This post is part of our series 7 Weeks to Your Best Finances. This series is meant to serve as a 7-week path to improving your finances. It will cover all the important topics like starting a budget, saving money, making money, investing, and more. To find out more and see all the tips and […]
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The word “networking” can be scary to a lot of people, especially if you’re an introvert. Of course, as most of us know, networking is a necessary evil if we want to further our careers. So how can we make it less painful? There are a few ways, and I can say from experience that […]
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It’s that time of year again – time to shop for gifts. I don’t know about you, but I love giving – and receiving – practical gifts. Give me something that I can make productive and practical use of and I’m a happy camper. Bonus points if it helps me improve myself. While gift cards […]
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Have you ever felt overworked, undervalued, and just completely stressed out at work? Do you find yourself answering emails and calls outside of work hours, or working overtime on the weekends, just to maintain your work load? Do your bosses often disregard your job duties, asking more and more of you, but don’t pay you […]
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Burnout. It strikes everyone at one time or another. More specifically, burnout related to work is becoming more and more popular especially for younger working professionals. You might have gone to college, graduated, found a job, and realized that your role at work got old super quick. You might have felt uninspired, restless, and fed […]
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Some of us went to college with an idea of what we wanted to do in mind. We picked a major, dedicated the next 4-8 years to studying, and graduated with a diploma and maybe some experience in our field. Fast forward a few years, and you’re disenchanted with your career. It’s not the dream […]
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A lot of people dream about quitting their job and becoming “the boss,” but they don’t think about how it will actually play out. In case it’s not obvious, I enjoy talking about the downsides of freelancing – not because I hate it (I chose to do it!), but because it’s rarely talked about. Because […]
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It’s time for a job change, so you update your resume, let your references know, and get to sorting through listings on Monster, Craigslist, and Indeed. After submitting your resume a hundred times and writing a customized cover letter for each opening, you’re left wondering if you’re ever going to receive an actual response from […]
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Have you ever heard someone refer to negotiation as an art form? Successful negotiators go for what they want and get it. They earn more money because they ask for a raise, they get better deals, and they always seem to have people willing to barter with them. Why is that? To many, negotiating seems […]
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Over the past few years I’ve spent a lot of time reviewing research that is focused on millennials. In particular I’ve looked at research that has been focused on millennials and money as well as millennials and careers. What I want to argue today is this: when it comes to a career and a job, […]
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