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Kate Rockwood
Joined: Jan 22, 2016
Kate Rockwood is a freelance journalist living in Chicago. Her work has appeared in Fast Company, New York, Real Simple, Health, and O, The Oprah Magazine.
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5 Meal Planning Mistakes That Are Causing You to Fail
5 Finance Books That Will Help Get Your Life on Track (Without Putting You to Sleep)
We asked a handful of financial planners for the best books to seriously up your money game.
5 Salary Myths That Are Killing Your Earning Potential
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10 Dinner Party Entrees You Can Make for Under $20
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Need More Dough? 7 Side Gigs to Consider
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4 Questions That Will Impress Any Hiring Manager in an Interview
Be prepared when your interviewer turns the tables and asks if you have any questions.
7 Things to Do at Work When Everyone Is Out of the Office
You could celebrate the solitude with long lunches and Facebook marathons at your desk—or you could do a few of these productive things instead.
What's Your Productivity Style? How 4 Personalities Can Get More Done
A productivity expert breaks down the four work styles and corresponding strategies that can turn you into an efficient, to-do-list-killing machine.
4 Money Moves to Make Before the End of the Year
Avoid the holiday debt that most of us drag into the new year.
7 Ways to Have a Frugal Holiday (Without Feeling Like a Scrooge)
Soak up every bit of the holiday celebration while sticking to your budget.
How to Get the Most From a Counteroffer
When you land a new job offer and your current gig comes back to you with more money or a better title, what do you do?
5 Rules for Regifting (Without Getting Caught)
Don't run the risk of bringing those mittens you got last Christmas from your book club Secret Santa to this year's gift swap.
4 Tips for Rocking Your Self-Assessment
What’s more awkward than a performance review at work? The self-appraisal process that precedes it, of course.