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The sooner you begin to save the better of you will be later on. http://www.free-articles-zone.com/article.php?id=69027 2007-08-14 Organizations are increasingly offering some form of workplace financial education as part of their employee benefits program. They recognize the long-term intrinsic value of such a service. Other benefits to offering some form of workplace financial education include: http://www.free-articles-zone.com/article.php?id=57245 2007-06-18 Credit card companies along with other creditors routinely target college students for their products and services. If a student is not careful, it is possible for them to become loaded with debt before they even graduate. http://www.free-articles-zone.com/article.php?id=57246 2007-06-18 With nearly 75% of all employees living paycheck-to-paycheck, personal finance issues can adversely affect the work performance. 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