Personal Finance

Details about personal finance.

Unraveling the Mystery of Your Pay Stub

Every time you get a paycheck, you get a little document with it that is a little present for you.  Unfortunately, that little present is often a big mystery as to what it means.  That little present is the pay stub that comes with your check and knowing what its telling you may bring out

Attacking the Job Market Part 2

•           Bone up on your skills.
The one gift you get when you are laid off is time.  If you have a few months on severance pay or with unemployment money coming in, that is the perfect time to take some classes and build your skills up. You might add some new computer skills like how

Attacking the Job Market Part 1

Part of becoming resilient economically is not letting the prospect of looking for a new job scare you. Finding a new job is a project and in many ways it is like a battle.  If you take it on with all of your energy and skills and throw yourself at it, you will win.  There