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# Harvee Pene

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![Happiness is a number between 1 and 10. What’s yours?](https://blog.inspire.business/hs-fs/hubfs/April-03-1.jpg?width=618&name=April-03-1.jpg) 

<https://blog.inspire.business/blog/happiness-is-a-number-between-1-and-10.-whats-yours>

[Happiness is a number between 1 and 10. What’s yours?](https://blog.inspire.business/blog/happiness-is-a-number-between-1-and-10.-whats-yours)

[If happiness was as simple as forcibly contracting a set of facial muscles, we’d all be happy – whenever we wanted and the world might be a better a place. However, that’s not the case. So this question might sound a bit forced but it’s a starting...](https://blog.inspire.business/blog/happiness-is-a-number-between-1-and-10.-whats-yours)

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![Would you like to pay by the hour or by the result? Let’s focus on saving money not charging fees](https://blog.inspire.business/hs-fs/hubfs/alejandro-escamilla-2-1.jpg?width=618&name=alejandro-escamilla-2-1.jpg) 

<https://blog.inspire.business/blog/would-you-like-to-pay-by-the-hour-or-by-the-result-lets-focus-on-saving-money-not-charging-fees>

[Would you like to pay by the hour or by the result? Let’s focus on saving money not charging fees](https://blog.inspire.business/blog/would-you-like-to-pay-by-the-hour-or-by-the-result-lets-focus-on-saving-money-not-charging-fees)

[Do you ever feel yourself getting a little uncomfortable, suspicious or even cynical when you are getting charged by the hour by a consultant of some sort? It’s okay, we do too. It’s not a bad thing and it’s totally normal to wonder what’s really...](https://blog.inspire.business/blog/would-you-like-to-pay-by-the-hour-or-by-the-result-lets-focus-on-saving-money-not-charging-fees)

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![The Real Cost of Cars - A CBD carpark, yours for $407K. It all counts…](https://blog.inspire.business/hs-fs/hubfs/adel-ben-39493-1.jpg?width=618&name=adel-ben-39493-1.jpg) 

<https://blog.inspire.business/blog/the-real-cost-of-cars-a-cbd-carpark-yours-for-407k.-it-all-counts->

[The Real Cost of Cars - A CBD carpark, yours for $407K. It all counts…](https://blog.inspire.business/blog/the-real-cost-of-cars-a-cbd-carpark-yours-for-407k.-it-all-counts-)

[Sometimes you find yourself driving around the city on a weekend wishing you had a guaranteed space to park your car. That’s just part of normal life nowadays but it can get frustrating. But finding a place to park, let alone finding a “dream-spot”,...](https://blog.inspire.business/blog/the-real-cost-of-cars-a-cbd-carpark-yours-for-407k.-it-all-counts-)

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<https://blog.inspire.business/blog/bas-webinar-how-to-turn-a-bas-deadline-into-a-business-lifeline>

[BAS Webinar: How to turn a BAS Deadline into a Business Lifeline](https://blog.inspire.business/blog/bas-webinar-how-to-turn-a-bas-deadline-into-a-business-lifeline)

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![Saying “No” to Necker? First World solutions to third world problems](https://blog.inspire.business/hs-fs/hubfs/virgingorda-neckerislandexclusive-01-1.jpg?width=618&name=virgingorda-neckerislandexclusive-01-1.jpg) 

<https://blog.inspire.business/blog/saying-no-to-necker-first-world-solutions-to-third-world-problems>

[Saying “No” to Necker? First World solutions to third world problems](https://blog.inspire.business/blog/saying-no-to-necker-first-world-solutions-to-third-world-problems)

[First World solutions to first world problems with real life impacts I want to start by saying that this is a guilt-free article, packed with opportunity and inspiration. So don’t worry, you needn’t try to hide any first world problems you might...](https://blog.inspire.business/blog/saying-no-to-necker-first-world-solutions-to-third-world-problems)

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<https://blog.inspire.business/blog/new-inspire-office>

[SAVING $8,000 A MONTH BY BUYING AN OFFICE (IN OUR SMSF)](https://blog.inspire.business/blog/new-inspire-office)

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<https://blog.inspire.business/blog/holiday-good-cambodia>

[Holiday for Good | Cambodia](https://blog.inspire.business/blog/holiday-good-cambodia)

[“Deep down I reckon every person wants to make a difference. Maybe we’d all like to change something, but how do we do it? How do we tap into the little part of everyone that wants to change the world and do it in a way that’s really simple?”](https://blog.inspire.business/blog/holiday-good-cambodia)

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[Your online guide to making BAS work for you](https://blog.inspire.business/blog/your-online-guide-to-making-bas-work-for-you)

[Learn from mistakes without having to make them at our 17 Feb online workshop The big difference between winning occasionally and winning almost always is not only knowing the score but understanding the factors that can and will influence it. Ben...](https://blog.inspire.business/blog/your-online-guide-to-making-bas-work-for-you)

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![Compound interest cuts both ways. Kill your debt before it kills you.](https://blog.inspire.business/hs-fs/hubfs/compound-interest-cuts-ways-kill-debt-kills.jpg?width=618&name=compound-interest-cuts-ways-kill-debt-kills.jpg) 

<https://blog.inspire.business/blog/compound-interest-cuts-ways-kill-debt-kills>

[Compound interest cuts both ways. Kill your debt before it kills you.](https://blog.inspire.business/blog/compound-interest-cuts-ways-kill-debt-kills)

[There’s a lot to be said for the miracle of compound interest and how it can turn modest savings with small regular contributions into a sizable nest egg that hatches holidays, jet skis, long term financial security and more. But as with most...](https://blog.inspire.business/blog/compound-interest-cuts-ways-kill-debt-kills)

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[The Sheeran School of Business Success. Because talent is very rarely enough](https://blog.inspire.business/blog/sheeran-school-business-success-talent-rarely-enough)

[It’s becoming increasingly obvious, even to those that have joined the party a little late, that Ed Sheeran is a very successful singer songwriter. I heard somewhere that he paid his dues by never refusing an opportunity to play and actually played...](https://blog.inspire.business/blog/sheeran-school-business-success-talent-rarely-enough)

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