3 tips to help you Make It | | DAILY DOSE OF INSPIRATION | "Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose." Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder | | Three Things to Help You Make It | 1 | | | | Researchers say organizations should avoid a one-size-fits-all policy and do this instead. | | 2 | | | | Pew analyzed Census Bureau data, including annual income, to find that just 24% of young adults could be considered financially independent by 22, compared to 32% in 1980. It also finds that 45% of adults between the ages of 18 and 29 say they receive financial help from their parents, while 59% of parents say they support their adult children. | | 3 | | | | Billionaire Mark Cuban, "Shark Tank" investor and Dallas Mavericks team owner, has been an outspoken critic of using credit cards. But in 2011, after his NBA team the Mavericks beat the Miami Heat in the NBA finals, Cuban tried to use his American Express Black Card to purchase a "$140,000 bottle of champagne" to celebrate — but his card was declined. | | To ensure delivery to your inbox, please add makeit@response.cnbc.com to your address book. If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please safely unsubscribe. | |