$34 an Hour is How Much a Year as Annual Income
You’re probably wondering if I made $34 a year, how much do I truly make? What will that add up to over…
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The 9-to-5 job: Challenging how we earn a living
(This is Part III in a series about challenging traditional measures of financial success. Part I was The âIvory Towerâ: Reconsidering the college investment. Part II was Challenging traditional measures of financial success: Homeownership.)
It was the first semester of my first year of college. My friend and I were driving around our small town, looking for something to eat. But we didn’t have much money, so our options were limited. Chili’s sounded good, but neither of us could really afford it.
“It’s weird to think one day we won’t have to worry about this,” my friend said. “In a few years, we’ll graduate, and we’ll have jobs that pay us like, $30,000 a year and we can go to Chili’s whenever we want.”
What is the last day to ship before Christmas?
What is the last day to ship before Christmas? Well, that depends, actually. Traditionally â that is, say, prior to 2008 â the last day to ship was around the second week of December. These days, it really depends on how much you are willing to spend. FedEx offers same-day shipping on Christmas Day. Yes, the FedEx SameDay department is open seven days a week, 365 days of the year. And they deliver âdoor to door within hours, depending on availabilityâ according to their website. Think something in the neighborhood of $48/pound for the SameDay City service plus any surcharges. Wow.
But seriously, what this means is that, if you have been super busy at work or you’re just a full-on procrastinator, you still have (expensive) options. Check their websites for all the particulars, but here’s how they actually lay out from now until Christmas for the major shippers and retailers:
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Dear Penny: My Sister Is Broke Due to Her Freeloading Sons. Do I Help Her Anyway?
Dear Penny, My sister left her husband and moved into the city I live in now, living a block away from me. Shortly after, her two sons (currently 28 and 25) moved here also and live with her. The eldest hasn’t worked since 2017 because my sister says he has anxiety issues. He’s worked before, […]
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Want To Make Money From Home? Here Are 17 Of The Best Online Jobs To Make $1,000+ A Month
Are you looking to find one of the best online jobs out there? Wondering what the best online job is? Luckily for you, in today’s world, there are actually quite a lot of online jobs that pay well. Some of the best online jobs are work from home jobs that involve you working for someone […]
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How To Start As A New Freelance Writer
Today, I want to introduce you to Laura Pennington Briggs. She is a former teacher turned freelance writer and author. She has delivered two TEDx talks on the freelance economy and is the author of “How to Start Your Own Freelance Writing Business” with Entrepreneur Press. In our interview, she talks about how she started […]
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What Is Annual Net Income? [Calculation, Sources, And Definition]
Are you curious about annual net income? Do you want to know what it is, where it comes from, and what defines…
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How I Paid Off Over $42,000 in Student Loans in 34 Months (Earning $36,000 Per Year)
Today, I have a great debt payoff story from Val Breit. She paid off $42,000 in student loans in 34 months, while earning $36,000 per year. Below is her story. Enjoy! I burst into tears. For the first time, I was selecting my own student loan lender to help pay for my graduate school tuition. After […]
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10 tax breaks for 20-somethings
When I was in my 20s, I was single, without kids, renting, had graduated from college, working at my first job and no interest whatsoever in taxes. My feeling was, Why should I waste time thinking about taxes? As a single, renter with no kids, I would get absolutely no deductions or credits — and in addition to that, I had nothing to itemize. That meant I should have just filled a 1040EZ and been done with it, right? Right?
Most of us who are starting our financial journey think this. It is not always true. The assumption that paying attention to taxes at this stage provides little benefit, can result in us losing out on a lot!
That is why I decided to write this post, focusing on people in their 20s — to get their attention, and to tell them there are reasons to take a second look at their taxes (though taxpayers of any age can equally take advantage of these deductions/credits).
How to interview a prospective employer
Speaking about building wealth, J.D. Roth felt that he could never make this point emphatically enough: “Frugality is important, but if you want to make real progress, increase your income.” It’s in this context that being able to ace an interview becomes a very important skill. And certainly part of the interview process should include your asking questions of a prospective employer to make sure that the job and the company are right for you.
If you are early in your career, though, it is natural to approach a job interview as if it’s a test that you might or might not pass. But this perspective could lead to some undesirable results:
- Firstly (and ironically), it may prevent you from highlighting your strengths.
- Secondly, it may keep you from finding out the things that you need to know in order to properly consider a job offer if they do want to hire you.
Here are three more ways having a test mentality can affect how you conduct your interview and some strategies for how to avoid potential missteps.