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At high school and college graduations, you’ll often hear speakers urging young people to follow their passion. The idea is that if you get a job you love, you’ll work harder at it, and success and prosperity will follow. But in real life, it doesn’t always work out that way. If the job you love
There’s no such thing as a 100% recession-proof job. Recessions sometimes strike jobs in unexpected ways, depending on the cause of the recession and the local impact. That said, some jobs stay safer than others in an economic downturn. Although many classic recession-resistant jobs require an advanced degree, such as medical doctors, other jobs don’t
Even college graduates who find great jobs can struggle with debt for years after leaving school, especially if they have expensive private student loans. And, for borrowers who can’t make ends meet, it’s nearly impossible to discharge student debts in bankruptcy. The result is an unending cascade, possibly decades long, of financial repercussions. SoFi aims to
Maybe your personal budget isn’t as generous as you’d like it to be. Perhaps you’re getting tired of your nine-to-five grind. Or maybe you just want to earn some extra spending money. There are plenty of side hustles for folks in your shoes, from legitimate ways to make money from home, to part-time and seasonal jobs that put cash in your
Whether you’re earning your degree at a local community college or living halfway around the world to save money attending a foreign university, you’ve probably considered pursuing internship opportunities in your field. You’re not alone. According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers’ Class of 2015 Student Survey, 62.8% of students in the class of
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is one of the most important federal employment statutes on the books. It governs employers’ obligations and employees rights’ around such issues as minimum wage, overtime pay, child labor, and labor costs in general. Wittingly or not, thousands of American employers run afoul of it each year. If you’re
Last year, my wife and I moved back to the major city we’d left four years before. In the intervening years, we’d lived in three separate dwellings in two smaller communities, moving an average of once per year. During the second half of our time away, I left the restaurant management job I’d cultivated for the previous
If you’ve spent much time in the entertainment districts of larger cities or college towns, you’ve probably seen a pedicab in action. Known by a variety of other names, including “bike taxis” and “cycle rickshaws,” pedicabs are generally three-wheeled vehicles with a forward-positioned driver’s seat and seating space farther back for two to four people. Configurations
Reliable statistics about the frequency with which Americans switch jobs are surprisingly hard to find. One of the broadest-based measures of economic mobility is the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79), which tracked the early and middle careers of thousands of people born between 1959 and 1964. From age 18
My wife graduated from medical school with more than $300,000 in student loans to her name. During her three-year residency, some of that debt sat in deferment, quietly accruing about $20 per day in interest. The larger non-deferred balance grew, albeit more slowly, despite my wife’s dogged income-driven repayments on account of her modest residency salary.
Online degrees offer many advantages, including flexibility and lower average costs. But not all employers give online degrees equal weight to traditional degrees. And the choice you make has significant implications for your career, finances, and lifestyle. Is an online degree right for you?
Compassionate leave or paid family leave gives flexibility to workers with family obligations and dependent care needs, and it’s fairly common in the developed economies of the world. What is compassionate leave and what would it look like in the U.S.? Learn more about it here.
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