If you found yourself looking for a new job in 2008, you have an opportunity to take some major tax deductions before April 15. There are a few conditions, of course. You can’t be currently employed and looking for work — and you can’t have taken a long chunk of time off between your last [...]

Not all companies in financial trouble are laying off employees. Many have taken the alternative route of cutting hours for current employees: they’re turning their full-time employees into part-time employees to cut costs. It works, too. Not only do employers have to pay less in the way of hourly wages when employees are working fewer [...]

Even if your job is absolutely secure, you may not want to stay in the same position for the rest of your life. At the very least, you probably want a promotion or a raise. And if your job isn’t absolutely guaranteed, it probably doesn’t hurt to widen your options. These four steps can help [...]

Leo Babauta’s first book, The Power of Less, hits shelves today. The book focuses on doing less and getting more and, to promote it, Leo has reduced a free ebook: Thriving on Less. The ebook focuses on how we can simplify and save money — and it’s free.
Right now, many people are trying to [...]

With New Year’s just days away, you’ve probably given some thought to your resolutions for 2009. And considering the current state of the economy, I’d be surprised if you haven’t at least considered a resolution involving your finances. While it’s not uncommon to resolve to save up money, pay down debt or otherwise work on [...]

There’s a traditional image of Thanksgiving: a parade, a big turkey, a football game…it sounds pretty simple. In an effort to have that ideal experience, we spend time and money traveling across the country, cooking up big dinners and making ourselves a little crazy about all that family interaction. And, for some of us, Thanksgiving [...]