Ethan Johnson

  • Should I Stay or Should I Go?

    One thing we all know is that change is hard. Yet, I feel like most of the time when we are presented with a job change, we jump at the opportunity. The majority of the time you get a pay change, or you get better benefits or maybe it is closer to home. My last…

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  • Scam Job Offers

    I recently reentered the job market and have been looking; I have also uploaded my resume to the usual job boards. This week I have had two companies reach out to me to setup an interview, one of them I did, but the other one I have not, but it is very similar. First Contact…

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  • Student Loans

    Education is important and usually helps us succeed as adults and can be a part of financial independence, but at the same time it can come at a detrimental cost. For me, I started at a community college. This is a good way to save a lot of money. I was able to pay for…

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  • Memberships – Waste Money if not used

    I was talking to a friend and they told me they had canceled their gym membership after two years of not using it. Even if it’s a $5 a month membership for two years that is $120. I could fill up my SUV at least three times with that. Gym memberships are good, but if…

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  • Job Crafting

    Crafting is great for morale and gives more dedicated hard-working employees. It also shows initiative and desire for more. Allowing you to show what else you can do, which could lead to a new role, new responsibilities or just more workload, but hopefully it will help you grow bucks.

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  • Interest Rate Changes Coming

    This means our high-yield accounts will be dropping as well. Rather your savings account is at 2% or like mine at over 5% we are going to start seeing that number lower.

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  • Side Jobs – Not what you expect

    it is something I like doing so it fits. What is something you are passionate about? I am sure there is probably a way to make a side job out of it.

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  • Instant Gratification Hiring

    I know some people probably do not actually assume this and … but it actually hurts your chances of getting the job.

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  • The Dreaded Budgeting

    two ways to budget wrong, one is if it causes problems in your relationship. When we first married, we agreed on spending limits and we tried to do it where we both tracked things…until it was realized we could not do our finances in unison.

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  • Job Seeker Tip 4: Boards Galore

    There are quite a few job boards out there. LinkedIn, Indeed, Monster, and others. What you may not know is there are also niche job boards. There is a job board just for government jobs. There are also job boards for high-end executives, graphic artists and more. If you find a niche board for your…

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