Archive for the 'Manage Money' Category

12 Jun

The #1 Reason Your Job Sucks (and How to Fix it)

Most people complaining that “work sucks” do so because they picked the wrong career.  Instead of following their dreams, they followed a reliable (or convenient) market path. 
When we reach adulthood, popular opinion encourages us to discard the fantasies of youth and pick one of the prefabricated career paths available at the local university or trade school. 
But popular opinion is wrong. Following […]

31 May

6 Steps to Earning a Big Fat Raise

During my 7 years as a software engineer and architect, I was the master of the big raise. In an office where salary increases averaged 6%, my raises routinely pegged the double digit percentages. Further boosting my salary, I sometimes landed multiple raises in the same year via promotion. The end result was a near doubling […]

21 May

Use the Self-Guided Work Ethic to Find a Meaningful Job in the Modern World

Imagine a world where work inspires us.
Imagine a future where you define your work ethic, your goals, your motivations. Imagine waking up in the morning ready to take on the world because you believe in what you’re doing.
Now stop imagining. The revolution of the self-guided work ethic is here.

17 May

Are You an American Zombie?

Millions of Americans spend their lives semi-conscious, unable to awaken from the darker version of the American Dream – an endless parade of office buildings, meetings, shopping malls, and television commercials.

01 May

The #1 Mistake Consumers Make with Credit Cards

If you have trouble controlling credit card debt, I have a simple rule for you:

01 May

Control Your Spending

Do you know people who spend and spend even when they are broke?