While on this topic, I want to just take one minute to talk about how awestruck I am at the use of social media to make a statement or have your voice heard.

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If you're filling in the employment pages, do make sure the benefits that you list tie up to your P11D (Benefits Statement) and you make appropriate expense claims for things like business travel and professional subscriptions to ensure you are not over taxed on work-related expenses income.

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Wearing shoes that don't resemble sculpture can be an opportunity to make more of a statement with your clothes.

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Instead, you make a similar statement by displaying your mobile phone, with its carefully chosen ringtone, screen logo and slip cover.

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When reviewing your annual statement, make sure to understand exactly how return is calculated and whether the advisor is using a valid benchmark comparison for the holdings in your portfolio.

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You can make a statement for economic liberty and build your retirement account at the same time.

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And certainly, Henry Paulson, the Treasury secretary, wanted to make a statement: We're done with the bailout game, you all are on your own.

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