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Here’s How I Doubled My Income in One Year
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Here’s How I Doubled My Income in One Year

Image source: Getty Images You’ll never know what you can achieve if you don’t try. Key points Changing careers was only the beginning of the big changes I made to my finances in the last year. Working with a financial planner did wonders for my outlook as well as my bank account. Finding the right work fit for me meant that I could invest in myself and grow as a professional and a wage earner. My finances changed more in 2022 than ever before. This was partly due to switching careers altogether in mid-2021; I went from working as a…
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12 Purchases You Should Never Make with a Credit Card
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12 Purchases You Should Never Make with a Credit Card

Credit cards are often an easy way to make purchases and potentially earn rewards. But if you’re not careful, your purchases could have a negative impact on your finances — whether it’s having to pay hefty fees or a high balance affecting your credit. There are simple ways to boost your credit — taking on unnecessary credit card debt isn’t one of them. Here are some purchases you might want to avoid making with a credit card. 3 credit cards that will let you hit pause on interest until nearly 2024 1. Cars You might want to use a credit…
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Analysis-UK crisis forces ‘off kilter’ businesses to halt investment
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Analysis-UK crisis forces ‘off kilter’ businesses to halt investment

By Kate Holton and James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – British company owners are pulling investments as a crisis triggered in Westminster pushes up borrowing costs and hits confidence in an economy once seen by businesses as a haven of stability. Companies have struggled to navigate a fractious political landscape ever since Britain voted to leave the European Union without a plan. But the fallout from Prime Minister Liz Truss’s now-abandoned mini-budget has taken that to another level. In the last month, business leaders have had to contend with radical changes to tax, a collapse in the pound and a surge…
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The Blue Monday Myth – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog
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The Blue Monday Myth – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

‘Blue Monday’ may not be supported by hard evidence, but depression and other mental health issues are a real concern in the workplace. Before 2005 no-one talked about Blue Monday. The reason for this is because the idea that the third Monday in the month of January, later dubbed ‘Blue Monday’, was invented in a press release 15 years ago. The method used to develop the concept has since come under a lot of scrutiny, but despite this, a lot of people do suffer with their mental health during the winter. According to research conducted by pollster YouGov, as many…
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Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd. – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog
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Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd. – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

2019 was a spectacular year for Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd. at the RoSPA Health & Safety Awards. As well as being Highly Commended in the Health & Safety Team of the Year, they also achieved a RoSPA Gold Achievement Award. Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd. first entered the RoSPA Awards back in 2017, winning a Silver RoSPA Award. Since then, they’ve continued to enter, pushing themselves to win a Gold Award in 2018 and then again in 2019. We spoke to Kieran Doona, Health and Safety Manager at Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd. to find out more about their…
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Are Finance Stocks Lagging Banco De Chile (BCH) This Year?
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Are Finance Stocks Lagging Banco De Chile (BCH) This Year?

The Finance group has plenty of great stocks, but investors should always be looking for companies that are outperforming their peers. Has Banco De Chile (BCH) been one of those stocks this year? A quick glance at the company’s year-to-date performance in comparison to the rest of the Finance sector should help us answer this question. Banco De Chile is one of 883 companies in the Finance group. The Finance group currently sits at #3 within the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank considers 16 different groups, measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the sector…
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Financial markets are in chaos. What’s next for the real economy?
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Financial markets are in chaos. What’s next for the real economy?

The federal reserve began raising interest rates to battle inflation in America a full six months ago. But its determination to crush surging prices, whatever the cost to the economy, is only now starting to sink in. The central bank’s latest policy meeting, which ended on September 21st, has been followed by dramatic moves in financial markets across the world. The economic consequences will be a little slower in coming, but no weaker for it. Listen to this story.Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Your browser does not support the element. Save time by listening to our…
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mental health and wellbeing in the workplace – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog
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mental health and wellbeing in the workplace – RoSPA Workplace Safety Blog

More than ever before, mental health is a topic for open discussion in the media, within our social circles and of course at work. Mental health and wellbeing is all about how we think, feel and behave, and is usually caused by a reaction to a difficult life event, which can be caused or made worse by work-related issues. In particular, working in isolation away from managers and colleagues can add stress to a workforce that is already facing a significant amount of pressure. The scale of the problem Globally, an estimated 264 million people suffer from depression, one of…
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