Tips for Landing a Job Through Craigslist
When we think of Craigslist, we typically think of scoring a cheap couch or getting rid of our old stuff. There are many other uses of Craigslist, one of which is landing a job. Now you may ask why a company might place an ad on Craigslist as opposed to using a major...
Graduate School Paid!
Everyone has financial milestones in their life. Whether it’s moving into your first apartment, getting your first job, buying your own car, or something else. While some of the mile markers may not be that significant in the big picture, they sure mean a lot in...
A Simple Retirement Plan That Any 20-Something Can Follow
Retirement planning is often very difficult to perform as a 20-something-year-old. Not only do you not know how much you will end up making in your career, but you also don’t know how much you will need to live on 35-40 years from now. There are too many factors...
5 Tips to Starting Your College Year Off Right
Heading off to college, whether you are a freshmen or a senior can be a stressful time. Packing up your belongings, saying goodbye to family and friends and then unpacking everything are emotional tasks. Knowing this, it is important that you do everything in your...
Advantages of a One Car Family
When I got my new job in December of last year, much of my life changed. One of which was the transition from a one-car family to a two-car family. At the time, my wife was driving to work and school in the opposite direction as I would be traveling to my new job. I...
Back to School Tax Holidays
When I was in school, there was no such thing as a sales tax holiday. Whatever I needed and bought for school, I paid a state sales tax on. Recently though, more and more states have adopted a sales tax holiday for back to school shopping. You may be asking why would...
How to Successfully Switch Careers
As many of you know, I got a new job about nine months ago and it’s been going great. I think back at my old job and think about how I lacked a career path or a bright future. I was stuck in a dead-end job while finishing grad school, but that no longer applies....
How to Avoid Losing Money in the Stock Market
When the markets perform like they have since 2009, it’s easy to forget 2007 and 2008, when the stock market lost half its value in a matter of months. Only a handful of companies managed to go higher during the financial crisis. Everything else dropped like a rock....
Recent Graduates Guide to Becoming a Millionaire
Congratulations, you recently graduated with a degree after four years of hard work. Hopefully you’ve landed a good job and are settling into your life in Corporate America. You probably have many dreams you still plan on reaching in your life, one of them might be...
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