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The Federal Minimum Wage Increases This Week - Are You Getting a Pay Raise?

Posted 1 day 21 hours ago by Xin Lu

Personal Finance, Career and Income, Consumer Affairs

On July 24th, 2008, the Federal minimum wage in The United States will increase from $5.85 per hour to $6.55 per hour in accordance to the 2007 amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act. This is a 70 cent or approximately 12% increase from last year. Are You getting a pay raise?

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HOW MUCH?! The free stuff you’ll have to pay for, sooner or later.

Posted 33 weeks 6 days ago by Paul Michael

Consumer Affairs

I flew to New York for business over the weekend. As I looked at the list of $8 pay-per-view movies and $5 snacks available, my mind went back in time to a few years ago, when free beers flowed, meals were complimentary and in-flight movies were standard. Then I looked around at other free services that have gone bye-bye, including free air for your tires, free doggie bones at the butchers, extra cheese on pizzas, school supplies, national parks and the good old 411 operator assistance, and I wondered…what else will soon cost you?

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10 important signs that your job sucks

Posted 1 year ago by Troy Hadley

Filed Under: Career and Income

I appreciated Sarah's post today about determining the positive aspects of a work environment. You should read that post before you read this one.

As someone who has had to make the decision to leave more than one lousy job, here's my counterpoint top 10: how to know when to leave. I don't take the decision to quit lightly, and I don't think anyone should. See if the problems can be fixed first.

Some of my advice here involves big ideas (Ask for a raise!) that should not be undertaken lightly. Research tactics first before acting.

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Earn More Money by Demanding It

Posted 1 year 16 weeks ago by Andrea Dickson

Career Building

It can be very easy to be manipulated into accepting a lower salary than you are worth. Part of this is a lack of information - it's hard to know what a job should pay. The other part is simply a matter of confidence; you often have to simply expect more in order to get it.

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Does it pay to be a jerk?

Posted 1 year ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Extra Commentary

Ann Coulter recently managed to remind us that she's still around by saying yet another stupid thing.

Now, I'm not going to defend or attack Coulter. I think what she said was a dumb attempt at a bad joke, but I'm not interested in what Ann believes. I'm interested in how she manages to survive by doing little more than upset people.

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