20SomethingFinance just turned three years old and to celebrate, I will continue the annual tradition of highlighting the top posts of the previous year. This is a mix of what I think are the most ...
Sometimes the best things in life are really free after all. Well, OK, personal finance services and strategy rarely fits in the ‘best things in life’ category, but that doesn’t mean that they aren’t important ...
Forget what the recent Obama tax cut deal with Republicans (aka the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Authorization, & Job Creation Act) means for the country (more debt, naturally), lets focus on what it means for ...
Napping at Work: Stop Questioning & Start Encouraging!
Last week, Mint.com asked the question, “Should employees be allowed to nap at work?“.
It’s an interesting question, but with all the studies out there extolling the virtues of ...
Someone responded to one of my videos with a statement and question. Here it is… “Great tips Jim. Just one concern I have about posting a resume online for free viewing- Security, how can you keep your personal information safe from identy thieves? – Clara” I gave a few thoughts from the top of my [...]
Someone responded to one of my videos with a statement and question. Here it is… “Great tips Jim. Just one concern I have about posting a resume online for free viewing- Security, how can you keep your personal information safe from identy thieves? – Clara” I gave a few thoughts from the top of my [...]
On December 15, I absolutely ripped Best Buy’s return policy (calling it one of the 5 worst retailer return policies) for it’s excessive re-stocking fees and short return time-frames (only 14 days on many electronics). ...
If you’re in a last minute pinch for gifts or just plain like to eat, Restaurant.com is running a holiday coupon code which will allow you to get $100 worth of restaurant gift certificates for ...
40 is the new 100! (Or, are you too old to work here?) In this classic episode of “The HR Smackdown,” Jim and Karen banter about age discrimination and looking for work in a sucky economy. (Hey Google, is it true that you are over-the-hill when you hit 40? ) Plus, working as a contractor [...]
How Bad Credit Keeps You Unemployed There is a lot of controversy around employers using credit checks to disqualify a potential employee and I mean A LOT of controversy. Does it make sense that a company hire (or fire for that matter) someone based on their credit? Jim and Karen discuss the issue in an [...]
Back when I was writing my post on the worst return policies, I almost lumped in every contractual wireless service provider due to their pesky early termination fee penalties that are enforced in order to ...
If you’re flying on AirTran, Delta, or Virgin Airlines around the holidays, you can serve yourself up some free Gogo Inflight wifi, courtesy of Google Chrome.
All domestic flights from now through January 2, 2011 on ...
Only 3 more days of work left this year! Then it’s time for family and R&R.
20SomethingFinance Highlights:
- 4 FSA Eligible Expenses to Make Before it’s Too Late: If you have funds left over in your ...
In part one, I showed you how to find work in other countries by doing a Google search based on a country top level domain. In this post, more of the same, umm… somewhat. I was doing a bit of research on top level domains and I stumbled across some domains I was unfamiliar with. [...]
As 2010 winds down, your thoughts are probably starting to form about the coming year: What do you want to accomplish in the next 12 months? Where do you want to be at this time next year? While we’ve all tried (and often failed) setting and achieving vague New Year’s Resolutions, many people don’t have [...]
Many of you may have heard by now that a prominent blog had its commenting system hacked into and a large number of user names and passwords were exposed. As we closely monitored the situation, we decided it was imperative to take preemptive action to help ensure that those leaked passwords were not being used [...]
I absolutely love end of year lists, and swooned when I found Time.com’s list of The Top 10 of Everything of 2010. Although Time’s list of lists is pretty comprehensive, ranging from apologies to new species to Twitter moments, I wanted to add my own top 10 list — top 10 tips for job seekers. [...]
Ed. note. This belongs to a series of posts on how numerous websites and services are integrating LinkedIn functionality. Here’s Ryan Tomaselli, Sr. Software Engineer from Flock – the social browser who recently integrated with LinkedIn, bringing in your professional network, groups and more to your browser. Whether it’s keeping in touch with our colleagues, [...]
As we turn the calendar to December, the holiday season is in full swing. Hanukkah is beginning, the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lights are shining and every ad on TV and online relates to shopping, shopping and more shopping. I plan to do all of my holiday shopping online this year, as I do most [...]
Last week I talked about how to ask people for advice. This week, I thought it would be helpful to talk about how to thank people for the advice (and any other assistance) you receive. How perfect that it’s Thanksgiving week, too! Here are my top tips: Email thank yous are acceptable. I admit I’ve [...]
One of the most common recommendations I give to young professionals is to ask more experienced people for advice. After all, there’s no better way to know how to do something than to ask someone who’s “been there, done that.” This is also known as informational interviewing and it’s a great strategy. However, what I’ve [...]
A few years ago I worked with an excellent life coach who helped me deal with, among other issues, stress. She asked me to bring my calendar to one of our sessions and together we looked at the number of meetings, phone calls, networking events, personal events, deadlines and errands I tried to fit into [...]