a bird in hand, or two in the bush…

bird in hand

OK, think fast: two jobs. One pays $50,000 this year; it will have a steady raise keeping pace with inflation (more or less) for the next 20 years, but there will be no spectacular bumps up. The other job pays $15,000 this year. In 10 years it might give you the experience to make $100,000 [...] Read more »

Control Your Financial Destiny – Be Your Own Boss

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Most people are concerned about money. If you aren’t a millionaire, you are most likely part of this group. Money – we never seem to have enough of it and are always looking at ways to spend less of it. For the average person, the concept of taking control of their financial destiny consists of [...] Read more »

3 Things I Wish I Was Told As A College Freshman

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Today’s guest post comes from Jenny. In her own words: “I am currently a junior in college and living in New York City. Going through the job recruitment process now has made me reflect a lot on the past 3 years of my life. Here are some things I wish I had been told on [...] Read more »

the cost of commuting

Click image to enlarge Via: Streamline Refinance - the stats above were  compiled courtesy of Mr. Money Mustache. Read more »

are you selling your life to your employer?

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  When I was a young buck, fresh out of accounting MBA school, I had a prestigious job working for one of the (at the time) six biggest accounting firms in the world. It was a small office, but it was the second biggest of the six in the city I lived in at the [...] Read more »

how to succeed at work

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Years ago, after a month of unemployment when I was, for all intents and purposes, a professional writer I found that I started to miss my corporate consulting gig. I missed the contemplative time I had during my long commute.  I missed the fear I felt as I walked into the lobby, past heavily armed police [...] Read more »

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