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The Dow has been setting record highs regularly this autumn. But it remains an awful long way from one million. Then again—maybe not so long after all, Warren Buffett suggests.

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The holiday countdown continues and only 8 Mondays remain before Christmas.  Time is passing quickly, and the need to start saving money now becomes more important than ever so January credit card bills don’t start 2018 off on the wrong foot.

Regardless of the holiday you observe, here’s the next installment of my 10 tips to help your family take control now of holiday spending.  Here is tip #8 for this week:

Holiday Planning Tip of the Week: Monday #8 – October 23-29 . . . Get a List

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This past weekend I had the pleasure of being on a panel of women who addressed a group of smart high school women.  My goal was to show them that understanding money would empower them to thrive in life – that it was a critical life skill.  Below are the questions they asked us to prepare to answer, and my brief responses to each.

SheStrong Summit: Tell us about your career journey – where have you found support and where have you found obstacles?

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The countdown continues and we are now only left with 9 Mondays before Christmas.  Time is passing, and we need to start saving money now so that January credit card bills don’t make it a pretty miserable month.

Regardless of the holiday you observe, my 10 tips will help your family take control now of holiday spending.  Here is tip #9 for this week:

Holiday Planning Tip of the Week: Monday #9 – October 16-22 . . . Start Your List

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