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I Accepted The Job Offer
2008-05-13 16:26:00 Last week I wrote about two job offers that I received. Last Friday I accepted one of them and resigned from my job. Even though my resignation seemed to catch my management somewhat off guard, it went fairly well. I will have an exit interview with them later this week or early next week, and ... More About: Offer
How to Resign Gracefully
2008-05-12 15:08:00 Last week I resigned from my job. I had been there for over two years, but it was time to move on. Why I decided to resign I decided to resign my position because I was not growing professionally. After job hunting for a couple months, I had a series of job interviews, followed by a couple ... More About: Resign
Weekly Roundup - Mother?s Day Edition
2008-05-11 22:07:00 Hello Everyone, and Happy Mother ’s Day! I hope you have the opportunity to spend some time with your Mother and loved ones today. Unfortunately, my wife and I live a long distance from our respective Mothers now, so we will have to make do with a phone call. They did receive the cards and flowers ... More About: Personal Finance , Roundup , Weekly , Edition
Wedding Tips - Involve Your Family and Friends
2008-05-09 13:52:00 Just over a year and a half ago, my wife and I were wed in a small church ceremony in her parent’s home town. It was a beautiful August day, and it was everything we could have hoped for. We had all of our close family and friends in attendance, and everything went smoothly… even ... More About: Family , Friends , Weddings , Wedding , Tips
The Real Cost of Withdrawing Retirement Funds Early
2008-05-08 15:52:00 The economy is tough right now. Gas and food prices are going through the roof, energy and housing prices are rising, and many people are struggling to make ends meet. When times are tough, making early withdrawals from your retirement funds can seem like a quick source of cash. It is. But it can be an ... More About: Retirement , Investing , Cost , Real , Early
A Tale of Two Job Offers
2008-05-07 13:44:00 OK, this isn’t really a story… it’s more of a decision I need to make, and soon! Last week I received job offers from two companies, and I need to make a decision by this Friday. I’ve been thinking a lot about the job offers since I received them, and yesterday I wrote about factors ... More About: Offers , Tale
How to Evaluate a Job Offer
2008-05-06 15:19:00 Last month I mentioned I was interviewing with two companies. Well, I have great news - I received job offers from both companies last week! Now I need to make a decision between them, and quickly. One of the offers is only good until this Friday because they need to get the position staffed ASAP. The ... More About: Offer
15 Inexpensive Mother?s Day Gift Ideas
2008-05-05 13:38:00 Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and if you haven’t thought of a gift to give your Mother, Mother-in-Law, or Mother of your children, now is a great time to start thinking about what you will give that special lady in your life! These gift ideas are creative and inexpensive ways young children can show ... More About: Ideas , Gift Ideas , Gift , Mother
Carnival of Financial Goals to be Held @ DebtFREE-Revolution
2008-05-04 22:03:00 Hi everyone, just a quick announcement… This month’s Carnival of Financial Goals was postponed due to a database error at the Blog Carnivals home page. For more information about the Carnival of Financial Goals, read the Carnival of Financial Goals announcement. This month’s Carnival of Financial Goals will be held at DebtFREE-Revolution , Wednesday May 7th. Please ... More About: Held
Weekly Round-Up Busy Week Edition
2008-05-04 17:30:00 Hi everyone, this week flew by! Google was kind to me and sent me a lot of traffic regarding the economic stimulus rebates. With all the issues going on with the rebate I answered several hundred reader questions. Wow! Hopefully most people will begin receiving their rebates soon. In personal news, I have to ... More About: Personal Finance , Round Up , Week , Weekly , Round
Where?s My Stimulus Payment?
2008-05-02 13:03:00 When the IRS announced last week they were accelerating the economic stimulus payment schedule, it caused a lot of confusion. Since then, a lot of people have asked me when they will receive their economic stimulus rebate from the government. I have done my best to answer as many questions as possible, but I do ... More About: Payment
Save Money with Refurbished Electronics
2008-04-30 17:59:00 I’m a big fan of saving money, and I’m an even bigger fan of cool electronics! One of the ways I like to combine these two things is to shop around for great deals on electronics items. The best way I have found to do this is buying discounted or refurbished electronics. The best part ... More About: Electronics , Money , Save Money , Save
How to Dress For an Interview
2008-04-29 15:26:00 A first impression is the most important thing you give to a prospective employer. Your interviewer has already read your resume, and may have even talked to you on the phone. Chances are, they have already formed a preliminary opinion of you. When you step into that interview room, it is important that you need ... More About: Interview , Dress
The RevolutionCard, and a $50 Bonus at Buy.com
2008-04-28 19:44:00 I recently signed up for Revolution Money Exchange, a new on-line money exchange company, much like PayPal but without as many fees (see my Revolution Money Exchange review). So far I have enjoyed their service and have used it to both send and receive money between individuals, and send and receive money from my financial institution ... More About: Card , Bonus
Weekly Round - Early Economic Stimulus Rebate Edition
2008-04-27 18:42:00 Hello everyone. It looks like the IRS decided to send out the economic stimulus rebates early. I have no problem receiving my rebate almost a week earlier than initially scheduled! My wife and I don’t actually have any big plans for the money - after paying my tax bill this year ($1,100) and receiving the rebate ... More About: Personal Finance , Early , Weekly , Economic , Round
Economic Stimulus Payments Going Out a Week Early
