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The Good Retirement Guide 2022
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Retirement Ready

  • Morgan R.
  • Wednesday, April 05
Become fiscally fit! Whether you are just starting out at your first job or are approaching retirement age, here are a few books to help navigate the daunting world of investing for the future.  For more resources, be sure to check out LinkedIn Learning's Personal Finance courses, and Morningstar Investment Research Center where you can find a retirement calculator along with thousands of articles and other helpful planning tools.
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#FinLit: Budgeting for Newbies

  • Morgan R.
  • Wednesday, January 11

Take control of your finances starting with a goal, a realistic plan, and most importantly, a budget.

Saving Main Street
The LEGO Story
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New Business Books

  • Bland L.
  • Thursday, December 22
Notable new titles include Walt Bogdanich’s When McKinsey Comes to Town, about the influential and controversial consulting firm known for the draconian measures it often recommends to its client businesses, and Gary Rivlin’s Saving Main Street, about the re
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Money Goals For The New Year

  • Thomas M.
  • Monday, January 02

There are a lot of financial websites and blogs about New Year’s money resolutions. What do people actually want to accomplish, though?

How to Money
Get Good with Money
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#FinLit Reviews Booklist

  • Thomas M.
  • Friday, December 16
The months of #FinLit Book Review blog posts are adding up. Here is a handy list of all of the fiction and nonfiction reviewed for their financial literacy value on the Richland Library blog.
Nickel and Dimed
Bait and Switch
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Remembering Barbara Ehrenreich

  • Bland L.
  • Tuesday, September 06
Barbara Ehrenreich, who for more than fifty years dissected American culture in a series of perceptive books (many of them best sellers), died on 1 Sept.
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#FinLit Book Review: "Lawn Boy" & "Lawn Boy Returns"

  • Thomas M.
  • Wednesday, January 04

"One minute I was twelve years old and wondering where I could get enough money for an inner tube for my old used ten-speed. The next minute, it seems, I’ve got a business of my own, with employees, and I’m rich."

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5 Things Every Renter Should Know

  • Lee P.
  • Friday, July 08

Richland Library is working towards helping our community access housing options that meet their needs. In this post, we'll cover five things every renter should know before committing to housing.

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The Good Retirement Guide 2022
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New Business Books

  • Bland L.
  • Friday, June 03
Noteworthy new titles include Level Up: Rise Above the Hidden Forces Holding Your Business Back, by Georgia politician (and serial entrepreneur) Stacey Abrams and her business partner, Lara Hodgson; Dade Hayes and Dawn Chmielewski’s Binge Times: Inside Hollywood's Furious Billion-Dol
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Statista

Statista is an easy-to-use portal that integrates statistics and reports from thousands of sources on topics related to business, media, public policy, health, technology, and many others.

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Budgeting for a New Salary

  • Emily Barber
  • Wednesday, March 09

When your income changes substantially, it’s time to revisit the way you manage your money. Read more for some tips on how to reassess!

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Love & Money

  • Thomas M.
  • Wednesday, January 04

There are no perfect solutions in love or money, but there are some simple ways to increase your chances of success.

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Hybrid Work: It’s Here to Stay

  • Bland L.
  • Wednesday, February 09

The consensus in the business/HR community is that hybrid work arrangements, involving working both in the office and remotely, will remain in place even after the coronavirus pandemic is finally in the rear-view mirror.

Trillions
Get Good with Money
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New Business Books

  • Bland L.
  • Wednesday, December 22
This batch of new business books features some sharp corporate take-downs, including Peter Robison’s Flying Blind: The 737 MAX Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing and Bartow J.
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Understanding The Great Resignation and Making The Most Of It

  • Jessica Daly
  • Wednesday, August 25

Have you heard of The Great Resignation? If you haven't yet, you probably will soon. It's a post-pandemic movement affecting the job market and your ability to find a job. Read more about it here and find out how to make it work for you. 

The Color of Money
The Little Black Book of Success
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Black Business Month

  • Ariel H.
  • Monday, August 02
In honor of National Black Business Month, a list has been compiled of books, read and authored, by black entrepreneurs! Go support your local Black entrepreneurs!
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Women Don't Ask
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New Business Books

  • Bland L.
  • Thursday, July 22
As one might expect, business books examining the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy are now coming out.  Adam Tooze, author of the definitive account of the Great Recession’s worldwide impact (Crashed), is back with
Ladies Get Paid
Humor, Seriously
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Ladies Get Paid (and other new business books you might enjoy)

  • Bland L.
  • Friday, April 30
Check out these business and finance books recently added to our collection.  Popular titles include Ladies Get Paid, a manifesto on workplace equality by Claire Wasserman, and Black, White, and The Grey, a memoir by Mashama Bailey and John O.
The 5 AM Club
Getting Things Done
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Stay Motivated and Win this Year!

  • Ariel H.
  • Wednesday, February 17
A list of personal development books have been created to assist you on your journey to victory! 2020 is gone and over, but 2021 has 365 brand new ways for you to prove just how resilient you are. We already have a month in the hole, let's take advantage of the next few. You're only a decision away...
I Want More Pizza
Savings and Investment Information for Teens
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Budgeting and Money Saving Skills For Teens

  • Thomas M.
  • Friday, February 12
Financial skills are key to taking control of your destiny. Money you save today could make a lasting difference in the future. Budgeting for personal goals are great habits to build. Adults may not like to admit it, but many of them wish they could turn back time and read up about this! The books listed below offer good advice for saving and budgeting. There are many digital books on money management available for instant checkout over on Hoopla.
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Learning About Investing

  • Thomas M.
  • Tuesday, September 21

Learn the basics, develop a personal plan and avoid the pitfalls of trying to get your money to work for you.

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Get Your News with U.S. Newsstream

  • Bland L.
  • Tuesday, January 05

If you have grown weary of paywalls impeding your access to reliable news (or of “free” subscriptions that offer only limited access, at the cost of surrendering some personal information), consider using U.S. Newsstream to essentially bypass paywalls and find the latest on US politics, COVID-19 vaccines, and world news.

Billion Dollar Loser
Better, Not Perfect
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Billion Dollar Loser (and other new business books you may enjoy)

  • Bland L.
  • Thursday, October 22
Check out these new business titles recently added to our collection.  Considering the news of the antitrust suit that the US Department of Justice has just brought against Google, Zephyr Teachout’s Break ’em Up: Recovering Our Freedom from Big Ag, Big Tech, and Big Money is a timely read indeed.
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Teens & Money

  • Crystal M.
  • Monday, February 25

 Over the past two months, teens attended our 3-part financial wellness series taught by a local financial literacy advocate, Shondy Monroe.

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Gale Business: Entrepreneurship

Gale Business: Entrepreneurship covers all major areas of starting and operating a business, including accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing, tax and more.

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