networking

A few weeks ago I received an email.  In the email I was asked to give a reference for two individuals who were applying for the same job.  That’s not really unusual, right? We’ll, here’s the kicker.  (I hope this doesn’t get too complicated …) One of the key decision maker’s daughter and I are [...]

I’m a firm believer that your 20s is the most important decade of your life financially.  This was a driving reason on why I chose to start my blog 20smoney.com.  This is a crucial decade; unfortunately, it is often the most abused decade as well.  Rather than saving, investing, and building a career, many 20-somethings [...]

Successful people realize that one of the best ways to advance in your career is through networking. Whether it’s getting a promotion at your current job, or finding a new job that gets you to the next level of your career, having a strong network gives you an advantage over those who do not. Building [...]

Owning a computer can be quite expensive, especially once you add up the cost of software to go with it. Fortunately, you don’t have to spend a fortune to have access to great software. In this article, I was to show you how to save money with these must have free software for windows.
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No Debt Plan is about getting and staying out of debt with a plan. Kevin, the author, is passionate about budgeting, saving for the future, and using goals to reach financial freedom. You can subscribe to his blog by RSS or email.

This interview is part of a new feature he’s developed called Subscriber Swap Saturday. [...]

When you got your job offer, you probably thought to yourself: “Phew, I aced the interviews, got my job offer… I’m done! FINALLY!” Well, sorry to break it to you but the interview does NOT stop once you have been hired. That was just the preliminary interview, now it’s on to the real interview! The [...]

This was another great week for the blog. First, Moolanomy was featured in a major Canadian newspaper, Metro News Calgary. Second, we were cited as top 10 personal finance blogs in Wise Bread’s top 100+ Personal Finance Blogs list. Third, we were featured in Free Money Finance’s March Madness Round 2 against Prime Time Money’s [...]

As someone who’s on the brink of losing his job, I have been doing my research and looking for employment opportunities. I can tell you that there are jobs out there, but it’s not easy to get one. With unemployment rate in record territory, companies can pick and choose whomever they want to hire, and [...]

Looks like another another miscue in the Carnival Land.  Sorry the carnival didn’t go out as planned this morning at the host site, so here’s an emergency edition of the Money Hacks Carnival #39.  Before I begin, just want to say thank you to everyone for your participation.

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It’s hard to think about your career with all the news about layoffs, bad economy, and volatile stock market.  However, this time of turbulent is in fact a great time to position yourself for career advancement. Since I spent my career in a Fortune 500 company, ideas listed below may be less relevant for those [...]