Many municipal and state governments have had to make tough choices in recent years as they've had more
needs than money, but when roads and highways are improperly maintained, the results can be catastrophic — whether it's a large pothole causing a crash or a highway bridge collapsing because the concrete needed repair.
Not exact matches
As BuzzFeed points out, rather
than spend marketing
money on a traditional online ad campaign — which would involve paying someone to create an ad and then paying to place it on Facebook, or another social website, or even with the publishers who so desperately
need the ad dollars — businesses are sending more of that
money to Facebook to promote content created for free by publishers.
There is, unfortunately, no getting around the fact that the government will
need to spend even more
money on farmers
than it does today if it wants to save the industry, whether it's for developing a perennial wheat, funding a home - grown advertising campaign or investing more into making car parts from plants.
Those looking for a deep dive into what Laszewski thinks will actually work can check out the complete post, but for non-wonks, his bottom line seems to be this: To fix health care we
need to control costs overall, and to do that, the industry as a whole must be forced to stay within a set budget rather
than gobbling up more and more of the nation's
money.
It also makes your strategy more real; now, rather
than just saying you want to raise
money, you have to think about how that's going to happen, how much you
need and how you'll use it.
You may
need funding, but the benefits of corporate incubators and accelerators may do more for your startup
than the
money.
As well, the poll showed that those with children ages four to 10 were much more likely to borrow
money from friends and family (39 per cent)
than couples with older children (28 per cent), likely showing they feel they
need a larger cash flow or savings to feel comfortable at that stage in life.
Financial planning is key, she added: «Give yourself the best possible start by either saving more
money than you'll think you
need or acquiring sufficient startup funds from the beginning.
And you may
need less
money to retire on
than you thought to begin with.
«My best piece of advice for the quickest way to get rich is to not spend any of your
money, and then you'll have more
than you
need,» billionaire venture capitalist Chris Sacca told Entrepreneur earlier this year.
It's unclear why the company would
need to raise so much more
money less
than a year after a previous fundraising round, Recode reports.
As an entrepreneur, you know you
need to stand for something more
than just making
money or grabbing fame.
Due to the economic downturn of the last few years, many businesses still
need to think twice about spending more
money than they have to.
The Millennial generation has an entirely different consideration set for motivation, and given that they already comprise more of the workforce
than GenXers and Baby Boomers, we
need to invest time,
money, and energy into creating workplaces that Millennial employees will love.
At the stock's current levels, it would
need to crash more
than 50 % in order for the hedge fund investor to make any
money on the bet.
Airbnb doesn't
need the
money, Chesky said — whether for ongoing operations or for M&A (the company just completed another $ 1 billion funding round and has reportedly spent less
than 10 % of the $ 3 billion plus in equity it has raised), resources aren't a limitation.
The key with this lesson is that true vision
needs to be driven by more
than just making
money.
Secure
money based on what you can get rather
than what you
need.
If you take the plunge and tap your retirement plan for the cash you
need to start your company, there's no guarantee that your business will generate a higher return
than you'd get by keeping your
money in the large - cap mutual funds it's probably in right now.
«If wages go a little higher
than people think, those wages are going to people who
need the
money, frankly.
He did the math and realized it would take far more
money than they had to get the user numbers they
needed to succeed.
You see, over the years, while I was making much more
than I
needed, I socked away
money in savings.
But occasionally — and I'm not recommending that it should be more
than that — no matter how nice it would be to have the
money or how much you are intrigued by the project, you
need to say no when someone offers to hire you.
Businesses too often seek more
money than they really
need and, the more you seek, the more likely you will be rejected.
If you saved more
than you
needed in your 529 and try to pull that
money out to use for costs other
than education, you'll pay a fee.
I made more
money than I had ever made before by calling up my competitor and offering good will and advice if he ever
needed it.
Businesses other
than the terminal
need to make
money.
Of course I thought cryptocurrency was a neat idea, but I was more
than happy to let savvier folks do the pioneering; me, I
needed money to pay my rent and student loans.
It's very likely you'll
need more
money than you think to fund your business idea.
The smart
money is on the Fed standing pat next week, but today's data added some much
needed ammunition to the arsenal of Fed hawks as they hope to raise interest rates sooner
than later.
«It has more [monetization]
than we expected; as users build their Pokémon inventory, spending
money becomes
needed to store, train, hatch and battle,» Macquarie Securities said in a note to clients, adding that purchases so far in Australia were not being driven by big spenders but by a large number of users.
If you are taking on investor
money, more
than likely, you are going to have a difficult time negotiating the proper amount of cash you
need without giving up some control.
In all of the above cases the entrepreneur who is susceptible to the confirmation bias will look for information and analyze it in a way that will yield: 1) fewer competitors rather
than more, because it increases the viability of the start - up, 2) underestimation of the capabilities of the competition because stronger competitors will make life harder for the entrepreneur, 3) view of the company's product as fully addressing the
needs of the customer because otherwise the start - up is at a weaker position in the marketplace, and 4)
need for less resources rather
than more because it generally makes raising the
money easier.
There's little reason to get any other device unless you absolutely have to have the latest Android updates immediately — or you enjoy spending more
money than you
need to.
While everyone
needs to evaluate their credit cards for themselves, if your oldest card is costing you more
money or more trouble
than it's worth, you can consider giving it the axe.
Japanese policymakers fear that while there is broad consensus among the G20 nations on the
need for such steps, some nations have looser regulations
than others, which leaves loopholes for
money laundering, the official said.
But consider the reality of how much
money you'll really
need to accumulate to enjoy a decent standard of living in retirement — one equal to or greater
than your lifestyle while working.
In 1995, when Father Bernard McCoy moved in to the Cistercian Abbey of Our Lady of Spring Bank in rural Sparta, Wis., he had much more to do
than pray for nearly five hours a day: He
needed to figure out how to earn enough
money to keep the abbey going.
Considering that it's seven times more expensive to acquire a new customer
than to encourage an incremental visit from an existing one, Chipotle is likely spending more
money than it
needs to win back customers.
The problem at that point is that once the required minimum distribution starts, they end up being forced to take more
money than what they necessarily
need at that point, and they get thrust into a higher tax rate,» explain Plessl and Houser.
But if the Department of Finance wants to find ways to save Canadians
money on mortgage insurance, it
need look no further
than the 49th parallel.
I really don't understand taking on way more
money than you
need.»
Thanks to websites like Kickstarter and EquityNet, it's now easier
than ever before to drum up interest around your new idea or innovation and find small loans and pledges that supply the
money you
need to take things forward.
Further, that women's salaries peak earlier, they retire with less
money than men but
need to support themselves for longer are realities often overlooked by investment advisors.
And you start spending
money on dumb things you don't
need, which makes you spend way more
than you
need to.
«Since we were able to choose between all this
money that was available to us, we
needed to enforce one shibboleth: investors had to bring more to the table
than just
money alone if we were going to let them get involved in our company.»
Raise more
money than you
need to but now enough that you feel comfortable.
Investors fight to fund these much - celebrated, much - cited companies — the Ubers, Snapchats and Slacks of Silicon Valley — feeding them with more
money than they can conceivably
need.
By prioritizing their emergency fund, Cherie Lowe, author of «Slaying the Debt Dragon: How One Family Conquered Their
Money Monster and Found an Inspired Happily Ever After,» and her husband Brian gained the momentum they
needed to pay off more
than $ 127,000 in debt.
Don't undersell your product or service to investors, and don't aim to raise less
money than you know you
need, Sacks recommended.