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Aug 27 2008, 01:58 PM
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Karen Datko
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Have you ever had a bad boss? (We can hear the chorus of yeses from here.) "Free Money Finance" describes one of his former bosses as "Attila the Hun's long-lost relative." Another of his bosses was incapable of making a decision, and yet another penalized employees she didn't like. Needless to say, FMF's post "Share your bad boss story" drew plenty of comments from readers, who related the antics of bosses who were unethical, unappreciative, cheap, incompetent, downright mean or all of the above.
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Aug 15 2008, 02:22 PM
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Karen Datko
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"Frugal Zeitgeist" is a very professional person, so it irritates her to no end when she hears young women talk, like, they're, like, unsure of themselves. She also hates it when their voices go up at the end of every sentence, even when they're not asking a question. This is no way to promote yourself and land a good job. "Stop it. For your own good, I'm begging you to stop it," FZ writes.
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Jul 08 2008, 10:28 AM
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Karen Datko
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Lisa Spinelli of Greener Pastures is no stranger to a four-day workweek. She's been doing it off and on for 10 years. She says her 10-hour workdays are more than offset by having that extra day on the weekends. In a post called "Are we heading toward a 4-day workweek?" she explores how a compressed work schedule is catching on as government and business grapple with higher energy costs.
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Jun 18 2008, 05:44 PM
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Karen Datko
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Marc at Marc and Angel Hack Life says his list of "50 things everyone should know how to do" is far from inclusive. Oh dear, because there are a number of things on the list of 50 that we need to get cracking on. This list of essential skills is impressive and, better yet, entertaining. Marc's brief explanations about why you should know each thing often have just the right amount of sass. (Our pick for No. 51: Know how and when to be sassy.) For example, Marc writes: "Swim -- 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by water. Learning to swim might be a good idea."
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Jun 10 2008, 11:17 AM
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Karen Datko
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Frugal people really don't like cheap people because they make us look, well, cheap. "You see, many people have the impression that cheap and frugal are the same thing because of people like you," explains S. Shugars in an open, excellent, take-no-prisoners letter to Mr. Cheap at Saving Advice. If you recognize yourself in the behavior the letter describes, you'll know why no one in the office likes you.
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May 29 2008, 02:04 PM
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Karen Datko
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"Finance Girl" at Finance Gets Personal has mentioned her problem with being on time before, but we didn't realize how bad it is until she blogged about "Operation Get Out of Bed." Her efforts to get up and get to work on time are legion, yet she still can't pull it off. She wrote: "What does that have to do with finances, you ask? Everything! Being chronically late can cost mucho dinero in terms of lost raises/promotions, missed-appointment fees and the like."
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May 19 2008, 07:14 PM
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Karen Datko
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Do you want to be absolutely sure that you'll work many long years and retire with little more than a paltry Social Security check? Then make sure you read and obey Kevin's "10 steps to avoid becoming a millionaire" at No Debt Plan. This blogger manages to put a humorous spin on a very sobering topic. Here's No. 6: "Ignore work benefits. 401(k) plan? Sounds kind of funny to me. Why would the company want to give me money? Plus, I'd miss that 3% in every paycheck."
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May 16 2008, 12:12 PM
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Karen Datko
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Congratulations to "English Major," who just got an unscheduled $2,000 raise. This 24-year-old woman is learning a very valuable lesson: "I will not get what I do not ask for." This came about because she told her boss she'd had another job offer and wanted to stay put, but also wanted a salary review in June, six months ahead of schedule. The result: that big bump in pay in May.
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May 15 2008, 04:57 PM
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Karen Datko
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"Lazy Man" noticed that some personal-finance gurus have a phrase they can call their own. David Bach has the latte factor. Dave Ramsey has the debt snowball. "Paidtwice" has snowflaking. Not to be outdone, Lazy Man at Lazy Man and Money has invented one -- "snowforting." "I realize that Lazy Man and Money is going to nowhere if I don't coin a term and/or champion a cause," he wrote. So, what is this snowforting, other than another PF blogger's fascination with winter?
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Apr 25 2008, 06:02 PM
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Karen Datko
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"Financegirl" at Finance Gets Personal admits that she's one of the chronically late. "You know that person who comes in to work 20 minutes late every day, keeps you waiting at the restaurant, and interrupts church by trying to find a seat during the prayer? That's me," she confesses in a post called "The costs of chronic lateness."
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