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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
It’s sunny, dry, and brutally hot. The perfect day for Pink Slip Lemonade, you might argue, if you were imagining yourself poolside at an all-inclusive resort in Palm Springs, or in your own backyard in the dog days of August, surrounded by friends and family. But what if instead you found yourself, as Man vs. [...]
Today marks the one year anniversary of the book launch party for Escape from Corporate America: A Practical Guide to Creating the Career of Your Dreams, by career expert and corporate escapee Pamela Skillings. As a contributor of several tips and tools included in the “Let’s Get Practical” chapter, I couldn’t resist making the trek down to NYC [...]
With the economy still unstable and layoffs, head count reduction, downsizing, rightsizing, whatever they’re calling it these days… a continuing threat at many companies, do yourself a favor and polish up your financial plan now, before you are the unwitting target of an “involuntary career change.” These tips, first published in late 2007, are more [...]
