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Posts by Danielle

How To Bounce Back When Bad Weather Threatens Your Home

When you live in an area that is commonly affected by severe weather conditions, you can often find that your home starts to suffer. But, sometimes, it just can’t deter you. When you love your home, even the threat of extreme weather can’t get you to move. So, what are you supposed to do? As you start to experience bad weather, you can often feel like it’s slowly going to

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Build Your Muscles on a Budget

Building lean muscle has been shown to improve overall body mass, strength and health in men and women of all ages so why wait to get started? Don’t let your tight budget deter you from changing your lifestyle, there are many ways to build muscles without breaking the bank. Why Build Your Muscles? You don’t have to want to be a bodybuilder to work on your muscles. The health benefits

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Alternative investment opportunities you probably hadn’t thought of

Though it’s difficult to say much for certain in the current political climate, times are especially freewheeling with regards to traditional investment markets. In the immediate aftermath of the Brexit vote, commentators expected property prices to plummet, but they held true. After Donald Trump was elected President of the US, stocks around the world fluctuated wildly. With more uncertainty ahead, you’d be forgiven for wanting to avoid risk and for

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Invest Your Trust In Investments

There isn’t a person alive who doesn’t want to take control of their finances once and for all. Nothing is quite so slippery as money! We may all vary in how much we earn, and our spending priorities, but we do have that constant struggle in common. Another thing we often have in common is how we choose to increase our earnings. On our quest for more, we look to

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The True Cost of Owning a Car

We all know that cars can be pretty expensive to run. There is the initial cost of getting car, and then there are ongoing costs to use and take care of the car. This is nothing new, though, we all know what to expect when it comes to deciding to get a car. The costs can all add up. But do any of us really know the true cost of

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Some Of The Best Roles In Finance

If you have always wanted a job in the world of finance, then you do have plenty of jobs to choose between. Or maybe you are already in that industry, and you’re thinking to change to something new, something a bit different. Either way, the sheer quantity of roles that are available means that you are bound to be able to find something that suits you. When looking for any

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Are You Really Ready To Buy A Home?

There are a range of benefits to owning the property you live in, but there are just as many downsides that need to be considered. If you’ve been hopping from rented property to rented property for a while now, but you’re not sure if you’re ready for home ownership, this post is for you. Here are some of the main considerations to take on board when you’re thinking about buying

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How To Save Your Money And Resist The Urge To Splurge

The freedom of having money is a double-edged sword for many people. Your cushy job gives you disposable income every month, but it’s easy to go a little overboard with the freedom to spend that. It’s important that you fix your relationship with money before it’s too late because it needs to be a necessity first and a luxury second. That means you should be prioritizing all the utility bills,

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Planning For A Comfortable Retirement

Retirement: it’s coming towards you all your working life, but have you planned for it?  Do you have a 401k, an annuity and a plan for how much you’re going to need? Or are you like one-third of Americans who have nothing saved for their retirement? Many people who start to look at retirement planning find the array of options so bewildering and complex, that they are paralysed by confusion and end up

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Designing Your Front Yard: Questions To Ask Yourself

The front of your house and its accompanying yard is an area worth more thought than you might initially think. It’s quite literally the first impression which, contrary to the belief of the saying, you will have the chance to make twice. And again, and again… every time you come home from work or just out having fun, you’re going to notice the front of your yard. Not only is

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