Find the $ to change careers, Part 2: 7 more tips from career expert @myreinventure & me

Founder of Aspire!, Randi Bussin In Part 1 of the series, career expert Randi Bussin and I teamed up to give you 8 tips for managing your cash flow before and after your career transition.  Part 2 covers managing debt, benefits and taxes during your career change. Randi Bussin, CCMC, CPBS, MBA, is a Career Reinvention [...]

Job change? Employer stock in your old 401k? Read before IRA rollover!

As discussed in a previous post, it’s usually a good idea to roll over your 401k when you leave a job. However, there are exceptions. One good reason to pause before you roll over your 401k is to check if you might benefit from a little known tax break that goes by the rather cryptic [...]

Career changers – Using 529 savings for back to school? In ’09-’10, computer-related costs qualify

In case you missed my recent ten timely tips newsletter… a special follow-up to career changers using 529 savings to cover back-to-school expenses: computer technology, related equipment and/or related services such as Internet access now count as qualified expenses. i.e. You can use tax-free dollars distributed from 529 plans to pay for these items.  The [...]