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Guest Post Guidelines

Happy Friday!  Today, Independent Beginnings has added a new page to the blog– “Guest Posts”.  Independent Beginnings welcomes and encourages the submission of guest posts.  When submitting a guest post, however, there are a few guidelines that must be followed:
1.  The article must be original and not previously posted on another blog or website.  90 [...]

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Whoah!!! Have I Gotten Off Track or What?

Before I say anything else, I would like to thank my dedicated readers/subscribers who have stuck through this quiet period on Independent Beginnings.  I am amazed out how loyal you are.  You are the best!
Now, I would like to apologize for the recent inactivity.  A lot has been going on and I feel like I [...]

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HP Back to School Giveaway Entry

With the start of school just around the corner, the Back to School: Better Together Giveaway is underway. One of the blogs participating in this giveaway is Student Bloggers. To enter the giveaway on this blog, you must write a blog post describing your best back to school story. I have decided [...]

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Carnival of Twenty Something Finances Will Be Here Next Week

Next week, on June 29th, I will be hosting the Carnival of Twenty Something Finances.  Make sure to get your submissions in!  You can go to this site to submit your articles.  Remember, you may only submit one article per carnival edition!  See you on Monday!
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Does a Four-Day School Week Make Sense?

Recently, the school district for my area has been considering the possibility of switching to a four-day school week. Students would go to school a little bit longer Monday through Thursday and would then have Friday off. College students have been doing this for years (if they can work their schedule out to [...]

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Carnivals of the Week: 5/17-5/23

Another week has passed and several of my articles have been included in carnivals. Make sure to check out the carnivals and if you have not yet read the article, you will not want to miss out on these ones!
My article Where to Put Your Emergency Fund? was included in this week’s edition of [...]

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Oops, Sorry for the Goof-Up

I meant to schedule my last post to show up tomorrow and there was a different post for today.  Since it is already up, though, I will leave it there.  Happy THURSDAY!
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New Theme: What Do You Think?

As you may have noticed, I recently changed the theme of my blog.  The reason I did this was because I wanted to give the blog a cleaner appearance and make it easier to navigate.  I am not completely done tweaking it, but it is at least ready enough to be published.  I would love [...]

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Last Week’s Carnival Roundup

Last week, two of my articles were included in carnivals. My article 3 Time Management Tools for College Students was included in the Carnival of College and Finance.  Also, my article Why I Disagree with the Economists was included in the Carnival of Personal Finance.  Make sure to check out those articles!  Thanks to [...]

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Work vs. Play: Finding a Balance in your Life

Most of you have probably heard the phrase “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”. Although most of us would probably agree with that phrase, it is also true that work is a necessity of life. We need to work–not just to make money, but also to keep ourselves mentally [...]

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