Stock-Asso / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Living on the Cheap. If you’re looking to take advantage of a hot job market, applying for your first job or wanting to change careers, creating a resume is the first step. Once you start looking on job boards or sites like LinkedIn, you’ll get […]
Jeanette Dietl / Shutterstock.com Many workers dream of retiring early. For others, premature retirement comes as an unwelcome surprise. There are many reasons people stop working before they planned. J.P. Morgan Asset Management recently combed through data from the Employee Benefit Research Institute’s 2021 Retirement Confidence Survey to find out why people stopped working sooner […]
Syda Productions / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Chamber of Commerce. As workers continue to leave their jobs en masse, the phenomenon known as the “Great Resignation” seems to be far from over. According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, resignations totaled 4.2 million in January, down slightly a […]
Illinskiy Anatoliy / Shutterstock.com Most of us gnash our teeth and curse when we get a robocall. But one man has found a way to turn spam calls into cold cash. Dan Graham, a Texas-based financial accounting consultant, has hunted down and sued companies responsible for robocalls. In the process, he has wracked up $75,000 […]
kurhan / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Porch. The last year has seen unprecedented activity in the residential real estate market, with a growing number of buyers competing for a limited number of homes and sending prices upward. The scarcity of existing homes has created new opportunities for builders and construction professionals, […]
Valentin Creciun / Shutterstock.com If you have a side hustle this year, you might have a higher bill than you expect when filing your tax return next year. A new federal requirement that took effect in 2022 requires companies that offer platforms for selling goods and services — such as Etsy and Airbnb — to […]
Monkey Business Images / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Self. The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly hard on small businesses, which are estimated to employ nearly half of all American workers. A recent Federal Reserve Bank study noted that the pandemic caused an additional 200,000 businesses to close their doors last year, […]
javitrapero.com / Shutterstock.com Winter will turn to spring before long, and with spring will come the nearly irresistible urge to purge your house of all the extra stuff lurking in the closets, the garage or under your kids’ beds. A yard sale can be a quick and easy way to unload all that clutter, but […]
Are you earning enough money? If you’re like most Americans, you probably feel like you’re not. You may also feel like you don’t have enough in the bank, that your cost of living is rising, and that it’s harder to make ends meet lately. Now more than ever, amid economic uncertainty and rising inflation, it’s […]
stockfour / Shutterstock.com Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on NewRetirement. Working as long as possible is a recommended retirement strategy for almost everyone. There are so many benefits to working as long as possible, and they are not only financial. Working keeps you young, happy and healthy. However, not everyone wants or needs to […]