Recent Posts Tagged With 'business'

• Welcome To The Adjustment Club

  Posted on Sunday February 15th, 2009 at 21:41 in business, investing, savings account, interest rate, financial institution, federal deposit insurance corporation

  Image via WikipediaMany of us are used to a certain lifestyle. Quite frankly, we balk at the idea of certain products, services or even a change in the way we used to do things.Generally, if one moves from limited resources to what some believe to b...

• 4 Things You Must Know About Investing

  Posted on Wednesday February 11th, 2009 at 18:29 in business, investing, personal finance, investment, stock market

  Image via WikipediaAs promised, I am venturing into some investing basics.But, wait, before you get excited, I have no hot stock tips.In fact, that is exactly what this post is about - what you need to know before you listen to other people.So, altho...

• Companies, Sectors, Trends and Strategies for 2009

  Posted on Saturday February 7th, 2009 at 22:38 in business, Career, careers, jobs, employment, job, job search, business and economy, changing careers

  Image by Getty Images via DaylifeA very good piece from Kilpinger on career trends for 2009.In a very short article, it's packed with:SectorsSpecific job functionsGeneral trendsCompanies likely to weather these challenging timesWorkplace strategiesA ...

• The Easy Way to Make a Budget

  Posted on Thursday February 5th, 2009 at 18:14 in budget, money, business, personal finance, credit card, microsoft excel, spreadsheet, economic, money management

  Image via WikipediaRemember, money management begins with a realistic assessment of your financial status. See my earlier post here: More Money - The Basics.It's time to make sure your budget is realistic, and if you don't have a budget then you nee...

• FREE Online Personal Finance Courses

  Posted on Wednesday February 4th, 2009 at 05:32 in education, business, investing, finance, personal finance, investment, saving, distance learning, financial services, online courses, money management, colleges and universities

  Image by Omega Man via FlickrCheck out this article in today's Wall Street Journal about the sharp increase in online personal finance courses: A Boost in Online Money Management.What's the trend? People are arming themselves with knowledge to make...

• Plan to Take Action in 2009

  Posted on Sunday February 1st, 2009 at 21:31 in home, money, business, investing, finance, personal finance, credit card, saving, debt, money management, suze orman

  Image via WikipediaI remember watching the opening bell on the first day of trading. Trading is a speculative activity, involving risk with the hope of reward. And here was perhaps the most famous personal finance expert/author, Suze Orman - someone ...

• Hear Ye Hear Ye! Companies That ARE Hiring!

  Posted on Saturday January 31st, 2009 at 12:28 in google, United States, business, Microsoft, employment, cisco systems, business and economy, mayo clinic, whole foods market, ernst and young, booz allen hamilton, cnnmoney.com

  Image via WikipediaI was just watching CNNMoney and heard about this article on Fortune.com. Here's an excerpt from an article "They're Hiring!""As many big companies are announcing mass layoffs, these 20 top employers have at least 350 openings eac...

• A Kiplinger Article - Where The Jobs May Be

  Posted on Saturday January 31st, 2009 at 10:29 in depression, health, work, business, personal finance, health care, utilities, recession, business and economy, kiplinger, kiplinger's personal finance, personal finance magazine

  Image by ForestForTrees via FlickrKiplinger.com (the online version of Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine) recently published a very interesting article - 13 Hot Jobs in Hard Times - on where the jobs may be in a Recession and/or Depression. Che...

• Spend Less on Health Care - 3 Quick Tips

  Posted on Thursday January 29th, 2009 at 19:55 in health, United States, business, insurance, Health Insurance, Government, dentistry, health care, savings, save, dentist, financial services

  Image by Betsssssy via FlickrNo one wants to think about getting sick, but it happens. Plus, there's regular health maintenance all of us have to do - annual checkups etc. One thing we know for sure - health care is very expensive. Here are 3 quic...

• Reducing Bills! - Electricity Bills, Phone Bills, Water Bills

  Posted on Wednesday January 28th, 2009 at 16:29 in jamaica, business, mobile phone, electricity, energy conservation, business and economy, incandescent light bulb

  Image by Getty Images via DaylifeI was supposed to be writing about benefits and rewards tonight, but let's have a change of topic.Anyone catch today's local paper? 15% increases by retailers because of the depreciation of the dollar. WOW! Well, m...

• Real $$$ with Discounts !

  Posted on Tuesday January 27th, 2009 at 19:22 in money, business, insurance, vehicle insurance, saving, discounts, save, savings account, financial services, interest rate, after tax interest

  Image via WikipediaMeet your new best friend - Discounts!Now, I have a confession to make here - until my experiments started, I never asked for discounts. At minimum, Discounts are supposed to reduce the cost of your consumption. However, they do ...