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I don't like to jump ahead too often because when you have kids it seems life moves at warp speed as it is. But I've often thought about how fun it will be when our kids are older and they come home from college or beyond for the holidays.
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For lots of young adults and parents, life currently is an extended holiday in a recession that has hit young workers extra hard. One in seven parents with grown children have had at least one of those grown children move back home this past year, according to a Pew Research Center study. Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (2) | Blog
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Besides some projects here and there....I have barely worked in the last year. In the past, I have had the 'wonderful opportunity' to work in some places that no one would ever want to work (unless you were totally nuts). In the past, I would politely say no to opportunities like… Read More »
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By Juliet Perrachon | Excelle So you’ve just been laid off. Or maybe you're a recent graduate who hasn't found a job yet. As if joblessness weren’t enough of a… Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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Shine readers, I swear just when things are in cosmic order,and you are reaching for the stars... Somebody on earth is pulling you down. I went to work Friday OCT 30, 2009... and unknowing to me the world was ready to slap me in the face... I got fired at 5pm!! I am sooooo outdone right…
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Talk about a glass-half-full, glass-half-empty time. Just when we can be encouraged by news that the recession is over, it's hard to feel happy when so many people remain out of work and unemployment is expected to rise even more before it falls.
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Here's another reason it's hard to feel good about any possible forward momentum: A Hewitt Associates study finds that even though we have talked a good game about the importance of saving during this economic crisis, it turns out that half of all workers continue to cash out their 401(k) plans when they leave or change jobs. Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (6) | Blog
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Thinking of making a
career change? Not sure of how to approach this major step? I
totally understand, on September 15, 2008, I too decided to leave
my job of 14 years to pursue a new career. I was working for a
major airline every… Read More »
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Just when life seems to be at lowest point and nothing else could possibly go wrong, it does. I was terminated from my job this week. I think I will change my name to Murphy S. Law. I don't like to whine about things going bad, everybody has low points, but gosh dang,…
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