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Category Archives: Work
Why Staying Home Isn’t Worthless
I’m fortunate to work from home. I also know many men and women who work from home, are stay-at-home parents, or who don’t work outside of the home for a variety of reasons. Maybe they are disabled in some way, … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Personal Finance, Work
Tagged community building, home office, home security, homemaker, household chores, househusband, housewife, stay-at-home, volunteering, work at home
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Making a Living in the Creative Professions
Many people are gifted in the areas of art, music, dance, writing, and acting. However, when it comes time to choose a profession, many choose to pursue something other than their creative gift. “You can’t make money as a writer … Continue reading
Posted in Making Money, Personal Finance, Work
Tagged artistic work, artists, creative business, creative job, creative profession, creative work, creativity, real job
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Is Financial Advice A Disservice?
In many of my articles, and those of other writers, a common theme can be found. Most financial writers, myself included, tell people that they have to choose what to do with their money. We advocate choosing between life experiences … Continue reading
Posted in Budgeting, Personal Finance, Work
Tagged choosing, disservice, financial advice, financial writers, limited lifestyle, prioritize purchases, settle
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Pushed Out of the Workforce. Are You Ready?
We all tend to think that retirement won’t come until we’re in our sixties or even seventies. We think we have plenty of time to save and prepare for that next phase of our lives. But what happens if it … Continue reading
Posted in Budgeting, Personal Finance, Retirement, Work
Tagged early retirement, financial plan, income sources, income streams, multiple incomes, save early, work skills
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Dealing With Financial Fear
Years ago when I was first thinking about self-employment, one thing scared me above all others. Taxes. It sounds silly, but I was terrified of screwing it all up and ending up in jail. Estimated taxes, quarterly payments, and self-employment … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Finance, Taxes, Work
Tagged afraid, financial education, financial fear, money fears, scared, self employment, tax fears, Taxes
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How Far Should You Expect an Employer to Bend When Hiring?
A conversation recently came up amongst several people in my book group. One of the members has been looking for a job for about six months with little success. A couple of weeks ago, she was offered a job at … Continue reading
Finding Another Way To Live The Dream
When I was a kid, I wanted to be one of two things. An astronaut or a competitive figure skater. In the end it didn’t come down to a choice of love or money. My problems with math sidelined the … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Finance, Work
Tagged dream job, dream work, dreams, ice skating, living the dream, making dreams come true, passions, pursuing passions
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Common Misconceptions About Working From Home
When most people tell me they want to work from home, I can tell they have an idealized vision of what it will be like. They’re envisioning total creative freedom, not having to commute or pay for child care, and … Continue reading
Posted in Making Money, Personal Finance, Work
Tagged home job, homebusiness, misconceptions, self employment, work at home, work for yourself, work freedom, work from home, work myths
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100+ Home-Based Jobs and Businesses
Many people long to work from home, but they say, “I don’t know what I could do.” I see posts and want ads all the time from people seeking some sort of legitimate work from home opportunity offered by someone … Continue reading
Posted in Making Money, Personal Finance, Work
Tagged home business, home jobs, make money, part-time work, work at home, work from home
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Top 5 Dying Regrets, Why I Won’t Have Them and Neither Should You
One of the most important life lessons that we can all learn is to seriously listen to and consider the advice from those who have more experience than we do. When it comes to the end of our life, most … Continue reading
Money Lessons Learned from an Awful Job
My first job was terrible. The boss was a bully and a sexual harasser. The work was brain numbingly boring, and the office politics were bloody and cruel. It was a lot like a game of Survivor without the eating … Continue reading
Money Lessons Learned from “The Firm”
If you’ve ever read the book by John Grisham or seen the movie, “The Firm,” then you are familiar with the tale of corporate and personal greed that leads one man to almost lose his life and all of the … Continue reading
How To Say “No” and Help Your Finances in 2012
By Jim Camp Do you believe compromise is the best way to get what you want? There’s a better way, and it’s based on a word young children understand even better than adults: “No!” If you’d like to boost your … Continue reading
Posted in Making Money, Personal Finance, Relationships, Work
Tagged build a vision, get what you want, how to say no, Jim Camp, making assumptions, mutual benefit, negativity, neutral emotions, principles, start with no, stop saying yes, the camp negotiation institute, the power of no
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City Mining for Gold: Strange Ways To Make Money
I’ve always kept my eyes open and to the ground when I walk and the result is that I usually find at least $100 dollars a year. There’s a lot of money at your feet if you are willing to … Continue reading
The (Sensible) Leap of Faith
Years ago I made the choice to leave the full time corporate world and go out on my own. I did it for many reasons, not the least of which was because I just couldn’t stand the toxic office games … Continue reading
Seven Differences in Thinking Between The Rich and Middle Class
By Steve Siebold A new report from a research arm of congress says the rich are getting richer. The average household income for the nation’s top 1% nearly tripled from 1979 to 2007, while middle class incomes grew by less … Continue reading
Get Someone Else to Pay For Your Ventures: Strange Ways to Make and Save Money
If you have aspirations to be an entrepreneur or inventor, you know that one of the hardest things to do is to get enough capital to make your invention or business a reality. The traditional path has been to get … Continue reading
Sell Your Own Designs: Strange Ways To Make Money
Do you have a funny saying that you’re known for? Are you an artist? Or maybe you can draw some funny little character that people seem to love. If you’ve got an artistic bent and you want to see your … Continue reading
Good Bonus Plan or Bad Bonus Plan? Would You Be Upset?
A friend of mine (who has been unemployed for over a year) was recently offered a job in her field with a good company. She didn’t take it. I was floored that someone who has been out of work for … Continue reading
Posted in Making Money, Personal Finance, Retirement, Work
Tagged 401k bonus, 401k match, 401k plans, bad bonus plan, bonus plans, good bonus plan
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If It’s Online, It Can Cost You a Job
It’s widely known that many employers Google prospective employees in addition to the standard criminal background and credit checks. Most usually check out your social networking pages and any obvious name-mentions in the press. But what may not be as … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Finance, Work
Tagged employee checks, online identity, online information, press mentions, social media, social networking
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