With President Obama’s speech last week on his proposal for what should be done about the job crisis in the United States, jobs and careers seem to be on everyone’s mind. Are you part of the 9% of Americans who are jobless or the 8 or so percent that don’t have enough work? Job hunting is more of a hassle and challenge than it has ever been. Here are some do’s and don’ts for you to consider if you’re hunting for any sort of...

When you get your first job offer, how will you know if the salary is reasonable? The first thing you need to do before you enter the job market, whether it’s your first job fresh out of college or a new step into a career path, you need to research what the going rate or salary is in your area that also matches your education and skills. When it comes to negotiating salary and benefits, most of it just boils down to knowing how much...

Remember that you cannot deduct expenses that are for personal purposes, but you can deduct travel expenses that are the ordinary and necessary expenses of traveling away from home for your business or job.You may also deduct travel expenses, including meals and lodging, you had in looking for a new job in your present trade or business. You may not deduct these expenses if you had them while looking for work in a new trade or business or...

In today’s society, it is really easy for employees to sue their employers and whats worse is that many employers do not realize until after they are sued that a lawsuit could have been prevented. Although “good intentions” goes a long way, they are in many cases not enough when it comes to a lawsuit. So the key is to combine good intentions with the necessary legal/management skills and you will experience increased...

Heres an interesting fact. In the year 1900, there were only about 5,000 millionaires in America. By the end of 2000, there were more than 5 million millionaires, and more than 300 billionaires and multi-billionaires. Almost all of these guys began with nothing and accumulated their fortunes in the course of a single working lifetime. We all know that education is very important and crucial to obtaining a job these days but there are those...

Welcome to the 13th edition of the Carnival of Money Stories! This week we had a little over 30 great article submissions, however since majority of the submissions did not have a personal story or experience behind it, I had to omit most of it. Remember guys, Carnival of Money Stories is strictly dedicated to articles with some kind of personal story and/or experience involving finance so if your article did not have either or, then it was...