Striving to impress your boss is a goal all employees have in common. It doesn’t matter if it’s your first day at a new job or you’ve been with the same company for ten years—you want your boss to like you. If you are starting a new career, you must make a positive first impression….
Millennials, or Generation Y, may be doing better financially than you think. Often we see in mainstream media Millennials depicted as struggling with debt, underemployed, and putting materialistic wants ahead of financial security. However, recent research shows another story.A big chunk of Generation Y has it together. To the astonishment of many members of Generation…
It’s never too soon to start planning for your first ‘real’ job. Many students work towards this throughout their college education. And some make a start as early as high school. Landing your first job out of college can be daunting. Follow our simple steps to remove the pressure and find the job you’ve been…
You receive a salary that is more than enough for yourself. You save 30 percent of that amount in the bank and spend the 70 percent on needs and some wants. That’s the 70/30 rule of savings. To date, this strategy has been an effective method of saving money and it has saved a lot…
The sunlight is seeping in through the blinds, and of course you’re laying in that spot where it looks like the wrath of Helios is shooting directly into your eyes. Still half asleep, you reach for your phone, take a quick look, and wonder why you woke up so early – at 9:43 a.m – and why…
In today’s overly competitive workplace, it is easy to become enslaved by your job, believing that you have to give it all in order to stay afloat in the job market. But at the end of the day, if your job is not working for you, in the sense of enhancing your life, but is…
Financial control of your life is a very liberating experience. So many people struggle with debt through their lives. Getting out of debt is enough of a challenge. But, once you’re out you need to make sure you take control of your money. This is important because it means you can enjoy a better quality…
Millennials are the busiest people you will ever meet. Yes, we can sometimes get a bad rep for always being on our phones and not having the longest attention spans. However, I think that just shows that we are good at multitasking and that skill makes us much more efficient than past generations. Look at…
Picture this. It’s 4:20 PM on a Monday afternoon. It has been a long day and your friend emails you asking if you want to get a few drinks after work. You go to your favorite spot and since it’s close to dinner you decide to grab a bite to eat as well. You are laughing and…
