wages

Wage slave, debt slave

Posted July 21, 2009 - 12:00 by Philip Brewer

Personal Finance, Frugal Living

Signs showing the way out

This article has its roots in an article I wrote some time ago that used the terms wage slave and debt peonage--terms that some people objected to. Those making free choices aren't slaves, they said, even if their poor choices result in a hard life. There's some truth to that. But there's also some truth to the notion that our system makes it easy--almost automatic--for people to trap themselves.

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Did I Choose the Wrong Profession?

Posted January 29, 2008 - 11:22 by Margaret Garcia-Couoh

Career and Income

I remember being just a tad bit smug when auntie Margie exclaimed that her favorite grandson was apprenticing to fix toilets at the age of seventeen instead of getting ready for college. He'll regret it and want to go to college someday, I thought. Now, thirtysomething and 50K of a student loan left, I'm not so smug. I dream of the money I might have made as a plumber.

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8 Good Reasons to Become a Contractor

Posted May 22, 2007 - 10:11 by Andrea Dickson

Career Building

There was a time, not that long ago, in which Americans would graduate from college, get a job, and stick with that job until retirement. For those of us who can risk a little more, though, well, why shouldn't we leave crappy jobs behind? I used to be wary of being a paid-by-the-hour worker, I'm coming to appreciate the charms of time cards.

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