Career & Employment

Tenacity And Faith – Do You Have It To Get Ahead?

Tenacity and faith are so important for getting ahead. With tenacity and faith, you will feel more emboldened to overcome any obstacle. The optimist will end up richer and happier than the pessimist. This I know for sure. I’m not sure if it’s by coincidence or because I’m spending more time listening, but I’ve noticed

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Why Women Earn Less Than Men – A Woman’s Perspective

The following post is from Holly of Club Thrifty on why women earn less than men. Experts use the term “gender wage gap” to describe the ongoing disparity between men and women’s average annual earnings. According to recent government data, women earned just 80.9 percent of what men brought home in 2012. That’s certainly disappointing,

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If You Produce Nothing How Can You Expect To Make Any Money?

If you want to make any money, you can’t produce nothing. You’ve got to produce a whole lot of something! Every time I walk into a coffee shop, I see guys fiendishly coding on their laptops. Although the chances are slim to ever make it big as an entrepreneur, thousands of predominantly 20-something year old

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From Debtor To Millionaire: How A Windfall Changed My Life

From Debtor To Millionaire is a guest post from J.D. Roth, who founded the blog Get Rich Slowly in 2006 and is the author of Your Money: The Missing Manual. I first met JD in 2010 for lunch up in Portland when I was still working. By that time, J.D. was already a mini-celebrity in

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“Fake It ‘Til You Make It” Is The Reason We’re So Screwed

“Fake it ’til you make it” is a common saying people with little-to-no experience believe in. “Fake it ’til you make it” is a pretty dangerous way of going about things that matter. I remember when Milli Vanilli got busted for lip synching. I was so sad. They made their millions, garnered tremendous fame, and

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