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Fitbit’s new Sense and Versa 3 trackers are on sale starting at just $200 (up to $50 off) Health tracking, Google Assistant support, and more One of the primary purposes for smartwatches is to keep track of fitness, something Fitbit’s offerings have always excelled at. Right now, two of the company’s newest offerings are on […]
Acer Swift 5 with a powerful 11th Gen Intel Core i7 is on sale right now for Black Friday The latest version of Acer’s Swift 5 comes rocking Intel’s new 11th Gen processors. The company kept the same elegant design but decided to crank all the internals up to 11 (pun intended). Although this laptop […]
Amazon Prime Card members can get 10% back on select electronics this Black Friday The allure of Black Friday is saving money up front, but sometimes, there are other incentives. Case in point: Amazon is offering Prime Card members 10 percent back on select electronics and smart home purchases on Amazon through the end of […]
Take your general handyman business to the next level with these revenue-boosting ideas. If you’re a handyman, handywoman or handyperson, your business should be booming. Here are a few reasons why: It’s no wonder that by 2022, home improvement sales are expected to skyrocket to $465 billion. That’s a lot of assembling, installing, painting, flooring, […]
Understanding the parent mindset during remote and hybrid learning As a veteran teacher, I usually had a pretty good idea of how I could support parents and guardians with their students’ education. But sometimes a family-teacher conference would reveal something I didn’t know. I realized that together, we could work on a solution. That was […]
How to build an online freelance community—no matter where you’re freelancing from. There are so many upsides to being a freelancer. You have more freedom and flexibility—especially in terms of when and where you work, or who you work with. But all of that freedom and flexibility isn’t without its challenges. There’s a certain level […]
7 Money Steps to Take Before 2021 With the end of the year rapidly approaching, it’s an appropriate time to take stock of your financial situation as you head into 2021. 2020 has been a strange year, and a difficult year for many people. With many people’s health and/or economic livelihoods affected by COVID-19, many […]
Helping Young Adults Take Ownership of their Financial Future Do you know a young adult who may be interested in learning more about personal finance? The World Economic Forum named financial literacy as one of the top 21st century skills every student critically needs to better prepare them for future jobs. But we know that […]
Here’s everything you need to know before you jump out of bed and into business with your spouse. When business partners Rachel Segal and Scott Harmer needed to hash out a plan for scheduling important project work, it wasn’t in their company’s boardroom. “It was usually in the middle of the night, whispering over sleeping […]
Form 1099-MISC is used to report miscellaneous payments made to nonemployees, such as independent contractors. Read more to find out how this affects you, the small business owner. If you’re starting to work as an independent contractor or freelancer, you’ve likely heard people refer to Form 1099. A 1099 isn’t just one form, but actually […]