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Tips to achieve financial well-being – Personal Finance – Economy

Tips to achieve financial well-being – Personal Finance – Economy

The Financial Well-being Ladder is a tool with several tips to get rid of misconceptions about saving, control debts and learn to invest. Find out here how it can help you in your plans and how to use it for your benefit. The idea, according to the experts, is to recognize which of the steps it is on and How are you going to achieve your goals?Remember that saving is key, but so is controlling debt. You don't need a lot of money to start1. Have an emergency fund Create a contingency fund that covers at least one month of…
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Working hours in Colombia are reduced: what are the exceptions?  – Personal Finance – Economics

Working hours in Colombia are reduced: what are the exceptions? – Personal Finance – Economics

Gradually, Colombians will work fewer hours per week. Currently it is 48 hours, but Law 2101 of 2021 establishes that in 2026 it will be 42. Of course, there are a number of exceptions.(Keep reading: Working hours: what is the economic impact of reducing it to 47 hours this year). For this 2023 the working day in Colombia will be reduced by one hour, that is, it will remain at 47 hours a week. This does not imply a decrease in salary nor does it affect the rights acquired by workers, as expressed by law.For whom would the reduction in…
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Driver’s license: what you can do if you can’t renew – Personal Finance – Economy

Driver’s license: what you can do if you can’t renew – Personal Finance – Economy

In Colombia, last Tuesday, June 20, the deadline for renewing driving licenses expired, leaving nearly 3 million people unable to drive on the roads of the national territory. (In addition: Cartagena: denounce processors, charge 100 thousand per quota to renew the license)Although the renewal period was long, many Colombians were unable to meet it, although strategies such as the beak and the ID are produced to motivate the influx controlled at points of care. Find out what to do to avoid being penalized for non-renewal. According to the transport minister, only 12 percent of people pending renewal they have fines…
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Buying a home in Colombia: what programs are there for young people?  – Sectors – Economy

Buying a home in Colombia: what programs are there for young people? – Sectors – Economy

If you are between 18 and 28 years old, you may be close to acquiring your own home, As reported by the national government program called 'Young Owners'.This Ministry of Housing program will allow young people of these ages fulfill the dream of buying your own home.Receive instantly on your Whatsapp, for free, all the Trending, curious, funny and incredible news. The Metro Cuadrado portal registers what the subsidy consists of, the appropriate are the requirements and Steps you must follow to access the benefit: The VIS, Non-VIS and youth-used housing allowance has four components: - Have favorable conditions to…
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