Graduating from college is a momentous occasion. It is also a scary time because you will leave the cocoon where you have spent your whole life and be thrust into the real world. It can be a dark and scary place that is ready to spit out the young and the naive. Sadly, the youth… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Career and Education
6 Ways to Save Money While Job Hunting
In today’s economy, recent college graduates are having difficulty finding jobs. The job market is becoming more and more competitive. With student loans to pay, the pressure to immediately find a good paying job can be enormous. In the meantime, the weeks or months that you spend job hunting can drain your finances. Here are… Continue Reading
Quick Ways to Improve Your Chances of Getting College Financial Aid
College is an important step in fulfilling your child’s successful career life. Education is a valuable legacy that you, as a parent, can impart on your child. It is true that due to the rising inflation, college fees have become more and more burdensome for parents. College can put a huge dent in your family… Continue Reading
7 Awesome Jobs That Offer Student Loan Forgiveness
We all know how student loans can cause crushing debts that extend for most of our lives, especially if we don’t find the right job. Paying for your college debts 20 years after you’ve graduated can be harsh on the pocket. Even with a high salary these debts can remain burdensome for many years.… Continue Reading
The 5 Most Common Interview Questions HR Managers Ask
The job interview is one of the most important steps in job hunting. If you nail your initial interview session, you are one step closer to getting the job of your dreams. While interview styles vary among companies and interviewers, there are some questions that crop up all the time. A good way to prepare… Continue Reading
3 Ways to Help Your Child Pay for College If You Started Saving Late
In a recent article, we talked about ways to find money to save for college, specifically through lifestyle changes such as living in a smaller house and driving a used car for 10 years or more. However, life happens. Maybe you didn’t have any extra money to save, or you thought you wanted your children… Continue Reading
4 Lifestyle Changes to Make to Find Money to Save for Your Child’s College Education
Many of us graduate from college with student loan debt. In fact, the graduating class of 2011 had an average of $26,600 in student loan debt (Christian Science Monitor). That number increases when students go on to earn graduate degrees. I have both a bachelor’s and master’s, and 12 years after I graduated with my… Continue Reading
Essential Resume Tips That Will Help You Land Your Dream Job
Graduating from college seems like such an amazing feat, but the true challenge lies in what happens after graduation. New graduates now belong to the world of the unemployed and getting a good job is crucial for financial stability, but how can new graduates stand out among the sea of competition? It all starts with… Continue Reading
5 Resume Mistakes That Will Sink Your Hopes of Landing a Job
Your resume is the first thing that companies ask for when you apply for a job. It is your first opportunity to make a good impression on the powers that be. With hundreds of people applying for that same job, it is important that your resume gets noticed by human resources. It should be perfect.… Continue Reading
What Scrooge McDuck Taught Me About Money and Life
When I was a kid there was a string of hit Disney cartoons that aired in the after-school hours on weekday afternoons. The Disney afternoon lineup included the Gummi Bears, Tale Spin, Darkwing Duck, Goof Troop, and Chip and Dale’s Rescue Rangers. As a cartoon-loving kid, I was in my glory. I loved all those… Continue Reading
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