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Are You Protected Against Job Loss?

January 19, 2012

If you lost your job today, would you be okay financially? If you’re like millions of other Americans, you’re probably not financially equipped well enough to handle the sudden loss of income. I recently discovered that a friend of mine recently quit her job due to high stress and overwhelming hours. She quit without having [...]

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I Bet You Didn’t Use All Your Vacation Days

January 6, 2012

I have 10 vacation days that I carried over to this year from last year. If I don’t take any vacation days this year, I will accrue a total of 25 days by the end of the year. That’s a lot of days. Now, the question is, should I use it or save it? And [...]

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How To Save Money On A Date (But Not Be Cheap)

November 21, 2011

There are two super easy ways to save money on a date. First, make your date pay for the date. That’s an easy one. Second, don’t tip the waiter. Now, if you do this, the universe will pay you back and your car will most likely get towed at work for a week straight! But [...]

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How To Study Effectively for Finals

November 14, 2011

My wife is in the midst of her second to last semester in her respiratory therapy program. In a couple weeks, she’ll be in the midst of semester finals. I’m encouraging her to study hard with the following tips: 1. Study in Increments: When I was in school, I was taught to study in short [...]

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Older People are Wealthier Than Younger People

November 7, 2011

There was an article that was released today by CNN reporting that people who are older than 65 years of age are now 47 times more wealthier than those who are younger than 35 years of age. It completely makes sense that older people are have higher net worth and thus wealthier since they had [...]