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Boost Your Income By Working Hard

June 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The Digerati Life Blog has a great article about ways to boost your income. I’ve explained in the past that if you want to get ahead in life and pursue your passions, you must first figure out a way to get out of the rat race. Getting out of the rat race involves […]

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Tags: Entrepreneurship · Salary

Five Jobs With Salaries That Might Surprise You

April 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments

An article about five surprising salaries caught my eye on the MSNBC website, so I took a look at it. Check it out and see if the salaries for those five jobs surprised you. For those of you that don’t want to click through to the full article, here is the list with […]

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Tags: Salary

How To Know What You Are Worth

February 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I thought that it would be good to explain my tagline, “Earn What Your Are Worth”. I don’t think that people in America value themselves as much as they should. You are valuable to an employer, as much as they may treat you like a number or just another disposable asset, but the […]

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Tags: Education · Career Development · Job Search · Salary

Negotiating Your Salary Is Tricky Business

February 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments

If you’re looking for more tips on how to negotiate salary for a new job, you should check out this article from Cash Money Life about negotiating salary.
Things to remember when negotiating salary:

Always make sure that you wait to start talking salary. Don’t jump the gun and look like all […]

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Tags: Random · Interview Tips · Salary

Is It Possible To Hate Your High-Paying Job?

December 12th, 2007 · No Comments

There is an article over at the Career Journal called, When a High-Paying Job Keeps You Low. At first glance, this title makes you say, “oh, what a rough life”. You should be grateful to even have a high-paying job, right? In my opinion, a job you hate is miserable whether it […]

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Tags: Career Transitions · Salary

Setting Up Multiple Streams of Income to Maximize Financial Security

December 10th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Have you ever thought about what would happen to you if you were laid off tomorrow? I don’t want to sound like a pessimist, but it’s not impossible for that to happen to you. Do you have an emergency fund to cover your expenses for the next 3 to 6 months? It […]

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Tags: Salary · Passive Income

Non-Performance Bonuses and How They Affect Our Attitudes Toward Work

November 29th, 2007 · 1 Comment

It’s holiday time, and that means many companies will either make their employees very happy little drones, or they will give them a bitter taste in their mouth going into the holiday season. I’m talking about the holiday bonus. Many companies give out a holiday bonus as a token of their appreciation to […]

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Tags: Career Development · Rants · Salary