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Does Higher Status Occupations and Higher Income Lead to More Stress?

Do Higher Status Occupations and Higher Income Lead to More Stress?

In a recent TIME Magazine, there was a special section titled “10 Ideas That Are Changing Your Life.”  I thought that many of these ideas were interesting but one really struck me – High Status Stress. This article asks what if the things so many of us want – nice house, higher-paying jobs, fancy car [...]

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Following Your Passion

Study Shows Following Your Passion Leads to Greater Success

With graduation ceremonies right around the corner, I thought it would be a good time to discuss the topic of following your passion when looking for a career.  I know many college students (along with adults) choose a particular career because of the money involved first. I am not saying that money is not important [...]

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The Importance of Teamwork!

The Importance of Teamwork!

Last night, our congregation hosted our annual Passover Seder, and while our family has spent the two weeks leading up to it, buying, preparing, and arranging all the little details such as food, decorations, name tags, place cards, signs, and so much more (yes, it was about a four page list worth of work to [...]

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4 Tips to Get the Most Out of Working from Home

Business is changing.  Many people, me included, are now finding they have more flexibility to work remotely, or at home.  While this can be a great way to save money on transportation, dry cleaning and other costs associated with commuting to the office, it doesn’t necessarily mean working from home is for you.  I’ve found [...]

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How to Be More Productive at Work

How to Be More Productive at Work

Do you ever question how to be more productive at work?  I’m an organized and self motivated person who genuinely wants to make a strong contribution at work but sometimes I want to be more productive.  Part of this is my type A personality and just being hard on myself.  However, I don’t always own [...]

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Work-Life Balance

5 Ways to Get More Work-Life Balance

As a project manager by day and blogger and web entrepreneur many nights during the week I have to be careful to make sure I’m getting enough work – life balance.   If not, I can really feel the stress, fatigue and all the other ill feelings that come with letting work overload my life. I’ve [...]

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Causes of Poverty

Do These 3 Things to Avoid Poverty

As many of you can probably guess from reading some of my posts, I am a pretty big fan of others taking personal responsibility for their actions.  I know that it is hard to make a blanket statement in tough times because some people are struggling due to circumstances they have no control over.  However, [...]

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When Is It Time To Quit Your Job?

When Is It Time To Quit Your Job?

Before I get into this post I want to start by saying that I am not an advocate of people quitting their jobs because they are unhappy with them.   With the current economic situation and job market, it is much harder for many to find a new job right now than it was 5 or 6 [...]

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Why I Chose to Become a Teacher

Many people are struggling financially right now. Most of us would love to get a raise (or a job for that matter). Between ads and some television shows, it seems like we are constantly reminded of what we do not have. I wanted to write this post to show why I chose to become a [...]

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Middle Class America

Middle Class America Disappearing?

As some of you probably can guess from some of my posts, I usually lean to being more conservative than liberal.  I try to see things from both sides but my beliefs usually align more to the right.  Saying that, as a teacher, I am definitely in the middle class – if not the lower [...]

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How to Make Money Recycling!

Make money recycling? You bet! Just ask Willy. Everyone in my neighborhood knows that if they have anything (I mean anything) made of metal that they want to get rid of, it’s easy. Broken bike frames, old lawn furniture, a box of aluminum cans, a useless dryer, just set it on the curb and poof, [...]

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Raise the Minimum Wage

Is it Time to Raise the Minimum Wage?

I have to begin this post by saying that I have not always been a proponent of raising the minimum wage.  I feel this is a starting point and one should not be earning this wage as they progress through life and gain more experience and education to move up the income ladder.  However, with [...]

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