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Banks used to make their money by taking customer deposits and lending it out at a higher interest rate. Along the way, they discovered they could siphon off a little bit in the form of “fees” cleverly disguised as “convenience” charges. Bankrate and banks charges like ATM surcharges, monthly service charge on a current account/checking ...
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Many of us once we get our selves hooked up with a permanent job, all we do is work our butts out for our organizations and wait for whatever comes with it; your salary and other little remuneration that comes along. Do you know what that means? You are making your job determine what ...
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Your resumé can also be viewed as your curriculum vitae(CV) and with this, you basically want to convey some special kind of information to your prospective employer. This is something you and I wouldn’t want to mess around with, something we would want precisely,  to be flawless. So, how do you go about it?  How do ...
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Think it through carefully. When that financial emergency comes rushing in,  hey! Don’t panic. I know depending on the gravity of it,  sitting down and taking it easy is probably the last thing you want to do and you are probably about to jump into the next planet and back in a second,  but consider this, ...
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I’m quite sure your next big dream after finishing college is probably buying a house. Sure it’s great to own your own house but apart from the obvious financial problems of purchasing your own house immediately after college, there are other non-financial reasons I would like to take you through as well. Don’t get ...
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This article is part of cediWISE's focus on your career – how to find a job, how to draft your resume, how to find the job opportunities and how to nail the interview. First impressions count. No matter what people say or want to believe, people will judge you based on the way you ...
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An interview process does not just end after you’ve been drilled.  After an interview, it’s a good idea to write a follow up or thank you letter so that you can thank the interviewer and maintain an open channel of communication. Not every interviewee will do this, so by writing a letter you stand out. Why should ...
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Have you ever thought of setting goals for yourself in various aspects of your life and found it extremely difficult to do so. Perhaps you didn’t find it that difficult to do so but following it to the letter was your headache? Setting goals is a good thing, it helps you know when, how, ...
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So you want to create wealth? Get seriously rich? Probably be a billionaire? What a noble ambition! Anyway, while you’re at it, I thought you might find it interesting to see those who have been there and done that. Here is a list of the wealthiest people in the world as of February 13, 2009 — based on each person’s total net worth. Please note that ...
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As the Founder and CEO of CediWISE, one of my biggest concerns is someday our little baby becoming a "news house"... you know, the typical traditional media organisation in Ghana today focused 100% on regurgitating other people's spoken words and 'tear him down reporting, leaving no time left for independent ...
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