Disability Insurance – Protecting Your Income if You’re Unable to Work

What would happen to a surgeon that lost his hand in a home project accident? What would happen to a construction worker who lost the use of his or her legs? What would happen to a single mother who became ill for an extended period of time and couldn’t work as much as she needed […]

3 Tips to Manage Your Career Progression

Do you let life just happen to you? Or do you grab the bull by the horns and make life happen? How you answer those two questions will often determine how you attack your career progression. If your career isn’t going anywhere is it really just a bad job market or are you not doing anything […]

How Often Should You Update Your Resume?

Finding a new job requires you to have a few simple things. The first is an updated resume that accurately depicts your career skills and experience. The second is references that can vouch for your experience in the field you are looking to work in. And lastly you need either a solid network of contacts […]

7 Extra Ways to Earn Money at Work

Most of us earn our money from the paycheck we get every few weeks but there are other ways you can get your employer to pay you.  I recently missed a chance to cash in on one of these extra ways to earn money at work; I’m going over them here so you don’t miss […]

Why I Quit My Job

I just finished watching an episode of the TV show “The Office” and it started me thinking about how and why I quit my previous job.  I imagine my story isn’t all that different from yours if you’ve ever left a job you were unhappy with.  If I had to guess, there were probably some […]

Online Master’s Degrees & Your Career

Has your college degree declined in value over the years? These days a bachelor’s degree is almost a must to even get a job and many professionals are turning to a Master’s degree to help them get ahead. Unfortunately working full-time and trying to get to a physical classroom on a regular basis can be […]

MBA Programs Q&A

After looking at how to choose an MBA program and some tips on MBA programs for young professionals I thought I’d talk with a few people who had already earned an MBA degree and get their feedback. I asked Sam from Financial Samurai, Dan at Darwin’s Money, and Neil from Vannoy Advisory Group a few questions […]

MBA Programs for Generation Earn

Since MBA programs and their value are are this week’s topic I turned to US News and World Report columnist and author Kimberly Palmer. You’ve probably heard of the US News & World report college rankings but you may not have heard about Kimberly’s new book, Generation Earn.  The second chapter is titled “Job Juggling” and […]

Best Jobs for College Graduates

A lot of the best jobs for college graduates are in one of two fields, information technology or health care.  Forbes just published a list of the best jobs based on how much demand there will be in the years ahead and technology and health care related jobs were by far the most promising for college […]

How to Prepare for Being Laid Off

Being laid off often comes as a nasty surprise; many times its something you didn’t expect and in some cases something you didn’t plan for. Losing your job is quite a traumatic experience, not only is it financially chanllenging since your income is suddenly reduced, it’s also emotionally taxing as well. My wife found out yesterday […]

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