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THE CAREER CHANGE FINANCIAL PLANNERBreak Away Without Going Broke (SM) |
If you’re Beta testing a career change that involves relocation, use the Cost-of-Living Wizard on Salary.com to help you estimate the impact on your financial plan. Just plug in your current salary, current work and home locations, and the new locations, to see usable stats on how much you’ll have to earn to maintain your standard of living [...]
For the last couple years, probably for obvious reasons (“It’s the economy, stupid”), this blog has focused on unintentional career change — you know, the kind whereby a layoff is the trigger that prompts a person to pursue a different line of work. The kind that sometimes feels less like jumping ship, and more like getting pushed [...]
Following up on the topic mentioned in my last blog post, here’s an answer to a question I get asked again and again: Just what does a career change cost?? An excellent question, and probably one of the most important things to consider before making any “go/no go” career change decision (and preferably well before [...]
Many of those unlucky enough to be laid off in recent months also happen to be the parents of college age kids with big tuition bills looming. The ultimate double whammy! If you’re in this predicament, you’re no doubt wondering: “What are my options??” Well, if you attended my presentation to the Network for Work group on June [...]
Everywhere I turn, I keep stumbling across the concept “We’re all self-employed now.” Maybe this is the result of that phenomenon whereby once you buy, say, a Honda CRV or a Litespeed bike, you notice that everyone on the road seems to have one. Or maybe not. In any case, I recently heard it used in the context [...]
This story of making Pink Slip Lemonade from layoff lemons comes from guest blogger Pamme Boutselis of TrackAhead.com, an education and career focused social network launching later this summer. The phone call came mid-morning on my first day back from vacation in early August ‘08. I had just inked the contract for my daughter’s [...]
This story of making Pink Slip Lemonade from layoff lemons comes from guest blogger Sue West of Space4U professional organizing services. What’s your next chapter in your life? Seems to me that’s what creating pink slip lemonade is all about. Take the best from your past, include what you love from the present, and move [...]
Age 45+?? Sign up for this free AARP webinar, Navigating Your Way Through Job Loss, which addresses the financial, health, job search, and emotional implications of mid-career job loss. It will be held tomorrow, Thursday, June 11, from 2 – 3 PM EDT. Can’t make the webinar? The AARP Web site offers a myriad of [...]
Recently laid off? Don’t miss this! Certified Financial Planner John LeBlanc, principal and co-founder of Boston-based Back Bay Financial Group, answers questions about dealing with personal finances while out of a job. The chat will be held at 1 PM Eastern today, Tuesday, June 9, here on boston.com. A NAPFA colleague of mine, John has built [...]
Wow! If you are a layoff victim or likely candidate, you owe it to yourself to click on this link. While you might think Good Housekeeping magazine a source more likely to publish a recipe for Pink Slip Lemonade (the drink) than for Pink Slip Lemonade (the layoff financial recovery strategy), author Kate Ashford has [...]
