June 27, 2008
I posted a couple of weeks ago about getting laid off from my job at one of the Big 4 accounting firms, and as you can imagine the dominant theme in my life and on my blog in that time has been related to my layoff and insights gained during my job search. As I [...]
Posted in Working
June 26, 2008
Looking for a way to stretch your grocery dollar? Extra savings may be no further away than your friendly neighborhood ghetto! Although many people assume that all stores in a particular chain in a particular area have the same pricing and specials, close inspection will find that prices can vary from store to store. I [...]
Posted in frugality, Tips
June 25, 2008
There are ups and downs in every job, and for me it is no different. I had been with my last employer for several years before I got laid off a couple of weeks ago. It isn’t a total tragedy because I was already looking because I was just getting fed up with the BS. [...]
Tags: career, job satisfaction, work
Posted in Working
June 23, 2008
As I mentioned a few times recently, I have recently been laid off from my job with one of the Big 4 accounting firms. While the thought of an exit in this situation may evoke an image of you walking through the office with your middle fingers in the air, your exit should be a [...]
Tags: exit, layoffs, termination
Posted in Working
June 20, 2008
As I noted previously, I was laid off last week from my job at one of the Big 4 accounting firms. While I won’t name it, it is a four letter name that I now regard as a four letter word. As I am dealing with the challenges of an accelerated job search, transitioning out [...]
Tags: 401k, layoffs, Retirement, vesting
Posted in Retirement, Working
June 18, 2008
There was an interesting series of tips over on CNNMoney entitled Get a Financial Life. It lays out a series of tips to get your financial house in order in 7 short weeks, with one task per week. Here are their tips, and my thoughts on them. Talk about your goals with your partner. If [...]
Tags: Credit Cards, emergency fund, investments, life insurance, online billpay, target date funds
Posted in Basics, Credit Cards, Insurance
June 17, 2008
As I mentioned on yesterday’s post, I lost my job to a layoff last Thursday. Although I had already started the search even before I was granted an involuntary vacation, the idea of no longer being employed has an amazing way of motivating you to shift the job search into overdrive. As the search for [...]
Tags: career, careerbuilder, headhunters, job search, layoffs, monster.com, recruiters, work
Posted in Working
June 16, 2008
Yes, unfortunately that means that I have been let go from my job, technically effective in two weeks, although I have been told I don’t need to come in for the two weeks and to use the time to find my next position. The explanation was that our national leadership said that each office had [...]
Tags: accounting, big 4, employment, jobs, layoffs
Posted in About, News/Trends, Working
June 14, 2008
This past week I did something I have never done before: I participated in a couple of carnivals. This is my first experience with carnivals, as I never really understood the concept before. After looking at the carnival submissions of some of my favorite more successful blogs, I figured it would be a good way [...]
Tags: Carnivals
Posted in blogging
June 13, 2008
No retailer seems to evoke more of a reaction from people than WalMart. Some people love WalMart, and some people just hate WalMart. This was pretty apparent in the comments to a recent posting over at Free Money Finance where FMF basically swore off of WalMart forever. FMF’s complaint was the issue of customer service, [...]
Tags: Customer Service, price match, Savings, target, walmart
Posted in Customer Service, CVS, Deals, frugality