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Kiplinger highlights a salary versus flexibility survey of Gen Y workers with this being the most controversial finding: About one-third of the respondents, representing college students and young professionals from around the world, said they’d choose more personal freedom, or...Box of Books #22...
The box of books giveaways through my giveaway newsletter have been very popular, so below I’m detailing another set of them that will be up for grabs this month (if you want a chance to win, be sure to sign up for my newsletter here .) For now, here are the books I’ve...Another Warning for Usi...
Hot off my piece on how posting online can harm your job prospects is this article which says it can also mess up your chances of getting an insurance claim filled . The details: Your friends aren’t the only ones interested in what you’re saying on Facebook and Twitter....Free Moose Tracks Ice C...
If you live in or near Detroit, Michigan and love free ice cream, you’ll be interested in this announcement. Tomorrow, May 10, Moose Tracks ice cream (the major sponsor here at Free Money Finance, in case you didn’t know), will be offering free Moose Tracks scoops in downtown...Travel to Prague on a B...
If you’ve been tightening your vacation budget and putting off travel for a few months or even years, then “European” and “affordable” might not seem like words that go together. Europe’s centuries of architecture and culture make it an attractive...Dividend Discount Valua...
One of the problems that investors face in the stock market is figuring out the value of the stocks in which they are considering investing. Comparing a stock’s value to its market price allows investors to determine if a share of stock is being traded at a price that is greater...Star Money Articles and...
Let’s start off with a reminder: FMF is on Facebook . I post pieces there that usually aren’t on FMF. It’s a great way to connect and get some extra money advice/news if you’re on Facebook quite often. Here are some pieces I found especially worthwhile and some...Launching the Career of...
The following is a guest post from Bogey at Back Nine Finance . You can read part one of this series here . Getting the Job Was the Easy Part We left off last time having created a plan to get the job you really want. Don’t be fooled into thinking that you can now just sit back and...Personal Finance Round-...
Work is not the greatest of things that we have to do in life. Most people in my experience don’t like their job. I’ve heard that in order to be happy in your job, you must like two of three things: the people you work with, the work itself, or the pay. Pick two and...A Reminder: Networking ...
In talking about job searches, MSNBC says the following about networking : Just posting stuff on Facebook is not serious networking. Sorry. If you want to find a gig you have to put yourself out there and meet people face to face. Stefanie Smith, an executive consultant-coach, suggested...