Is it too early to be thinking about New Year’s Eve plans?

Posted by chica with issues under general issues

I am working with an event planner on a New Year’s Eve party and the website is set to go live the first of next week. (if all goes as planned) Ticket prices will be tiered with early birds getting the cheapest tickets. I have to wonder though, with the site going live next week […]

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Drive by communicating

Posted by chica with issues under personal development issues

How do you rate your communication skills?
Most people would probably say that they have pretty decent communication skills. And they could be right. Of course, they could also practice drive by communicating, which is not so good.
Does the following scenario describe you at work?
You need to give something to a co-worker, so you breeze by […]

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A look at job interview questions

Posted by chica with issues under job, career, school related issues

I have been going on a lot of job interviews lately. I really hate job interviews because you never know what to expect.
Sometimes you do not even know how many people will be interviewing you or how long the interview will take. You might not know what they are really looking for or what kinds […]

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A guide to the best personal finance websites and resources

Posted by chica with issues under money issues

When I first started getting serious about managing my finances and getting out of debt the first thing I did was look online for some personal finance websites and resources. I would have loved to have found a huge list of helpful websites, but I didn’t. I did find various blogs that included links to […]

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Cooking at home is better for your wallet and your waist

Posted by chica with issues under health and wellness issues

An easy way to be more health conscious and money conscious is to make your food at home instead of buying food from a restaurant. Sure, sometimes we get home and think we deserve to go out after a long day at the office or maybe we don’t want to deal with washing dishes or […]

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I hate apartments

Posted by chica with issues under general issues

I live in an apartment, which I have done for some time now. I hate it. I have always hated living in apartments. You would think that would have been enough to keep me out of debt. The thought that I could save up enough cash to get my own place so that if my […]

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5 tips on managing your anger

Posted by chica with issues under personal development issues

There was a point in my life not all that long ago where I was having some major anger issues. That tends to happen when you carry around anger for a few years without letting it out in a healthy manner. The funny thing is that at the time I didn’t even realize just how […]

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How to prepare for job interviews: 12 tips for acing your interview

Posted by chica with issues under job, career, school related issues

I just got back from a really strange job interview. I was interviewing for the position of a staff accountant. It was an amazingly short interview. It started with the dreaded question of “Tell us about yourself.” Then they told me “We’re going to tell you a little about the company and then we have […]

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Carnival of personal finance #118

Posted by chica with issues under money issues

If you are looking for some good reads on how to deal with your money issues be sure to check out this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance at Money, Matter and More Musings.

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ING lowers rates and the government has reached it’s limit

Posted by chica with issues under money issues

On the heels of the Fed lowering interest rates it appears that ING has followed suit.
According to Online Savings Blog,  the ING savings account, as well as checking and business savings accounts are all sporting lower interest rates that are effective as of today.
The ING Direct online savings account has gone from 4.5% to 4.3%. […]

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