It’s office party season. Are you psyched, or do your holiday wishes include some green other than the Christmas tree propped up on the office printer? In a recent survey, 93% of workers said they’d happily drop the office party if it meant a little more money in their pockets.
Careers & Workplace
Seasonal Employment at the Mall: Do You Have What It Takes To Be Santa?
To play the role of the big man like a pro, you should of course have a jolly belly, yet you must be in good physical condition in order to pick up dozens of children and handle ten-hour shifts while wearing too much heavy clothing under bright lights. You’ve also gotta have the beard—one that’s not only carefully groomed daily, but …
187 Tips on Rebates, Fake Sales, Best Online Banks, Perfect Christmas Presents, Weird Stuff to Put in the Dishwasher, and More
Come on: Haven’t you always wanted to see what’d happen when you put something other than dishes in the dishwasher?
Upping the Ante: $25K Reward for Finding an Unemployed Marketing Consultant a Job
A revamped resume can only do so much, even if you switch fonts and use bullet points and the right keywords and everything. That’s why a dad from Long Island with 15 years experience in marketing who was laid off six months ago is now offering a $25,000 reward to anybody who helps him land a job.
The Curious American Consumer: Notable Trends for Housing, Shopping, Work, Fast Food, and More
As the numbers attest, life has changed quite a bit recently for homeowners, workers, shoppers, families, and even for rich people. And it’s not all bad: At least TVs are cheaper, right?
432 Money Tips, Including 243 Tips on How to Make More of It
Also, this week’s roundup includes tips to save on baby products, weddings, e-books, groceries, and everyday household expenses, along with Jedi mind tricks played by retailers (store clerk to you: “These are the shoes you’re looking for”), and signs indicating that frugality has turned to the dark side, transforming honorable thrift …
Q&A: ‘The Adventures of Unemployed Man’ Author Erich Origen
If you ever wanted to make sense of the bubble-riding, downsizing, outsourcing, debt-inducing, credit-crazy, middle-class-destroying era we’ve all just lived through—and in many ways, which we all continue to live in—a comic book will do the job as good as any. Hilarious, clever, very relevant, and remarkably insightful and …
Why Are You So Stressed?
In a recent poll, the top cause of stress is money, followed by work and the economy—which directly involve money. So basically, it all comes down to moolah. We’re all stressed about money, and/or not having enough of it, and/or not knowing where in the world to get more.
Q&A: The Billboard Family, Professional T-Shirt Wearers
Meet the family that’s put itself up for sale, or more accurately, for rent. Throughout 2011, the Martin family of St. Louis, Missouri—husband Carl, wife Amy, 4-year-old Layne, 3-year-old Kaitlyn, and a baby on the way—will promote paying companies by wearing T-shirts with brand logos, Tweeting, blogging, and posting on Facebook …
5 Neat, Odd Innovations That Might Fix the Economy, the Housing Market, the Environment, and Your Household Finances
Plenty of old ideas clearly haven’t been working. So why not consider some new ones, even if they seem a bit impractical and “out there”?
Friday List: 191 Good, Bad, and Ugly Money Tips
Good, as in karma from accepting hand-me-downs graciously. Bad, as in “money jerks” who don’t pitch in for their share of restaurant bills (tips included) or who are constantly hitting you up to contribute to fundraisers. And Ugly, as in regularly checking the obituaries—so that you can anticipate where you’re likely to be able to …
Cheapskate Wisdom … on How to Be Happy
“Focus more on friends and family, less on material goods.”
