be expected to spend 20 million euros an hour on Christmas Eve in Ireland along Yep, that’s right, AN HOUR. Of course a substantial chunk of that will be on credit and many of us will be dreading our January credit card bills: I spent HOW MUCH. Ouch. So how can we enjoy Christmas without giving ourselves the January hangover? Here are some tips to ensure that January is not the cruelest credit card month for you. |
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