Forget Skipping Coffee, Here’s How to Really Save Money
You’re probably not saving enough for your retirement. Check out this calculator, and see. If you’re young, you need to be putting away about 15 percent. If you’re older and haven’t been doing that, then you need to be saving even more to catch up. Maybe 20 percent. Maybe 25. Seriously,…
READ MORE7 Signs You Will Be Fired Soon
Life Zap Infrequent restructuring and layoffs were the only things an employee could worry about in the past, but a lot has changed nowadays considering the tough economic times. For instance, companies are going through bankruptcies, non-stop downsizing and even the illusion of job security will soon be a thing…
READ MORESecrets of Truly Happy People
msn health and fitness GRATITUDE: MAKE IT AN ACTIVE PRACTICE How it’s linked to joy: Practicing gratitude invites more joy into our lives. ‘When we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that is present, we experience heaven on earth,’…
READ MORE13 Ways Successful Women Make the Most of Their Time
msn money Balancing work and family life can seem impossible, particularly for women with children and ambitious career goals. But it is possible to “have it all” — a thriving family, great sleep, exercise, and career success — according to time management expert and author Laura Vanderkam. “People seem to…
READ MORE21 Things That Will Help You Understand Your Socially Anxious Friends So Much Better
1. Social anxiety is more complicated than just ~fearing~ people. BuzzFeed: It’s fearing getting judged by those people, offending them, saying something stupid to them, humiliating yourself in front of them. The possibilities are endless, and we’ve probably thought of every. single. one. 2. There are little stupid things…
READ MORE59% Of Millennials In The US Would Move To Another Country For A Job
Business Insider Despite the high number of foreigners who live and work in the United States, Americans themselves just aren’t all that interested in seeking out employment opportunities abroad. Well, at least most aren’t. A new study from The Boston Consulting Group and The Network, which surveyed over 200,000 people from 189…
READ MORE8 Ways To Quit Your Day Job To Pursue Your Entrepreneurial Dream
Elite Daily I don’t know when the shift happened. I went from thinking I could never quit my job, to sitting down with my boss and confidently informing her that I would be traveling, and therefore, would be ending my contract. Prior to that moment, I didn’t know I had…
READ MOREFive Secrets to Leading a Healthy Office Life
The Telegraph The sedentary life is a silent killer. We round up five clever tricks to help combat its negative health effects. 1. Swap your seat for a ball Does the idea of standing on your feet all day at a desk sound like torture? Then there’s a middle ground.…
READ MOREHow to Optimize Your Daily Decisions
You might assume humans buy products because of what they are, but the truth is we often buy things because of where they are. For example, items on store shelves at eye level tend to be purchased more than items on less visible shelves. In the best-selling book Nudge, authors…
READ MOREThe 11 Best Jobs for Women in 2015
msn money Although inequality is still very much present in the workplace, women have made great strides in recent years. But some jobs are known for treating and paying women more fairly than others. Jobs site CareerCast recently put together a new list of the best jobs for women in…
READ MOREThe Richest Person in Each State
mental floss America’s elite live vastly different lives than the rest of us. Those at the top have incomes that are orders of magnitude higher than the average person. Even when we compare their individual wealth with that of households in the states in which they live, there’s no comparison.…
READ MORE10 Rules for Making it as a Writer
The Telegraph Read whatever you can lay your hands on We were working class. There were no books. There were some encyclopaedias – I always say it was the day my father didn’t see the salesman coming. And there was a Bible. I read the Bible from cover to cover…
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