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Incentive plans always go awry

Posted 7 weeks 23 hours ago by Philip Brewer

Ever worked someplace that had an incentive plan (as in, "Hit these targets and you'll get a bonus")? Ever been a manager whose job it was to administer an incentive plan? Ever tried to create an incentive plan, hoping to get people to do more of what you want them to do? Here's a little tidbit for you: Incentive plans always go awry.

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Getting Something for Nothing – My $25 from Revolution MoneyExchange

Posted 7 weeks 3 days ago by Linsey Knerl

Frugal Living, Freebies, Shopping, Consumer Affairs

Just when I thought I couldn’t take another online money transfer product, I was introduced to Revolution MoneyExchange. My familiarity and past experience with PayPal had me convinced that the world just didn’t need anymore of these services. The $25 sign up bonus kept calling my name, however, so I went for it. Here’s the skinny on the new kid on the block.

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It's all your money

Posted 33 weeks 1 day ago by Philip Brewer

Personal Finance, Budgeting

Guitar, camera, game console, iPod, CDs, Krishna sculpture

Sometimes you get a windfall--a bonus, an award or reward, a gift, a long-forgotten loan unexpectedly repaid. When that happens to you, do you use the money to make a special purchase? Let me suggest an alternate way of thinking about it: It's all your money.

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Quick Notes: A Bonus Holiday Bonus?

Posted 1 year ago by Sarah Winfrey

Filed Under: Personal Finance, Career Building

This is for all of you who just so happen to A) get paid every two weeks and B) got paid at the end of the first week of December. Congratulations, my lucky friends! You get an extra paycheck this month. Get a head start on your New Year's Resolutions and invest it or use it as an extra payment on your debt.

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