There are millions like me who have been able to make sense of their own lives when the big corporate waters around them were choppy and tumultuous. We now gladly captain our own unique and individual ships. It’s a course of uncharted freedom, and exciting destinations.
This is a trade wind worth following.
What is this “New Way to Work”? It’s a means to thrive even in the midst of an economic storm. The newest way to work matches skills and talent with global employers as no other career movement has before. I’m thrilled to be riding the crest of the workforce of the future.
Tag Archives: money
Oceans of Opportunities- The New Way to Work
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The Economy is Recovering. What the Heck Have We Learned?
According to reports, the economy is picking up. That’s good news, because we’re all sick of hearing (and living) disparaging reports of sinking businesses, failing job markets and the empty prices of stocks. It’s time for change. Analysts reveal consumer spending is thawing and home markets are picking up nicely. (A collective, “Amen” from all [...]
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For love of money
What do we really know about money? We spend so much time on the subject. Whether it’s saving, earning, investing, splurging, cash is mentioned as often as love is in the everyday language. In 1964, John Lennon and Paul McCartney told us, “For I don’t care too much for money. For money can’t buy me [...]
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Being cheap is not thrifty
For a writer, it’s exciting to see your name and your blog on a nationally syndicated, prize winning news site. This week, (August 03, 2009), Mrs. Bankrupt was featured on MSN’s Smart Money Blog, “No health insurance? No good,” regarding my three part series on health care reform, (“Sick? No insurance. No doctor. You’re screwed”). [...]
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Summer Savings Super Challenge
Want to join me in a social savings experiment? Here’s my challenge to you…
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Scam-Academy Awards
Of late, I have been inundated with elaborate work-from-home scams. Being a savvy sort of gal, I am not usually taken in by “get rich quick” schemes, but I give one of these recently an “A” for effort.
On my short list for “Best of Scammers 2009”:
An email in response to a writer’s bio I had [...]
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Dorm-land Savings Time
For those of us who watch a budget, sending a kid off to college is a weighty expense for the unprepared. I mentioned costs of applying for colleges in earlier blogs. This time I’d like to get “real world” with the myriad of dorm related purchases and what I do to avoid financial ruin in the [...]
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Hello College! Goodbye Cash! The Hidden Costs of Sending a Kid to College.
What? School just got out. Why am I broaching this topic now? For those who watch their budgets, sending a child off to college can wreck unexpected havoc on your fiscal flow chart. If you haven’t considered the many “unmentionables” that college life costs us parental units, it’s high time to start planning AND saving.
August [...]
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Summer Vacation: Embrace Your Inner Tightwad!
It was the last day of school. As was tradition, I arrived to pick my kids up.
They weren’t in the car yet, but I girded my loins to prepare for battle. Brightly colored papers clutched in my youngest daughter’s hands bore evidence of impending drama. Extracting one she proclaimed, “Mom!” “There’s a gymnastic camp [...]
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