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Holiday Costs Cutting Tips

The Holidays are here and during this season money is often being spent with no regard for tomorrow.  While many of us buy gifts for loved ones, entertain with parties and dinners, and even travel far distances to spend time with family and friends, it is important we learn how to cut costs while doing…

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Get the Best Black Friday Deals

Thanksgiving is fast approaching and along with the turkey, dressing, and all the fixings, there is something many of us are looking forward to even more…BLACK FRIDAY.  Black Friday, referred to as the busiest shopping day of the year often offers great deals on everything from electronics and appliances to clothing and accessories.  There are…

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Last Minute Holiday Travel for Less

Many of us make plans to go out of town for the holidays, but some of us tend to wait until the last minute to secure our travel plans.  Thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year to travel and with today’s rising costs of flights and gas it’s important to do everything we can…

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Walking in Greatness: Get Out of Your Own Way

I decided to take the time to be a little transparent and share some things about my personal journey to walking in greatness.  Many times I have found myself “getting in my own way” by allowing fear of failure, fear of success, or even fear of the downright grind and hustle getting to get in…

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Walking in My Purpose

Ever feel overwhelmed in life?  Like you just can’t take anymore?  Like you are about to explode?  Or Like you are totally stressed out?  I have.  Actually, I have been feeling like that a lot over the last couple of weeks.  The stress of life was eating me alive, because I was outside the will…

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Discount Diva’s Top Discount Shopping Tips

As the Discount Diva, shopping has become a refined art form.  Learning which stores have the best sales, when items become discounted, and how to negotiate for additional savings can be time consuming, but I have done some of the work for you by giving you some great tips to save while you shop!   Here…

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Back to School Savings Any Parent Can Love

By: Lynesha McElveen It’s that time of year again.  Time for binders and book bags, notebooks and Ipads, and trendy clothes and shoes galore.  For many kids, getting new items is the best part of going back to school, but for many parents, it can be a stressful time.  You can decrease your likelihood of…

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Just One Step

So what are you doing today to promote your business, get that promotion, or sharpen your skills?  Maybe you think you don’t have the time, or the energy, or the money, but it only takes one step.  What I have learned in business is we often over-complicate things.  We feel as though we have to…

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Maneuvering and Buying in Todays Housing Market

So how many of you have heard about all the deals to be found in the housing interest? Heard now is the best time to buy, interest rates are lower than ever, banks have begun lending again, etc., etc? Then how many of you have tried to buy a house, either residential or investment and…

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Overcoming Fear of Sales in Business

Fear. It is a word that everyone experiences in different ways. Most of us have things that we are afraid of and some of us have things that date all the way back to childhood. Many of these things even date back to childhood, i.e. the dark, bugs, even clowns. Although fear is a natural…

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