Last year I was offered a tempting opportunity to join another firm. They offered a 50% pay raise, and guaranteed money for two years. The job was with a start up that was trying to make a big splash. In the end, I decided to stay with my existing company of over a decade because […]
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I’m not the poster child of an entrepreneur. I dropped out of community college I go from random job to random job I’ve never made more than $24,000 at a job I’m a pretty bad candidate for running a business. That’s where the internet comes in. There’s information all over the place. Have a question? […]
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One of the most difficult yet rewarding times in my life occurred when I went to work four months after my first child was born in January 2006. I had accepted a job as an accountant and was trying to finish the last part of my MBA. Thus, in March 2006, in the midst of […]
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We recently kicked off #YakChat on Twitter a couple weeks ago and it was so much fun! Given most of us work and/or have families, we’ve chosen 6pm PST / 9pm EST every second and fourth Wednesday of the month to engage. With a spacing of every two weeks, the idea is to give the […]
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Barbara Friedberg, MBA, MS is editor-in-chief of BarbaraFriedberg Personal Finance.com where she writes to educate, inspire, and motivate for wealth in money and life. Learn about personal finance from a real life Portfolio Manager & MBA professor! Stop by the website and download a valuable free eBook, 20 Minute Guide to Investing. THE BACK STORY […]
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As a web designer—someone who designs and writes code for a living—I tend to get caught up in the technical parts of the business of content. I think about servers, browsers, and code all day long, so when new technologies come down the pike like HTML5 and CSS3, I get really excited. I mean who […]
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Hi everybody. I’m Matt from the Living In Financial Excellence blog. I’m super excited to be here and [finally] writing my member post. I’d always considered myself to be good with money. I saved my money in high school and paid cash for my first car. I graduated from college with no student loans. I […]
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When I first started blogging, oh how I dreamed of being a full-time blogger. You know, kicking back in your pajamas, checking e-mails and interacting with folks online all day. However, after passing the two year mark, I’m not so sure. The reason why vacations are so enjoyable is partly because of work. While the […]
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