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Starting/Managing a Business

How to Turn Your Hobby Into a Successful Business

Posted November 2, 2008 10:52 PM

From hobby to business sounds like a dream come true: Do what you love and get paid for it. The recreational skier becomes an instructor. The quilt maker quits her day job to sell hand-stitched coverlets. The gourmet turns food caterer. But that dream can become a nightmare if you're not careful.Before you quit your day job, check out these six steps to help turnyour hobby into a Read more...

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Career Transitions

10 Winning Ways to Land the Job You Want

Posted October 3, 2008 11:27 AM

With unemployment at a five-year high, job competition is stiff these days. But whether you're unemployed or simply unhappy in your current position, it's still possible to find new career opportunities. Just ask Julie Cajigas, who received two job offers after job hunting for about two months (a short job search by most people's standards). She started her new job in mid-July as associate Read more...

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Today's Expert: BrianKurth
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What advice do you give people who recognize they are miserable in their job, but are afraid to lose the security of their paycheck?

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If you truly examine your fear of losing that paycheck you can learn to manage it. Play that fear out to the most irrational, exaggerated end. ... Read More...

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Career Transitions

How to (Almost) Bulletproof Your Job

Posted September 25, 2008 2:37 PM

The title of the book by Stephen Viscusi, who describes himself as “America’s workplace guru,” is a bit misleading. No matter what he says, it is impossible to Bulletproof Your Job (Collins, $19.95). Corporate takeovers happen and you are suddenly made redundant; the company is losing a fortune and they decide to eliminate your entire department. Those things are beyond your Read more...

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Taxes on Per Diem

Posted September 19, 2008 3:00 PM

Dear Tax Talk, I am an engineering contractor; I get paid my base pay plus a per diem. I have been told that at the end of the first year, the per diem will also be taxed. I read in a couple of places that even after the end of the first year, I will be eligible for per diem because I have a house out of state. Or I can take a break for a week or two and then it will be counted as a new Read more...

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For most of us, work provides not just money, but a sense of identity. A regular paycheck can provide continued evidence of our value and meaning. Yet retirement also provides the opportunity to rethink your job. Almost infinite choices exist, so do something you love. ... View slideshow >>

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Menopause comes at a demanding time of life, when you may already be juggling work, child-rearing, and caring for aging parents. Add to this coping with menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats, and there's even more to be stressed about. Yet since stress can wreak havoc on your libido, you need to get this vicious cycle under control. Try deep-breathing exercises, practice guided... View slideshow >>

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Job Hunters: Discover Your Life Path

I enjoyed your article Over 40, Seeking New Career very, very much. It really resonated with me. I have been in the software development field for 20 years and I am ready to do something else, I just do not know what to do. It's very overwhelming. How can I even start to identify what my next path should be? Is there anything specific I can do to help myself figure it out?

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In my book, How to Earn What You're Worth (McGraw-Hill, 2004), I go through a number of exercises that can help you to identify your strengths and ... Read More...

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Help! I can't decide between two job offers! While one pays a little bit more, they're pretty much equally attractive to me at this point. I figured I'd be lucky to get even one offer I was happy about, and never figured I'd find myself in this position. How can I choose between the two?ANSWER: First of all, congratulations on your job offers! How wonderful to have a choice. However, I understand your concern. How do you make the right decision? Trying to use logic to figure out the right job to take only gets you so far. That's where your intuition can help.

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of all, congratulations on your job offers! How wonderful to have a choice. However, I understand your concern. How do you make the right decision? ... Read More...

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