When you're negotiating a new job, a good salary is relative to the portion of the country in which you live. For instance, making $50,000 a year in the rural midwest will get you much more than downtown Manhattan. Use our tools to find out how much people make in different parts of the country and read the latest articles related to cost of living.
Make Expiring Tax Cuts Work for You
It has been just a few blessed weeks since April 15, when we all emerged from stacks of 1099s and W-2s and declared ourselves ready to forget about taxes for another year. Not so fast. The tax cuts put in place during the previous … Read more...
Bad Economy Puts Younger Workers Behind the Eight Ball
The young people of America are taking jobs they don't want, moving back in with their parents, and delaying marriage and children as they struggle with a still-uncertain economy, according to survey results released recently by the Pew … Read more...
Why Mitt Romney & Other Wealthy Investors Pay Less Taxes
In Romney’s case, $12.6 million of his 2010 income was classified as capital gains, according to his tax filings. Had that money been paid as salary or wages, most of it would have been taxed at 35 percent; instead, it was assessed at less … Read more...
When & How to Negotiate a Signing Bonus
So, you're financially behind the proverbial eight ball and want the employer to come up with some upfront money to make it easier for you to live and work. I suggest you use something I often recommend to clients called called "The Old … Read more...
Some states will continue budget cuts in the new year
Even though most states found themselves creating massive cuts in the last year, the budget gap is still too much for some to handle, leading them to decrease spending further. Read more...
How the Economy May Affect Your Salary in 2009
With the start of the New Year, employers will be finalizing their salary budgets for 2009. Many survey vendors collected, compiled and analyzed data regarding merit increases for 2009 and reported that merit budgets for 2009 were on track … Read more...
Pay Increases in 2009 May Disappoint Workers
The annual salary review season is upon us and employers are struggling to manage salary increases against a backdrop of continuous economic turmoil. We decided to take a look at what employees can expect for merit increases in 2009 as … Read more...
Is a Degree Worth the Debt?
There is no escaping the fact that college costs are rising. The College Board reports that most students and their families can expect to pay, on average, from $95 to $1,440 more than last year for this year’s tuition and fees, depending … Read more...
Ten Tips for Going Back to School
Historically, there tends to be increased interest in returning to school during an economic downturn. Many laid off workers may choose to complete a degree program, pursue a new course of study, or perhaps attain an advanced degree. … Read more...
The Many Jobs of a Mother's Day
We set out to calculate mom's earning power – the cost to an employer if they had to pay cash for all that moms do. Moms told us their top 10 mom jobs and we priced the national base salary. Read more...
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