Archive for the ‘Career’ Category
Monday, January 18th, 2010
I am not a fortune teller, weather forecaster, or an economist. I don't know if we're headed into a recession or not, nor can I do anything about the economy even if I did know what was going to happen. I do know what it's like to to face massive ...
Posted in Basics, Career, budgeting | 12 Comments »
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
I've read a couple of articles recently that your 50's is the most volatile and dangerous time of your financial life, primarily because finding and/or keeping your job can be difficult at this age.
Being a young kid myself (33) it's hard for me to comprehend what kind of difficulties people ...
Posted in Career, work | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
I admit I make a lot of mistakes as a husband, and one of the mistakes I made recently was a failure to plan. My wife has been extremely upbeat and supportive of me as my firm prepared to do another round of layoffs. Last thursday morning, which was the ...
Posted in Career | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009
A survey from AllianceBernstein shows that overspending is harming your chances to pay for college from your children. No kidding. It gets interesting when you hear what we're spending on:
58% of parents surveyed spent more on eating out than they saved for college
49% more on vacation than they did for ...
Posted in Career, education | 3 Comments »