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Getting a raise always feels great. But what should you do with the extra income? We all like to daydream about things we want to buy, but it’s important to take a close look at your personal finances before going on a spending spree. Here are several wise things to do when you get a raise at work.
Roughly 7 in 10 college students graduate with student loan debt averaging around $30,000. If you want to dodge that bullet, follow these education strategies before you enroll, during your college years, and after earning your college degree to reduce or avoid student loan debt entirely.
Often considerations like age, high income, debt, and economic volatility might lock you into a current job and make a change seem too risky. Don’t let these obstacles hold you back from pursuing your dream job — here’s how to prepare yourself for a career change.
Online English teaching is an accommodating and lucrative side hustle you can start from the comfort of your own home. If you’re a native English speaker and want to make money by helping students around the world learn English, find out if online tutoring is the perfect fit for you.
Unfortunately, 1 in 6 teachers works a second job throughout the year. If you consider challenges like reduced summer hours and recent school closures, being a teacher can be volatile for your annual income. Thankfully, these education-related summer jobs can help pay the bills.
There’s been a rise in jobs that let you work remotely as global infrastructure improves and companies adopt remote workers. If you want to find a full-time remote job, you have plenty of options to begin your search. Learn where to find full-time remote work opportunities and tips for finding work.
Once upon a time, when you reached 65 or so, your colleagues threw a party for you, you ate a slice of store-bought cake, and then you retired and never worked another day. When the average life expectancy was 65, that might have made sense. But if you live until 95, do you really want
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) was a seminal piece of legislation that established minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment laws in the U.S. Learn about the act’s origins, the protections it grants, changes since its inception, and why it still matters today.
The wage gap between women and men is a problem. It contributes to poverty for women and families and holds the entire economy back. And because the roots of the problem are complex, there’s no simple solution to fix it. Read about some ideas for how to close the gender pay gap — and why we should.
Did you move to take a new job this year, or are you considering moving for work soon? Unfortunately, thanks to new tax legislation, moving expenses are no longer deductible for most people. Are you one of the lucky ones who still qualify? If so, this is how you make sure you don’t overpay.
The difference between women’s and men’s earnings is called the gender wage gap or gender pay gap — and there’s a lot of disagreement about what causes it and how to think about fixing it. Learn what the gender pay gap is, how it’s measured, and the main reasons women earn less than men on average.
Employees are your company’s most important asset, and a tuition reimbursement program is an employee perk that shows you’re invested in their long-term success. Read on to learn the benefits of offering an employer tuition reimbursement program and some common eligibility conditions you can set.
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