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1. 10x (or more!) your savings

Interest rates are currently at their highest levels in over 20 years! That means if you don’t have your money in a high-yield savings account, you’re basically turning down free money by not earning as much interest as you could. Learn more about our favorite accounts by clicking here.

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3. Claim your lost money

Missing Money is legit. It searches official state government websites to help you find money that you’re owed. It helped one of my co-workers find over $400 that she was owed from her local government but had no idea about! And no, we’re not getting paid to tell you about this – we just think it’s really awesome.

4. Ask for a raise

We know, this isn’t exactly earth shattering advice. But you may be surprised at what happens if you just ask for things (this goes for a lot of things money-related, like asking your bank for a lower credit card interest rate, too). Increasing your income is one of the most effective ways to really grow your net worth, and can have compounding effects for decades. As with all things in life, you don’t know if you don’t ask!

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