2008-04-25 23:49:00 The IRS announced today that they will send out economic stimulus payments starting this Monday, April 28th. This is almost a week earlier than the originally planned date of May 2nd. The reason given for the early send off? To stimulate the economy. Actually, that is the whole reason for the stimulus to begin with, but ... More About: Week , Early , Economic
9 Tips to Save Money on Your Next Computer
2008-04-25 15:12:00 My wife and I have two old laptop computers, and we recently decided to replace one of them with a new desktop computer. We’re not the kind of people to throw around money, so we did a few frugal things to improve our old computer’s performance before deciding to buy a new computer. In the ... More About: Money , Save Money , Computer , Tips , Save
Do You Really Need a New Computer? Frugal Tips to Extend Your Computer?s Li
2008-04-24 15:55:00 My wife and have two 6 year old laptop computers which, until recently, were running sloooowly (think molasses in January slow). We thought we would need to buy two new computers, but thankfully, we found a few ways to improve their performance and ultimately extend their life. In then end, we decided one of them was ... More About: Computer , Tips , Frugal
12 Daily Activities to Save Mother Earth? and Money
2008-04-23 13:53:00 Somewhere along the way I missed the memo about Earth Day, which was yesterday. I thought I would share 12 ways I conserve energy and resources on a daily basis. Not only are these actions good for our environment, they are good for the pocketbook as well. 1. Drive a fuel efficient car. My car gets ... More About: Daily , Money , Activities , Mother
My Best Financial Moves in College
2008-04-22 16:14:00 Plonkee recently wrote a blog article asking readers and other bloggers about their best financial move in college. You see, most people have a tale or two to tell regarding how they messed things up a bit - taking too many student loans, misusing credit cards, taking too long to graduate, or getting the ... More About: College , Financial , Moves
Economic Stimulus Rebate - Frequently Asked Questions
2008-04-21 13:32:00 I’ve written about the economic stimulus rebate program a few times on my site, but I continue to receive a substantial amount of stimulus questions in the comments of the articles I have written and via e-mail. Because I have received a lot of questions, I thought it would be good to put the majority ... More About: Questions , Economic , Rebate
Weekly Roundup - Spring is Finally Here Edition
2008-04-20 21:04:00 Hello everyone! I spent some time pulling weeds this weekend, so that officially marks the start of spring in my book. I know the warm weather has been around for a lot of other people for the last month or so, but I live up north and it takes a little longer for Spring to ... More About: Personal Finance , Roundup , Finally , Weekly
Job Interview Update
2008-04-18 18:37:00 Last week I wrote that I had a couple job interviews lined up for this week, so I spend last weekend preparing for the interviews by reviewing the companies, their work streams, and going over potential interview questions. I felt very confident when I walked in the door, and I hope that was evident to ... More About: Interview , Update
My Shopping Diet
2008-04-17 13:43:00 This is a guest post from Sherylle, a newlywed who writes about her thoughts, struggles, and journey on living a balanced life on her blog, Sher’s Corner. If you like this guest article, consider subscribing to her RSS Feed. I love to shop. The mall is my friend and until recently, my refuge. If I was ... More About: Shopping , Diet
The Future of Lending Club - Will they Survive and Thrive, or Crash and Bur
2008-04-16 15:42:00 Last week, Lending Club made a major announcement: they suspended the addition of new lender registrations, stopped current lenders from lending more money, and halted their referral program. This has sparked a lot of debate in the blogosphere regarding what is going on at Lending Club HQ, and what will happen to not only Lending ... More About: Passive Income , Future , The Future , Prosper
Taxes - Which is Better: Large Refund, or Owe the IRS?
2008-04-15 13:45:00 Today is tax day - I hope you got everything taken care of! Like millions of others, I waited until the last minute. Last year, an estimated 35 million people filed their taxes in the final weekend leading up to tax day, and this year will be similar. Tax preparers and post offices will be ... More About: Taxes , Large
Spending Money is Good
2008-04-14 14:16:00 A lot of personal finance blogs focus on finding ways to save or invest money. If you are a regular reader of this blog, you know saving and frugality are topics I spend a lot of time writing about. And with good reason - maximizing your savings and investments is one of the most important ... More About: Personal Finance , Money , Spending , Good
Weekly Roundup - M-Network Website Edition
2008-04-13 23:46:00 Hello everyone! Last week was an exciting one for me. The biggest news is that I was able to schedule two job interviews. This weekend was spent preparing for job interviews… The interviews are coming up this week, so hopefully I will hear some good news soon! Here are some other announcements: M-Network Website . This week ... More About: Personal Finance , Roundup , Weekly
Cash Rich Retirement - Book Review
2008-04-11 14:54:00 Cash Rich -Retirement was written by Jim Schlagheck, who is a private banker and investment advisor, and the co-producer of Retirement Revolution, a PBS show covering retirement preparation. He has also held senior wealth management positions with some of the world?s leading financial institutions in multiple countries and continents. I was very impressed with his background and ... More About: Reviews , Book Review , Review
I Have Two Interviews Scheduled Next Week!
More articles from this author:2008-04-10 16:45:00 I’m very excited. The two telephone interviews I had last week went well, and the company wants to meet with me for an in-person interview! A different company also contacted me this week to set up an interview. I like having options! Both positions offer more responsibility and growth opportunity than my current role, and I ... More About: Interviews , Week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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