It doesn’t matter if you’re a senior in high school or a senior citizen at the Social Security Office. It never hurts to have a few extra dollars in your pocket. Here are five of the best side jobs to help you achieve just that: 1. Cut Hair Everyone with hair has one common problem [...]
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. [...]
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 if [...]
“Which job is right for me?” This is a question I hear both from college grads and from people looking for jobs without a college degree. Jobs are hard to find. If you are considering a new job or career, you might be so happy to get an offer that you’ll take the first one [...]
You can get a great new vocation and land terrific jobs without college. And you can make more money and have more control over your life if you choose the right new vocation. Of course, you’ll need to change some of the way you think about your work…but we’ll get to that. First, let me [...]
Are you interested in earning some money (or looking for a way to solve debt problems) and building your resume while you’re still in college? A lot of students are. That’s why paid internships for college students is such a hot subject. This is very different from a just a side job between classes. According [...]
Choosing a school is important for your future, but not for the reasons most people think. You see, if you go to the wrong school, get the wrong degree, spend the wrong amount of money or end up with the wrong amount of debt, you’ll waste a good chunk of your working career making up [...]
If you are looking for a new profession or vocation and don’t have the time or money to go back to school, you can still get the vocational skills training you need. What’s more, you can get a job and a profession while accumulating valuable experience and connections in your new career, even if you [...]
I simply have to have my e-mail inbox empty. Everyone thinks differently of course. But if you’re like me, it’s easy to get distracted. And when you get distracted it makes you less effective at work. You never know if this little tip might help you get promoted at work and then make finding an [...]
I learned a lot about money, career and investments from my father. He worked hard and modeled a great work ethic. I never met a harder working person than my father. He was also a master of negotiation skills. He also made some huge financial mistakes, and I learned quite a bit from that too. [...]
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