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Newsflash: The Lottery is Not a Career Plan

Dr. Curtis L. Odom | Posted 02.08.2013 | Canada Living
Read More: Career Advice, Careers, Career, American Dream, Career Change, Lottery, Winning the Lottery, Quitting Your Job, What Would You Do With the Lottery, Doing Your Dream Job, Canada Living News
Dr. Curtis L. Odom

There was a lot of anxious hysteria in my neck of the woods recently. People were lining up in the hopes of hitting it big on the Powerball jackpot. People were pinning their next career move on winning. But why? And what does that say about your current job? Well, I am guessing you don't like it. But I have news for you... the lottery is not a valid career plan.

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How the Rich and Famous Can Teach Us to Save

Deborah Nixon | Posted 12.17.2012 | Canada Business
Read More: Budgeting, Kids and Money, Teens and Money, Stock Market Crash, Kids, American Dream, Financial Literacy, Economic Crisis, Teens, Financial Marketing, Credit Cards, Finanical Crisis, Consumer Spending, Jacky Siegal, David Siegal, Queen of Versailles, Biggest House in America, Canada Business News
Deborah Nixon

Those who have seen the documentary Queen of Versailles usually laugh at the outrageous lifestyle of David and Jacky Siegal, a billionaire and his trophy wife. The film begins in 2008, before the market crash. The economic downturn froze the construction of their incredible 90,000 sq ft mansion in Florida. But we can learn from them. What kids and adults need are some lessons in the lost art of budgeting, living within your means and learning not to spend what you don't have.

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