Are you a little befuddled that with every record-breaking unemployment claim, the S&P 500 surges higher? After 6.6 million jobless claims on April 9, 2020 and even more the first week of May, the total number of jobless claims in 2020 stands at roughly 30 million or almost 20 percent of the working population. Even […]
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Living in an expensive city has been the main way for millions to get ahead for decades. After all, most of the high paying jobs are all in expensive cities, which is why they are expensive in the first place! If you want to increase your chances of getting rich, then living in an expensive
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At the beginning of 2020, I was excited to start applying for jobs after my six-month paternity leave was over in June. After eight years of unemployment, I had done everything I wanted to do. Now with two kids, rising living expenses, and the possibility of a downturn, finding work would be the responsible thing
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It’s normal to rage against the top 1% nowadays. The pandemic created a widening wealth chasm between the top 1% income earners and everyone else. If you happen to be doing well, I highly suggest you keep things under wraps. By definition, 99% of people do not make a top 1% income. Therefore, there can
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Micromanagers are the worst! Dealing with micromanagers is one of the main reasons why I decided to fake retire from the finance industry in 2012. I couldn’t take this one boss in NYC always calling in to check up on me even though I was ranking well with my clients. There’s probably nothing more annoying
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This post will teach you how to get hired if you are overqualified. Being overqualified for a job you want is frustrating. You want to get paid for your experience and expertise, yet you also don’t want to lose the job because you enjoy what you do! Convincing your spouse to allow you to go on a
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The “one more year syndrome” is a debilitating syndrome faced by people who want to retire but keep putting retirement off. Before you know it, the one more year syndrome might turn into five years or even 10 years of still working at the same place. Then you might look back on your life with
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This article looks at the best paying government jobs. Government jobs may not pay as well as private sector jobs, but the benefits and pension are very attractive. Government jobs are also very secure, which is something attractive during a bear market or a pandemic! In fact, due to a collapse in interest rates in
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Your professional network is incredibly valuable in order to get ahead. With a strong professional net work, you will have more professional and personal opportunities. More people will root for you and want to support you. This posts shares how you can increase the value of your professional network. For 10 years I acted as
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If you want to get rich, you must abolish welfare mentality. Having a welfare mentality will keep you from taking calculated risks and giving your best effort. Instead of focusing on making as much money as possible, welfare mentality will keep you thinking about cutting your budget. Welfare mentality makes you depend on others to
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