Facing a job layoff? Maximize your personal productivity and you might just avoid the axe! With retrenchment going on all around us these days, it’s time to think about how best to be productive at our jobs. After all, for those of us left behind after a layoff, we’re doing the work of more than …
How’s your work performance at the office or at your place of work? Check out these 10 work habits to see if you’re doing a good job and can expect to get a raise, a promotion or at the very least, a solid recommendation from your superior sometime in your future. How To Get A …
Can baby boomers afford to retire? Image by MinnPost.com Affording Retirement My best friend is 77 years old. He doesn’t qualify as a baby boomer and yet he shares some of their concerns. The house he bought 10 years ago — he was working in Central America as a lay missionary before returning to the …
Let’s take a look at the situation when the male partner has been laid off and the female spouse or companion is bringing home the bacon. According to this site, 82% of the people who’ve lost a job have been men. While we may wonder at this amazing disproportion, let’s not forget that males are …
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Here are some articles I had a chance to digest this past week. Enjoy! Personal Financial Articles From the Carnival of Personal Finance held at Wide Open Wallet, the following pieces struck a chord with me: Tough Money Love talks about how money may satisfy, but does not bring happiness. To me though, I find …
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Reflecting on our current unemployment rate: we could top 8% through 2011! How is the nation navigating this bad job environment? An Unemployment Rate Graph: How Education and Job Loss Are Related With unemployment rates at a recent high these days, I thought to take a look at some factors that may be affecting these …
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If you had limited income, would you downsize and cut costs, or work at a second job? As modern Americans, we are the least qualified of all societies in the world to go down a notch (or many notches) in our acquired lifestyle. We have been spending more than we make for several decades. The …
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