12 Jan 10 Saving For Retirement Early
You’re never too young to save for your retirement. That’s something that not everyone realizes. But how you plan for you retirement in your 20s and 30s can help determine the quality of your life after retirement. The more planning the better, especially if you want to retire early and ensure that you have the money available to lead the life you want, after work.
Saving is the best way to start. Determine an acceptable percentage of each paycheck that you want to set aside in a savings account. If you have direct deposit at your job, practically every bank offers you the ability to denote a percentage of each check automatically to your savings. That way you’re saving money without really even consciously trying. Remember, start small. You don’t have to go crazy to save a lot of money. This is a long term strategy, so a little now will add up over the long run.
When you’ve started building up a decent amount of money in your savings account, think about making that money work for you. If you’re money is sitting in savings, it isn’t really doing anything. Consider putting some of that into long term stock or bond investments. Something practically guaranteed to make your money grow. There’s always some risk involved, so don’t over invest, but definitely take a few steps to build on what you have.
Finally, try not to frivolously spend your money. That doesn’t mean being frugal your whole life so you can finally spend in your 50s. But rather, don’t make purchases you can’t afford, and don’t use credit to live beyond your means. Both catch up with you faster than you’d think, and will hurt your retirement in the long run. Be intelligent with your money. If you have to wait a few weeks for something you want to fit in the budget, be patient. You’ll be better off in the long run.
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10 Nov 09 Power of Checklist and Why Should You Have One Handy
It is often impossible for busy freelance writers to keep track of everything that they have to accomplish in order to successfully complete the work at hand. Often times, you end up missing one thing or another, and it is not before you have hit the button send that you realize the mistake you have committed. But by then it is already too late, and the process of sending an apology mail followed by the correct version of the piece that you sent starts. Generally, clients will not say anything, nevertheless, it reflects badly on your reputation and professionalism. Hence, you should work on doing the things right in the first time only, and in that checklists help a great deal.
Benefits of a checklist
A checklist offers many benefits, and unlike its how-to part, it does not require us to invest lots of time reading it. A checklist offers the following benefits:
- It helps us know what we require to accomplish in order to get the work done before we embark upon.
- It works as a guiding post, when we get stuck in the middle of the project and ask now what.
- A checklist helps us verify if we have missed something in the project.
- A checklist is easily scanable, and it should be kept handy when doing some work, as it will help us remember what needs to be done.
- A checklist can help us properly prepare the budget keeping each item in mind.
- It can prove to be a valuable asset when it comes to making a business decision.
Conclusion
One must keep a checklist handy whenever one embarks upon a new job. As said above, it will prove to be a very valuable tool right from the beginning.
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19 Oct 09 Using Information Technology With Your Business
Information Technology is a vital component of almost every business in the modern age. Without having a good internet marketing campaign, you’re looking at a very limited amount of success. So you would think it’s basically a no-brainer as to why IT could change your business. Information Technology could improve your productivity in ways you can’t imagine. So make sure you always find the time and effort to make use of IT concepts, they could change the way you run your business for the better.
Investing in computers and computer networks enables you to develop more convenient ways of carrying out day to day operations. IT tools can help you automate functions that normally someone would have to go through each time, enabling a person to focus on a more important task. This way you save money for the time they don’t have to spend on a pointless task, and also allow for that person to be free to attend to a more pressing concern.
Information Technology will allow you to create a broader spectrum of easy collaboration with your staff. By networking their computers you enable everyone to communicate quickly, and more effectively on the fly. This way they can accommodate for changing needs and services as the changes happen in real time. All enabling you to keep relevant no matter how quickly the times change.
Finally information management will completely change with the influence of modern IT methodology. Through IT you can effectively store your information and vital business data in a different way, allowing you to access your archives faster with more accurate information. This could prove invaluable, and just another reason that your business should make sure to have a plentiful IT budget. With Information Technology you could change the face of your business, and maneuvering yourself for success like never before.
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