Lateral hiring is something that everyone does or gets offered. However, if you were ever to get headhunted, it’s something that can be difficult to understand if you’ve never even met the company before or had dealings with the person who is offering you an interview for the role. You may get headhunted through a…
Welcome to another edition of financial analogies Mel thinks about while swimming. If you also swim, or like parallels between fitness and finance, check out these other posts: How Running Is Like Personal Finance – Part I How Running is Like Personal Finance – Part II How Running is Like Personal Finance – Part III…
Anyone born post-1990s, you have or you will grow up using computers as if they were second nature. We don’t even think twice about it. How alien our world is to all previous generations. With this new world come a few challenges that we have to understand in order to defeat. Online safety is an…
08 Living in today’s economy can be difficult. With all of your expenses constantly piling up and leaving you with less disposable income than you had initially budgeted, there’s plenty of reason to feel frustrated with the monthly onslaught of bills due. Making money is one thing, but saving up enough to ensure a sense…
If you’re of the millennial generation, then there’s a high chance that you might be wondering whether you should sever ties with your big bank. You may want to support small credit unions rather than giving your hard-earned to the big guys, especially for unnecessary charges like Wells Fargo checking account fees or relentless overdraft…
When you are investing in the stock market, you may want to invest in foreign markets. The largest hedge funds and investment companies in the world will diversify their stocks as much as possible to protect their customers. Plus, you can diversify your portfolio once you find a foreign market where you would like to…
Pexels We all love gift giving but don’t always want to completely blow the budget to do so! You might be getting ready for Christmas or have a birthday or two coming up? Whatever the occasion if you’re looking for some fab affordable ideas for your loved ones, here come three! Homemade Photo Album Doesn’t…
Image by Werner Moser from Pixabay With a very saturated market, it is not difficult to see why you might be worried about your blog and if it’s still worth doing. Well, the short answer is yes, it is still worth doing and here’s a few stats to show you why: companies who blog receive…
When you are investing for your future, you can use precious metals to protect against changes in the market. Most people who are investing in precious metals can safeguard their money against inflation and crashes. You can use the tips below to begin investing in your future, and you can begin to diversify your portfolio…
One of the quiet perks of touring a lot is racking up crazy amounts of award points with airlines and hotels. The thing is though, there’s usually one easy moment to add your rewards number – checking in for your flight or checking in at the hotel. After that point, to add them retroactively, can…
**This post contains affiliate links.** I stepped up my side hustling game 100% when I was paying off my student loans. I’ve actually had a substantial chunk of debt twice. When I was finishing up my first set of Master’s degrees, the 2008 recession hit and it really hit my family pretty hard. I was…
When I started this blog, I was finishing off paying my student loans, working for a company that I sometimes still refer to as the “evil empire,” dating a guy I figured I was probably going to wind up marrying someday, and perpetually stressed about not having much money or feelings of financial security. Nowadays,…
**This is a true story – but disclaimer: I do not recommend you do this. Or, ya know, do it with caution. Anyway, moral of the story, it was a questionable choice on my part but it all worked out ok. For me. Again, I don’t recommend you do this.** I have been working part…
There is an assumption that because you can’t physically touch bitcoins, they are worthless, and no one actually buys anything with them. Although when bitcoin was first available, many retailers jumped on the bandwagon of acceptance, since then there has been a decline. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t spend your currency elsewhere. If…
Profile I am thirty five years old and I work as the General Stage Manager for a touring circus. I make $2,000 a week and have an approximate $40 per diem (issued in local currency). I’m currently living at home with my dad when I’m not on road, which Is a major factor in why…
**This post contains affiliate links to some cool services that help you save money.** Once upon a time, in a far away land of New York City, I lived in a tiny, tiny apartment that felt like a mansion after moving there from living on a circus train. When I was out on that circus…
It’s easy for us all to feel like we’re stuck with bad finances. In fact, from the minute you start having that part time job as a teenager, you realise what it’s like to have to try and manage money. You might not have had to pay bills straight away, but the first one to…
This year was the second (hopefully now annual) BFF girls trip with two of my best friends from high school. Last year we went on an awesome long weekend trip to Iceland. This year we had our sights set on London, but the airfares for the one weekend that BFF #2 could take a few…
The latte factor, love it or hate it, gets a lot of press. I’ve been thinking about it a little while I’ve been home this week, sniffling and coughing my brains out. You see, I’ve been a major nail biter my whole life, but I’ve been doing much better this year. Then for some reason,…
Guys, I love travel hacking. It is absolutely not for everyone, but if you pay off your credit card balance every month (like, every. single. month.) then it might be awesome for you too. Travel rewards cards often have astronomic interest rates. If you miss a single monthly payment, it’s not impossible you can knock…
There are so many amazing ideas you can use to help you make money these days, and this is something you have to keep in mind when trying to get as much money as possible. You need to make sure you make the right decisions that are going to help you look after yourself, and…
The emotions and life experiences one goes through in college can be a little jarring but can help prepare students for life. Grades, work, and networking are just some of the pressures students have to carry. We all know college students are usually financially strapped, but parents can help rectify this issue by sending money…
55 Pixabay. CCO Licensed. Many of us spend a shocking amount of money on electronics. This doesn’t just include the purchase cost but also the running costs such as repairs and energy bills. If you’re thinking of buying a new TV or a new laptop or a new set of speakers, here are just a…
I feel like I used my time in college pretty wisely to help build a foundation for my future career, but if I could turn back time, the one thing I would’ve really liked to do was an internship. I never even heard the word internship uttered at my college. I honestly didn’t have a…
Starting a business might be easier today than it used to be, but that doesn’t mean that becoming an entrepreneur is simple. One of the biggest challenges you’ll need to face involves figuring out how to get the cash you need to run your company and keep it running smoothly. From finding the right source…