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Charlene Booher has always been a busy gal, from the corporate climb to small-town accounting services. Her career led her to open her own business a few years ago —something she never expected to do.

Dana Miranda is a Certified Educator in Personal Finance® who's been writing about money management and small business operations for more than a decade. She writes the newsletter Healthy Rich about ...