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Following up on my two most recent posts, here’s one more take on how to get back on your feet financially once employed again after a time out of work. Written by Brett Arends of the Wall Street Journal, the article A Financial Plan for the Newly Rehired includes fresh ideas, new perspectives, and often-overlooked [...]
Looking for more ideas on this blog’s last topic?? For another take on getting back on track post-unemployment, check out this article by my fellow Garrett Planning Network member Jean Keener. She points out that if you maintain your lower level of spending once the paychecks start rolling in, you could very well be in a better place than you [...]
I had to chuckle at the line “In this recovery, flat is the new up” in the Newsweek article Joblessness is Here to Stay by Rana Foroohar. Unfortunately, the rest of the article doesn’t provide a lot of reasons to laugh, but many reasons to manage your money as if an unplanned career change [...]
In my last post, I mentioned that I took several important points away from my session with Manchester, NH-based Dynamic Networking Group. Lesson #2 in this series is a short and sweet one: If the life insurance provided by your employer is crucial to your family’s financial well-being, check now — before your job is at risk [...]
Many thanks to Leslie Barrett (seated, left) and Manchester, NH-based Dynamic Networking Group for inviting me to present “Making the Most of Your Money: Post-Pink Slip and Beyond” at their monthly meeting yesterday!
I think this quote sums up the experience perfectly.
Who dares to teach must never cease to learn. — John Cotton Dana
Despite the bad weather, [...]
Don’t miss this recent Boston Globe Money Makeover by my friend and NAPFA colleague Dana Levit!
This is exactly the kind of financial planning I recommend prospective career changers do before making a transition. Doing an analysis like this is even more important if your transition is likely to result in a lower [...]
Next Monday, November 30, at 6 PM Eastern, I’ll be doing an encore presentation of “Making the Most of Your Money: Post-Pink Slip and Beyond”, this time for the Dynamic Networking Group, a Manchester, NH-based group of business professionals dedicated to helping members navigate career transitions.
As most of you have probably heard a [...]
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 that!) While [...]
I’m fresh off yet another incredibly valuable event hosted by Network for Work professional networking group. Leaders Tammy Hildreth, Jim Starrett, and Paul Philbrick assembled a panel of 6 professionals who specialize in various aspects of career transition — the sometimes exhilarating, sometimes daunting experience most members are working their way through as we speak.
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It’s no secret to the many who lost their jobs in this recession: getting laid off can wreak serious havoc on your personal finances. So what can you do to minimize the impact? Then, once you’re back to work, what might you do to be better prepared in case it happens again?
This is [...]
