Earning
An Underearner Tells a New Story
Hi. My name is Joanne and I’m an underearner. You know, someone who “earns less than her potential despite her need or desire to do otherwise” (to quote my wonderful Money Fix mentor Barbara Stanny from her book, Overcoming Underearning). It... ➡
Don't Put Your Raise in Jeopardy
You can’t read too much into human behavior on game shows. Or can you? Economists at the Swedish Institute for Social Research found that women who played against male opponents on the Swedish version of Jeopardy! tended to be less aggressive in... ➡
How I Nailed a Raise in a Wage Freeze
A year ago, I was offered the job of social media editor for my city’s newspaper. It was a significant promotion, but the raise was meager. I was making $32,500. I deserved more, but recent cutbacks and a long-standing wage freeze made me scared... ➡
CEO 101 for Business Owners
Last winter, in "Your Future as a Free Agent," we coined a phrase many of you found tweet-worthy: Get Your CEO On. It's a fun, kick-butt sentiment. What does it mean? Becoming a CEO—as opposed to just "running your business"—demands that you step... ➡
Look Like You Deserve a Raise
A “business casual” dress code can be dicey, especially when office rules relax in the summer. And if you’re looking to land a promotion, those Friday flip-flops won’t help, says Barbara Pachter, business etiquette expert and author of Greet!... ➡
A Big Break for Boomer Start-Ups
DEMO Awards Ceremony The start-up world may be dominated by 20-somethings—but if you’re a Boomer in the tech space (or a techie in the Boomer space), you could get a chance to pitch your plan or product to more than 200 venture capitalists and... ➡
Want a New Job? Ditch That Old Email.
Can your Hotmail account sabotage your job hunt?Over dinner with some tech execs recently, DailyWorth’s CEO Amanda Steinberg got the word: “If an applicant applies for a job with us and is still using Hotmail or Yahoo for email, they’re... ➡
What Camp Are You In?
Someone explain this to me: My son’s school closes today, June 14. Camp starts on June 27th. In case you’re in that post-lunch lull and can’t do math, that’s a gap of NINE WORKING DAYS. What’s a working mom or dad supposed to do? When I discovered... ➡
