Archive for 'Jobs & Work'
Take 5: A Roundup of Reads From Around the Web
Mar 22, 2013 - A look at five interesting personal finance posts from other bloggers around the Web. This week: taming your emotions, turning your brain into a business, networking in surprising places, habits of success, and tricks for sticking to a budget.
Senator: Why Does The Minimum Wage Rise So Slowly?
Mar 20, 2013 - Elizabeth Warren argues that if pay were tied to productivity, the minimum wage would be $22 today.
Despite Job Cuts and Losses, Bankers Are Paying Themselves More
Mar 13, 2013 - A new report says despite 93,000 job cuts, top banks spent billions more on their people last year.
2 Million People Quit Their Jobs Every Month
Mar 12, 2013 - Even with unemployment near 8 percent, many people just can't stand where they work.
How the Sequester Might Ruin Your Summer – and Then Some
Mar 11, 2013 - Think the sequester only affects federal employees? Think again. The budget cuts are headed straight for your summer vacation, and potentially other parts of your life.
5 Financial Lessons From ‘Parsifal’
Mar 11, 2013 - What can you learn about personal finance from a five-hour opera? As it turns out, plenty.
Employers Are Slower to Fill Job Openings These Days
Mar 08, 2013 - Despite having lots more vacancies, companies are taking 50 percent longer to fill them than in mid-2009.
Pair of Senators Wants Congress to Pay For Its Budget Failures
Mar 07, 2013 - Senator Bill Nelson from Florida and Claire McCaskill from Missouri, both Democrats, say Congress should take a pay cut for failing to stop the sequestration.
7 Steps to Survive a Furlough
Mar 04, 2013 - If you're facing an unpaid furlough, use these tips to survive on a smaller paycheck. And if you're not facing furlough, read them anyway. If a government worker's job isn't safe, nobody's is.
What the Best-Paid Wall Street CEOs Make And How Many People They Fire
Mar 01, 2013 - The five-best paid CEOs have collectively laid off – or plan to lay off – over 60,000 people in the past two years and this one, while raking in $62 million in total compensation.
When an Associate Degree Outpays a Bachelor’s
Feb 27, 2013 - Some people graduate with a 2-year degree into $50,000-a-year jobs. And some with 4-year degrees make $10 an hour.
How Much Is an Oscar Worth?
Feb 21, 2013 - This year's Oscar-winning movies will generate big bucks at the box office. But how much is winning an Oscar worth to individual winners? Here's how past nominees have capitalized on Hollywood's biggest award.
Wanted: People to Work in Paradise
Feb 20, 2013 - There are well-paying jobs - some that might start as hobbies - always needed in resort towns.
Take 5: A Roundup of Reads From Around the Web
Feb 15, 2013 - A look at five interesting personal finance posts from other bloggers around the Web. This week: making a career switch, affordable ways to have fun, portfolio tips, money and marriage, and raising the minimum wage.
Take 5: A Roundup of Reads From Around the Web
Feb 08, 2013 - A look at five interesting personal finance posts from other bloggers around the Web. This week: products you don't really need, job interview mistakes, hidden hotel fees, retail therapy myths, and Valentine's Day spending habits.
