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THE CAREER CHANGE FINANCIAL PLANNERBreak Away Without Going Broke (SM) |
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 [...]
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. [...]
(Play MP3 now!) 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? [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Continuing with still more follow-up from Thursday’s “Making the Most of Your Money: Post-Pink Slip and Beyond” presentation at the Network for Work meeting… Look familiar?? Today’s gloomy-yet-again weather presents the perfect backdrop for another question I was asked after the talk: “What are the pros and cons of bankruptcy?” While this is not an [...]
Continuing with my follow-up from Thursday’s “Making the Most of Your Money: Post-Pink Slip and Beyond” presentation at the Network for Work meeting… Another hot topic during the session was, not surprisingly, where to get cash to cover living expenses that, pre-pink slip, used to be covered by wages. As discussed during the meeting, once you’ve [...]
