Monkey Business Images / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on The Penny Hoarder. The minimum wage just went up in about half the states in the U.S., giving more than 8 million workers an instant raise. You don’t want to be one of them, though. You shouldn’t have to settle for making minimum […]
Ermolaev Alexander / Shutterstock.com Live and learn — and keep learning. That’s the way it is for a lot of folks, even after they’ve moved on from their careers and move into their 50s, 60s and beyond. Maybe it’s to gain new knowledge and skills to find a more rewarding job or career, or maybe […]
ImageFlow / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on FlexJobs.com. Do you feel you’ve got a good handle on professional behavior? As a considerate coworker, you acknowledge the boundaries that are appropriate for your workplace and you steer away from any subjects or comments that might make someone else feel uncomfortable. What about outside […]
Luis Molinero / Shutterstock.com We all suspected it, and now there’s (even more) research to prove it: Earning more money does actually make people happier. That’s according to a new study from Daniel Kahneman and Matthew Killingsworth, researchers at Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania, respectively, which finds that happiness rises as income does. […]
fizkes / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on FlexJobs.com. Are you a few weeks or even months into a job search and find yourself struggling to get out of bed? Do you wish that you could rediscover the enthusiasm you had when you launched your job search? Initially, you imagined all the possibilities […]
Hi, Ramit here. Thanks for signing up and taking the next step on your journey to launch a successful online business. This brainstorming checklist is different than most because it will help you create a list of highly profitable business ideas and teach you how to quickly filter out the ideas where there is no […]
Ringo Chiu / Shutterstock.com Each year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics collects data about unions on strike — and last year there were more than usual. Twenty-three major work stoppages began in the year while others continued from before 2022. In the past two decades, there are usually only 16 such stoppages per year. A […]
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Kate Kultsevych / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on FlexJobs.com. This is an exciting time for your new freelance business! Your marketing efforts are finally paying off! Clients are beginning to explore your new freelance services. Now, what do you do with them? It’s time to work on the next stage of your […]
Daniel M Ernst / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on The Penny Hoarder. The average American sends or receives over 40 text messages per day. What if you could actually get paid for texting? There are companies out there willing to pay for texters. Some want trained professionals to provide SMS-based coaching. Others […]