Archive for 'Business'
3 Reasons to Try Temporary Work
Mar 18, 2009 - With the national unemployment rate over 7% and rising, finding work can be a full-time job. But there's more than one path to a new job. Here are the pros and cons of temp jobs.
Adjusting Your Tax Withholding
Mar 10, 2009 - Take home more money by adjusting your income tax withholding.
Employed? What’s in the Obama Stimulus Package for You
Feb 17, 2009 - The recently passed stimulus bill is about creating jobs: but that doesn't mean it ignores workers. How the stimulus bill will stimulate you...
Unemployed? What’s in the Obama Stimulus Package for You
Feb 17, 2009 - With the passage of the Stimulus Bill, the most expensive piece of legislation ever attempted is now law. But will it help you? In this two-part series, money reporter Stacy Johnson sifts through the bill to explain how it will affect both those with jobs and those without.
4 Ways to Make Money Online, Legitimately
Feb 06, 2009 - With unemployment skyrocketing, more and more people are looking for extra income... or just looking to get by. Does working from home on the Internet hold the answer?
What To Do If You’ve Been Laid Off
Feb 06, 2009 - With the national unemployment rate above 7% and expected to rise, more and more Americans are finding themselves out of work. And whether you become one of them or not, it certainly pays to have a plan if it happens to you.
Seven Things Getting Cheaper
Jan 09, 2009 - No matter what kind of store you go to, grocery, department or even office supplies, seems like everything's getting more expensive. Not true. Seven things you use that are going down in price...
Cheapest Overnight Shipping: FedEx, UPS or USPS?
Dec 08, 2008 - Just because you have to get it there overnight doesn't mean you have to overpay. UPS, USPS or FedEx... which of these three will get the job done for less?
Avoiding Post Office Lines
Dec 05, 2008 - The holidays come complete with many traditions, from trimming a tree to exchanging gifts. But there's one tradition most of us could do without: waiting in line at the post office. If you hate those lines, here are three ways to easily skip them...
Trend: The 4 Day Work Week
Nov 25, 2008 - With rising gas prices and requests for Americans to use less energy, more companies, governments and schools are switching to (or at least testing) a four-day work week. Experts say it can help businesses cut their budget, increase energy efficiency, and even help reduce overtime, sick time and turnover.
Stacy Comments on the Crisis
Oct 01, 2008 - I wanted to take this opportunity to say a few words about the situation we're in, how we got here, what's likely to happen in the days ahead and what you should be doing to protect your family's finances.
Is Your Bank Safe?
Oct 01, 2008 - The FDIC just released a list of more than a hundred troubled banks. Is yours one of them? More importantly... should you care?
Outsourcing Your Errands
Sep 26, 2008 - We all have to do things we don’t like… they’re called chores. But what if you could take those errands and send them off to India? It may sound far-fetched, but it’s actually happening. Companies like GetFriday and AskSunday allow you to hire an overseas personal assistant, typically for around $12 an hour, who will be [...]
3 Tips for the Web Marketing Newbie
Aug 27, 2008 - If you own a small business, you know that the internet can mean the difference between profit and loss. So it pays to make sure that the online part of your business is as good as possible. We found one Internet marketing guru with some simple tips to effectively market your web site online.
Goodbye Landline
Aug 25, 2008 - The cellular phone, now used as the one and only phone by 14% of American adults, and Voice Over Internet (VoIP) phones, used by 1 in 7 American adults, are making the landline telephone a thing of the past.
