An article on MSN talks about how the lowest paid workers are ripped off.  They are paying less than minimum wage, many worked overtime and were not paid, and many did not get paid for lunch break or worked through it.
Can we change this?  Is it really only happening to low wage workers?
Honestly?  I think [...]

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There is an interesting article if you listen to NPR about the rising number of people working second jobs.  What was an increase last year when 1 in 10 people got second jobs, is expected to double this year!  Wowsa.
The reality is that many people are facing paycuts rather than outright job losses. I have [...]

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Yesterday I asked what do you use an EF for.  Today I ponder an interesting question, raised actually by the person who lost their job.  I heard this from my mom.  Do they assume that the man will immediately be able to find work, and thus leave their 4 year old enrolled in preschool?  The [...]

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Yesterday I asked the question when do you use the EF?  A commentor asked the question what happens if you have no Emergency Fund?  Good question.  If you are blindsided or perhaps you are following Dave Ramsey’s philosophy and only have a baby emergency fund of $1k?  What do you do?  What can you do?
Well [...]

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Oprah Winfrey gave her staff of 100 people a mediterranean cruise costing $1 million.  That works out to $10k per person. Not to mention I’m guessing the time off to go on the cruise.  A very generous gift right?  Absolutely.
But I’m wondering if anyone is sitting there thinking, hmm…I’d rather have $10k cash?  Honestly that [...]

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I was discussing life insurance on a WIR message board, and of course the thread was hijacked into, how much do you need if you are a stay at home parent?  Well according to Salary.com, apparently a stay at home mom is worth $122k in salary.  A working mom’s salary at home is $76k.  Um [...]

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Do you know how much your pastor makes?  Does it matter?  Is there a limit on how much a pastor should make?  A pastor in New York is making $500-600k/year.  This salary has prompted a lawsuit over his “compensation“.  So how’d he make so much?
Base $250k
Housing Allowance (rent) $11.5k = $138k/year
Private school for Child
Maid
Home Equity [...]

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Next week I’ll be hosting the 209th Carnival of Personal Finance.  Please submit posts here!   Anyway here are some of the carnivals I participated in this week.

Festival of Frugality Baseball Edition
208th Carnival of Personal Finance
5th Carnival of Money Stories
68th Money Hacks Carnival

Please come by on Monday to read the Carnival of Personal Finance.

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Another post for the college money network.  This time I ask the question should you move for a job?  What to consider before you do?
After finishing college many people are faced with the tough decision, should they move for a job?  The answer?  It depends.
First, consider the job opportunity itself.  Is it a position you [...]

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This post is part of the College Money Network series of posts for graduating college students.  Suggestions from other writers about what they are going through.
This current economic predicament we’re in is probably the toughest job market most of us has ever seen.  It’s been suggested the worse since the Great Depression, possibly even tougher [...]

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