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Small business owners, freelancers, entrepreneurs, home business owners, etc., truly have the luxury to deduct damn near their whole lifestyle. It just depends on how you spin in. When you are starting a business, finding ways to save money is a great benefit. Today’s tips will show you 5 ways you can save money in your business this Summer:

1. If you’re working from home but need to meet with clients and cannot afford office space, you may want to try having a breakfast meeting or lunch meeting at places like Panera Bread who offers free WiFi. You will double your savings because the gas you use to get to and from your meeting and the meal you purchased during your meeting are all tax deductible. [Read More]

A savings fund is your best defense against forces that seek to derail your debt free momentum. Yes! Forces intent on keeping you mired in money mishaps, floundering in financial fiascos, or let’s face it – deep in debt are real. Alliterative exercises aside, a savings fund is a must have. It’s just not always an easy must do.

Before tackling a debt repayment plan, set up a Mad Money Fund. This fund should contain at least $1000 (depending on your comfort level). Some balk at the low figure, but consider your recent emergencies. Would $1000 have been sufficient? Don’t dread using the cushion in a genuine emergency. The Mad Money Fund exists so you avoid the madness when emergencies happen.

1. Start your budget. The quickest way to give yourself a raise is to tell your money where to go. You do that with a budget.
2. Setup auto saving. Redirect money to your savings using automatic tools. You don’t miss what you don’t see.
3. Sell everything. What are you hoarding that can be converted into cash? Ebay. Craig’s List. Garage Sale. Clean house and build your savings.
4. Stash windfalls. Do you have a lump some coming? Instead of spending before you receive, plan on using that to pad your savings.
5. Seek extra income. Do you have a marketable service? Hire yourself out. Secure part-time income and save up.

Trying to pay off debt without a savings stash is like filling a leaky bucket. Eventually, frustration may cause you to give up completely. The Mad Money Fund will help you avoid using credit so emergencies don’t derail your debt repayment plans.

Do you have other simple savings strategies to share?

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Wouldn’t it be nice to wake up every morning with a smile on your face,
energy and life balance?

Work at home women are experiencing their share of stress. Between caring for family, their business, nurturing their Faith and otherroles it can be a bit overwhelming.

Did you know that stress can be attributed to 90% of all chronic diseases. Stress can ead to heart attacks, strokes and other chronicdiseases..

What are some of your areas of stress?

Three essential keys to stress management include…

Discovering how to leverage your time

Mastering your mindset

Working on and following a system for life balance

It’s important for you as a Work at home woman to begin taking stress reduction
serious. Take something from this post and apply it to your life.

A powerful stress reduction tip is to laugh. It has been stated that
laughter is like medicine for the soul.

List ways you can integrate laughter into your schedule.

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a positive mind” by clicking here.

How can you use the information shared in this post before your head hits
the pillow tonight? Go ahead write it down and add one to two daily action steps
to focus on.

Here’s to the new stressed-less you!

Is what you are saving for worth sacrificing for?

This is the most important question to ask when you are thinking about changing your lifestyle to save for something you want. If you don’t want what you’re saving for more than you want your current routine, you will most likely not succeed in your efforts to save.

What Can You Do Without?

This is the second question you need to ask yourself when thinking about cutting back in order to begin saving. What can you let go of for the greater good? If you choose the things you eliminate from your spending wisely, you will not regret them or rebel against your own plan. This will help you to save your money successfully. Before you slash your cable bill, think about cutting back on going to the movies. Before you cut your grocery bill, consider not going out to eat for a month or two.

When you begin to review your spending in this way, you are enabling yourself to still be comfortable at home while curbing your spending outside the home on small luxuries. For example, before you change the stores where you shop, change the frequency with which you shop. There are many ways to begin cutting back and making small changes to save money. You just have to be creative while tailoring your cutbacks to line up with the culture of your particular family.

What Are Some Creative Ways You Like To Save?????

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To ensure your business is prepared for the expected and unexpected your company manual should include the following sections:

• Vision and Mission Statement to remind you what you are working towards
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• Access Information for all the tools and resources you use everyday
• Emergency Instructions so that if the unexpected happens your next of kin will know who to contact and what do stop or maintain operations
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