Starting a business? First, check your personal finances

In one of my favorite cartoons about cubicle life, Dilbert squashes Wally’s dream of becoming a high-flying entrepreneur and “living life on the edge” with the observation “You know they stop paying you if you quit your job.” Wally responds wisely to this keen insight with “Oh, never mind.” While most of us have done [...]

Your career — your most valuable asset??

Ever stop to consider how much money you’ll earn in your lifetime?? Even if you earned a modest $35,000 a year for a 40-year work life and never got a single raise, you’d wind up earning $1.4 million over your lifetime. Ignoring whether that covers the cost of living, inflation, and the fact that whatever [...]

The tools you need to “do the math”…

“If it weren’t for the money,” you’d quit your job in a New York minute, right? But you’ve got mouths to feed, a mortgage to pay, and no shortage of other bills. So how do you get over this financial hurdle — often the last piece of the career change puzzle — and make a [...]