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Five Free Ways to Improve Your Life

Posted March 28, 2009 - 08:52 by Andrea Dickson

Life Hacks

Making improvements to your quality of life isn't always going to be about money. Usually, the sea changes that make our lives more livable are things that don't involve coupons or frugality at all. I know that the best gifts I have given myself had little to do with my credit score. What have you done to make your life better?

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Is honesty always the best policy?

Posted September 11, 2007 - 12:12 by Sarah Winfrey

Career Building

Is honesty always the best policy?

What do you do when you have problems at work, when you make a mistake, or when you're interviewing for a different job? How do you handle the workplace pressures and politics that influence what you say and how you say it? Here are some ideas for deciding what works for your job.

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Frugal... or just plain wrong?

Posted 2 years ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Frugal Living

You know what I love? Getting something for nothing. Oh, it's rare. It's also sort of greedy and raises all kinds of ethical questions. How far would YOU go to save, or make, a dollar or two?

Here are some examples of 'something for nothing' that fall into a morally gray area. I'm not endorsing, advocating, recommending, encouraging, or promoting any of these, but I'm curious as to how our readers feel about them. Like taking an extra piece of candy from the porch bowl in Halloween, everyone probably has a different perception of what constitutes right or wrong.

Where would you draw the line on these examples? Would you...

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5 new ways to hack your boss (without a machete)

Posted 2 years ago by Sarah Winfrey

Filed Under: Career Building

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When I started my first "real job," I didn't realize how many situations I'd find myself in that were utterly different from most of what I'd encountered before. On top of learning the tasks specific to the job, I had to navigate office politics and figure out what it meant to be "professional." I had to make decisions about these things on the fly, without any experience and with only my intuition to guide me. I made a few mistakes while I figured it out, but eventually I learned to survie and thrive. While I'm still no expert, what I offer here are hacks to common problems that have worked for me and for those I know.

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Honesty: Truly, the Best Policy

Posted 2 years ago by Sarah Winfrey

Filed Under: Personal Finance

Wow...I've been out for a while. I guess that's what trying to fly to Denver and back will do to a girl. I haven't wasted my time, though. I've been thinking about this last year, and next year, particularly financially, and I have some reflections to share.

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