Help a Reader: Loan Rep...

Here’s an email I recently received from a reader: Recently, I’ve had some issues with choosing whether to repay my college debt aggressively OR pump money into a savings account.  I’ll give a little bit of background that may be necessary.  I’m 23 years old...

How to Make Your Resume...

Moneyland highlights a recent study that says recruiters spend an average of six seconds reviewing an individual resume . The study used a scientific technique to analyze how long professional recruiters reviewed candidate profiles and resumes. It found that recruiters scan quickly for...

How to Make Pulled Pork...

If you’re like me, you love food with big, bold flavor – and few dishes deliver like slow-cooked pulled pork. Not only do pork shoulders provide a bounty of tender and delicious meat, but they are incredibly versatile and affordable. You can typically find pork shoulder on...

Internships: Let’s Ge...

The following is reprinted with permission from All Work, No Pay: Finding an Internship, Building Your Resume, Making Connections, and Gaining Job Experience by Lauren Berger, copyright © 2012. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group. One of my favorite...

8 Ways to Save Money on...

With one boy and one girl, I don’t have the luxury of using hand-me-down clothes for my children. When my youngest grows out of his jeans, I have to hit the store because he simply won’t wear his older sister’s pants with the embroidered flowers. It’s...

The Difference between ...

Achieving financial security is greatly dependent on our ability to make wise choices when it comes to spending money. Spending, not earning, is the key to financial security (though both are important, of course). And yet we live in a society where over-spending is almost the norm. The...

10 Things You Can Give ...

One of the keys to making the most of your career is to develop and grow a healthy network. But when some people hear the word “networking”, they think of the old-time, sleazy definition of the word — the “using” others in a what’s-in-it-for-me...

Help a Reader: Investme...

I recently received this email from a reader: I just finished a meeting about fixed index universal life insurance.  I have not heard of it before.  It has been around for about 12 years.    How it works in my example:  41 years old invests $6,000 a year for 25 years ($150,000...

5 Unique “Financial�...

When I announced my first pregnancy, my friends and family showed a huge amount of excitement and support. So much, in fact, that I ended up having not one, but three baby showers. My excitement from all of the cute clothes, tiny shoes, and baby items quickly turned to panic when I...

The Truth About Interns...

The following is reprinted with permission from All Work, No Pay: Finding an Internship, Building Your Resume, Making Connections, and Gaining Job Experience by Lauren Berger, copyright © 2012. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group. No matter what the...