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This career change story comes from guest blogger and college planning expert Todd Weaver, Senior Associate with Strategies for College, Inc., our “go to” guy for August’s “Higher Ed” month.
Have you ever heard the phrase, “you can plan all you want, then life happens?” That’s exactly what happened to my family in the past year as I [...]
June’s Pink Slip Lemonade theme was so much fun, I’ve decided to do theme months as a regular occurrence on the blog. Recently, the topic that keeps popping up is higher ed. Whether it’s career changers needing more education to make the shift they want or parents facing kids’ college bills in the middle of [...]
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 of [...]
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 upcoming wedding [...]
After what seemed like an incredibly long wait, lemonade weather — my favorite — has finally arrived in the Northeast. So I hope you will indulge me for a few final posts on last month’s featured Pink Slip Lemonade theme. But first…
Many thanks to the guest bloggers who wrote about their post-pink slip career changes, including professional organizer [...]
Well, all good things must come to an end, and so it is with Pink Slip Lemonade month, which has already borrowed a few days from July.
To commemorate this last day, I thought I’d tackle the granddaddy of all, the most frequently asked post-pink slip question: whether or not to roll over your 401k. My answer [...]
These excellent articles from veteran personal finance guru Jonathan Pond offer very targeted pink slip financial planning tips to those at different stages in the process:
Employed-but-worried: Are You Financially Prepared for a Layoff?
Just laid off: Laid Off or Displaced? Get Help
In addition to sharing this story of making Pink Slip Lemonade from layoff lemons, guest blogger Patti Anastasia of Anastasia’s Table personal chef service is also providing our Recipe of the Week, one for each week of Pink Slip Lemonade month. So mix yourself a Pink Slip Lemonade Martini or a Pink Slip Lemonade Iced Tea, and enjoy the [...]
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 forward [...]
We interrupt this month’s Pink Slip Lemonade blog theme with good news for all of you plotting your career change while taking the subway to your current job, waiting for your turn at the grocery checkout, or stuck in line at airport security… The Career Change Financial Planner blog is now available in Kindle format!
Many thanks to Sue [...]
