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Earning, Spending, Saving, and Investing: The Four Things You Do With Money

Money Basics • Beginner Investing • 6 min

Every dollar that comes into your life eventually gets put into one of four buckets: earning it, spending it, saving it, or investing it — and mixing these up is one of the most common, costly money mistakes people make. Earning is trading your time, skills, or a business idea for money in the first place — a paycheck, freelance work, a side hustle. Spending is exchanging money for something you consume now: rent,…

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