By the time I turned thirty, I was married, with one child and one on the way, owned a house and had my dream job! So I do not have any regrets. Why am I writing this article? As I become older, I reflect on my life and what if anything I would do differently. ...
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Interviewing Tips
An interview is an opportunity for the employer to learn about you and you to learn about the company. Their objective is to find out if you have the skills to do the job. Do you have the interest and motivation for the job? Do you fit in? Are you a team player? What can you do to convince them you are the right choice? Your goal is a job ...
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How to Start a Home Based Business
Are you looking for work? Do you have a skill that people want? Maybe now is the time to start a home based business. In many cases, it requires little or no money. What are you waiting for? What business should you start? Start with what you do well. Maybe you are new college graduate who would be a teacher, except no one is hiring. ...
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Why Teens Fail Financial Literacy Tests?
Teens admit to not knowing much about basic money skills, such as credit, investing and budgets, but what do they do? They are strongly influenced by their parents and friends. Is this positive? How do they spend their money? Do they save? Do they learn how to handle money responsibly? Where do I start? ...
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Holiday Budgeting
The Holidays will be here before you know it. It is almost like getting ready for a marathon! So prepare just like you are going to do a marathon. Marathons require preparation, practice and strategy. Your preparation is determining how much you will spend and creating your gift list. Retailers use sales and discounts to promote their products ...
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Dress for Success
Whether you are job hunting for a minimum wage job or six figure dream job, trying to borrow a million dollars or attending the Heisman trophy ceremony or impressing your date, dressing for success is important. People judge you by what you wear, how you act and how you speak. Next time you interview for a job, think about how you are presenting ...
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Are you a Traffic Ticket Magnet?
Recently, I read an article in the Los Angeles Times about certain cars that receive more than their share of traffic tickets! They went on to identify the cars such as Mercedes Benz 500SL convertible, Toyota Camry Solara convertible, and Scion TC. The article questions if it is the car or the driver. It is definitely the driver, the person who ...
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How to Find your Passion?
Professional athletes play games for a living! Isn’t that the ultimate career choice? They are well paid, they love what they do and do it well. Not everyone can be a professional athlete however you can perform other careers in professional sports. They need trainers, doctors, managers and much more. So how can you find your dream career? I ...
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Halloween Budgeting
Do I need to budget for Halloween? Am I having a party? How many children do I expect to come to my house? Will I be there? Do I want to dress up for the children who come to my house? How scary should my costume be? Maybe I should dress up in vintage clothes and act like an old man! Oops! I am old and all my clothes are vintage! Let’s be ...
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What is the Difference between a Job and Career?
Most people do not see a difference between a career and a job. The first time you hear the word is when your father says get a job. It is usually in response to a teenager who wants a car when they turn 16 or 17 years old. According to the dictionary, a job is a regular activity performed in exchange for payment, especially as one's trade. A ...
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