TheJobBored

It’s a well-established fact, but probably a little-known one.
Your job search expenses can be tax deductible.
We’ve been telling our clients this for years: if you get your resume professionally produced, the cost of the resume is tax deductible.
SavvySugar has a rundown of the details:

Your job search must be for a position in the same field […]

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I was lucky enough to see Chris Rock in concert last Friday night at Detroit’s Fox Theater.
One of his bits, funny enough, fit in with this blog. Since we’ve been talking about raises recently, I thought I’d pass along the gist of what he said, without blowing the joke.
Chris had a long bit about how […]

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Counter-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.)
digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/educational/The_Economy_Sucks_Why_You_Should_Ask_For_A_Raise’;But even when times are tough for your company? That’s when a […]

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Continuing our efforts to get prepared for the tax man, I found a great rundown of some of the major tax code changes that are applicable this year.
Unfortunately, the article his here, behind the LATimes subscription firewall. The link might work cleanly, or it might not. If not, try searching for “untangling the tax code […]

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digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/educational/College_Debt_Interest_Rates_On_College_Loans_Reset_In_July’;Interest rates are coming down again. Maybe it’s time to refinance your outstanding college debt?
BusinessWeek says wait until July. Why?
Interest rates for student loans are going to be reset on July 1. This reset could be as much as 3 percentage points lower (not basis points, percentage points). This could add up to […]

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Our worklife has invaded our homes… and the beach-head is called our home office.
Almost everyone I know has some sort of home office setup. And most new houses that are built (if any new houses are being built…) these days include a home office instead of a den/breakfast room.
I’m not an accountant or anything close, […]

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With tax season coming up, I’ll be looking to highlight some financial and organizational tips over the next few months. First up, I have a tip I heard years ago that I don’t think has gotten wide currency:
You Should Create And Keep Your Own Personnel File
Every employer does it. Your personnel file is a quick […]

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I call it “so called” because it still has to pass the Senate. And also, cause I don’t really understand how a couple hundred dollars here or there will help. Unemployment rising. People $50 thousand in the hole on the value of their houses. Banks on the brink of bankruptcy.
I guess the idea is you […]

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Tax season is here of course, so I’m going to be keeping my eye out for good tax planning/preparation content.
Personal finance blog WiseBread has a post up about a new phenomenon I hadn’t heard of before.
It’s called a Refund Anticipation Loan (RAL). The idea is, you go to a tax preparer like H&R Block, and […]

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I know this is a bit off our topic, but this is too good not to pass along.
Tax season is coming up- er… here already. And anyone anytime could use some decent advice about financial and retirement planning. Need to re-organize your 401k? Or start one?
I got a great today only resource. Via GetRichSlowly, […]

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