Money

Weekly Poll: How do you negotiate salary?

by admin December 11, 2007

Every week we post a question for anyone and everyone to answer. Leave your answer as a comment, or post an entry on your own blog and leave us the link! This week’s question is: What’s your plan of attack when it comes to salary negotiation? Tweet

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Weekly Poll: How important is money in making your career decisions?

by admin October 30, 2007

Every week we post a question for anyone and everyone to answer. Leave your answer as a comment, or post an entry on your own blog and leave us the link! A survey taken in Australia found that 45% of the Gen Y members polled said they were unhappy with their jobs but that 79% [...]

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Go Ahead: Quit Without Having Another Job Lined Up

by Jovie Baclayon October 3, 2007

Most people would never even consider quitting without having another job lined up, and even fewer would recommend it. But I quit, my best friend did too, and someone dear to me is going through it right now. It’s definitely not a solution for everyone and a lot of people are just able to figure [...]

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5 Ways to Put a Lil’ Extra Cash in Your Wallet

by Jovie Baclayon September 21, 2007

I’m sad to say that I haven’t stuck to my budget for, oh… the last 9 months. It seems that every month, I dip into what should be my monthly savings in order to pay the bills. In addition to trips to Vegas, Hawaii and Philadelphia, two bachelorette parties and weddings (I was a bridesmaid [...]

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Mommy Money: What?! No Paid Leave???

by Jovie Baclayon August 22, 2007

I found it. The one political issue that could quite possible turn me into an American citizen: federally mandating paid maternity leave. Call me naïve, blind, dumb or whatever, but it never occurred to me that millions of new parents were taking unpaid one, two, three month (or more) leaves. In the years I’ve worked, [...]

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