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A Human Resources Manager Interviewing an Internship Candidate Who Has Zero Work Experience

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How to Get an Internship with No Work Experience

There’s no template for instant success when it comes to high school grads and college students seeking internship opportunities. Maybe there was 50 years ago, back when career paths were more traditionally defined and the job market was eager for that college degree earner.
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A person putting money into their piggy bank savings while checking out their credit score

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How Checking & Savings Accounts Can Affect Your Credit Score

This includes account openings, bounced checks, loans, overdrafts and other personal banking factors impact your credit history.
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A couple sitting on their couch with a calculator and notebook, trying to create a budget for their checking and savings accounts

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How Much Money to Keep in Your Savings Account vs. Your Checking Account

The ideal target minimum is 3-4 months worth of operating expenses in your checking account and 3-4 months worth of cash on top of that in your savings account.
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A residential property management guide to help with home inspections and tenant management

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Types of Real Estate Side Hustles

Explore the options before you in the real estate field for earning some money on the side. Some options are labor-based, some are investment-based, and all of them have their plusses and minuses. Let's get to it.
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A digital marketing intern doing client work

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How to Land a Digital Marketing Internship and Grow a Career

A Digital Marketing Internship is a part-time way to acquire the full-time skills and real world experience necessary to succeed in the modern marketing department.
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A person writing a check from their checkbook

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How to Write a Check (Properly)

Writing a personal or business check was a core method of conducting financial transactions during the 20th century. It was the primary method in which you paid your mortgage, credit card debt, or other bills (ex. utility). Opening a checkbook to issue a check was a monthly, sometimes weekly, sometimes even daily procedure for some people.
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A voided personal paper check

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How to Void a Check (Properly)

People are using online banking to manage their finances more than ever, something that was exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a few necessary real-world checkbook skills remain important, even as people move further and further toward conducting paperless transactions.
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A toddler playing with a pile of cash he received as a holiday gift

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How to Endorse a Check for a Minor (Under 18)

The Winter Holidays are fast approaching, and for many people, that means the exchanging of gifts. For our purposes here, we aren't talking about the kind that can be purchased at the Mall or shipped via Amazon, we're talking about a personal check.
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A client handing a worker a check

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Do Personal & Business Checks Expire?

Yes, both personal and business checks have an expiration date. That date is typically 6 months from the date that the check was issued, as defined by the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC).
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