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"I've recently taken on an independent contractor job as a side hustle to earn some extra cash. What percentage of this should be set aside for taxes? I don't want to be under-prepared and slammed with a huge tax bill for 2017."
"We always say, “Don’t run from the gap.” Look, women do amazing things when they’re out of the workforce. They’re not just sitting at home. They’re doing volunteer work, they’re on a board, they’re on community activities. That all has translatable value to workplaces."
"Self-criticism is motivating. It gets us to do things and it creates results, so then it becomes kind of addictive. People think that they have to keep being hard on themselves to push themselves forward. But, a lot of times people don’t realize how negative their relationship with themself is."
"I'm single and in my 30s. I want to make sure that I am financially prepared as I get older, just in case I remain single. But, I'm having a hard time finding money advice for never-married singles who aren't younger and expected to marry someday. Help!"
"We think back when we were teens, we had a lot of goals and a lot of dreams. We had this vision for our life. And I think as we grow older, when we go through college, we graduate, we start focusing...on financial goals as opposed to life goals. We start veering away from that vision of our life."
"We’re taught as a society that student loans and scholarships is the only way to go and it’s just not true. There’s so many different options. If you get a little bit creative and are willing to put in the time, energy and research, it will pay off."
"What would you recommend for someone looking to save money for a purchase several years off, like a wedding? I'm looking to make it somewhat difficult to access to prevent temptation and also minimize risk and impact of inflation."
"In our culture, the role of the money is primarily to pay for necessities. Anything extra, you need to save. I think as a result, most parents and kids that are brought up in that culture seem to be a little tight with their money."
"I always have new ideas because I’m kind of so all over the place with my creativity. And that's another thing, I’ve never try to diminish my imagination through any of this, because that’s kind of what got me where I am today."
