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Getting Fired? Laid Off? What About Your 401 K?

March 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment

ShareIn the past, I’ve written about what you should do first if you get fired or laid off.
Over the weekend, over at the WiseBread blog, I saw a new strategy that had never occurred to me before.
Essentially, it boils down to remembering to ask the HR folks if they’ll give you the unvested portion of [...]

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Tags: Benefits · Finance · Retirement

Benefits, Perks To Be Trimmed in 2009

February 19th, 2009 · No Comments

ShareNot really a surprise, right?
A new CareerBuilder.com survey finds that nearly 40 percent of the 3,000 HR reps and managers polled plan to make administrative cuts at some point in 2009.
Furthermore, 65 percent of those who plan on cutting costs are also scaling back on company events like social gatherings and picnics. Sixty-one percent will [...]

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Tags: Benefits

Is A Recession Any Time To Ask For A Raise?

November 5th, 2008 · 3 Comments

ShareCounter-intuitive time, people!
I am the sort of guy that tends to believe you should never be afraid to ask for a raise. (The proviso of course being that you shouldn’t ask too much or too often or expect things that are outlandish.)
But even when times are tough for your company? That’s when a raise should [...]

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Tags: Benefits · Finance · Salary

On Salary Transparency

August 20th, 2008 · 6 Comments

ShareThe New York Times had an article today on salary transparency that has gotten a fair bit of attention in the blogosphere. The thesis of the article is that in this internet age, knowing what your co-workers make will become commonplace. The move toward an open workplace, the article posits, might be inevitable.
Openness about company [...]

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Tags: Finance · Getting Ahead · Salary

How $200-A-Barrel Oil Might Affect The Workplace

June 28th, 2008 · No Comments

ShareDoesn’t it kind of feel like all sort of bills are coming due lately?
I’ve written before about how at ResumeWriters.com we’re seeing the cost of the commute become a major factor in job searches for the first time ever. I’ve been helping people find jobs for more than a decade now, and until this year, [...]

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Tags: Finance · Jobs · The Green Worklife

How To Fill Out A W-4

June 19th, 2008 · 6 Comments

ShareUntil last weekend, I had never heard of PaycheckCity.com (h/t NYTimes).
But I’m glad I was turned on to them. They have 3 free and insanely useful online calculators and assistants that are designed to help the average worker.
The most impressive to me is the W-4 form assistant. Isn’t it confusing every time you start a [...]

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Tags: Computers Work 4 U · Taxes

Anecdotal Stories of the Economy

May 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment

ShareApparently, people are taking to sites like craigslist and eBay not just to find original Voltron toys from the 80s… but simply to make ends meet (h/t SavvySugar).
Americans unload prized belongings to make ends meet
At Craigslist, which has become a kind of online flea market for the world, the number of for-sale listings has soared [...]

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Tags: Finance · Jobs

Job Search/Layoff Tip- Rainy Day Fund

May 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment

ShareThere’s a series of things “they” always tell us to do: payoff your debt, never carry a credit card balance, fully fund your 401k and IRA every year…
One of the things “they” also mention is a rainy day emergency fund. How many of us out there are disciplined enough to have one of these? And [...]

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Tags: Finance · Job Search · Layoff Rumors

Health Insurance Options After a Job Loss

April 28th, 2008 · No Comments

ShareThe best time to prepare for a job loss or a layoff is before it happens. Anticipation. Preparation.
I’ve been thinking a lot about this issue lately, so I’ll have a bunch of posts on this this week. There were a lot of good things on the internet this weekend about just this topic.
Starting with this [...]

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Tags: Benefits · Finance · Health · Layoff Rumors

Interlude- Wherein I Get On My Soapbox

April 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments

ShareI think that this article from the NYTimes should be required reading for everybody.
Forget the complexities of credit crunches and subprime mortgage loans, if you want to know why our economy is in the situation it’s in, all you need to do is read the article and view the accompanying graph.
The bigger problem is [...]

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Tags: Finance