You use negotiation strategies every single day, but you may not know it. If you have kids, you negotiate with them on keeping their rooms clean (let me know how that works). If you have a spouse, you negotiate who cooks and who cleans. If you have a boss, you negotiate deadlines, conditions, pay, etc. […]
Archives for November 2011
Credit Card Scams and How To Avoid Them
Can you think of anything more infuriating than getting ripped off by credit card scams? Maybe there are worse things but just the mere thought of this really steams my tea. And just because you can dispute credit card charges, it doesn’t make this OK. These perpetrators are cowards and thieves and there are very […]
Expense Reimbursement – How to Make Sure You Get What’s Coming To You
If you work for “the man” he’s got to provide for legitimate travel and business expense reimbursement. Even if you are an independent contractor, you might be entitled to expense reimbursement. While your firm is probably very willing to repay you, it’s up to you to make sure you get what’s coming to you. Even […]
How to Start Your Own Business Networking Group
I started looking into starting a business networking group recently. If you’re in business for yourself, you understand that your constant challenge is to promote your business. Business promotion, or marketing, can be very expensive. And just because you spend a great deal of money on promotion won’t guarantee results. In fact, my experience tells […]
Long Term Care Tax Deductions Made Clear
If you own or are thinking about LTC, there are a few things you need to understand about long term care tax deductions before asking for an LTC insurance quote. Under the current tax code, LTC offers some nice benefits. For example, if you itemize your deductions, you can include your premiums as a […]
How to Control Spending in Five Minutes a Month
You may think it’s impossible, but I’m here to tell you that you can control spending easily. The first step to doing that is to know what you spend. Make sense? Now, if you are sick and tired of hearing me suggest that you use software like You Need A Budget to track your spending, […]