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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]