The best investment I've made in my fledgling career has been a basic black suit. I can wear each piece as a separate; it has held up well; and it is un-memorable (a good thing, for me). I can change it up with different blouses.
Also if you notice your clean clothes are starting to have a mildewy smell, it could be in your washer.
Start your clothes washer on a wash cycle on hot. Then add a few cups of white vinegar and stop the washing cycle. Let the vinegar set in the washer for about an hour and then finish the washing cycle.
The advice I was given was: Stick up for yourself, b/c nobody else will do it for you. Whether or not your liked at your job, or are an excellent worker, very few people will ever stand up for you or compliment you to a boss.
The smartest investment I've ever made has been my decision to complete a B.S. degree. Thus I can continue to take a Master degree and PhD degree then.
The smartest investment I ever made was my college education. In recent years, I have faced more than one layoff, like many others. I've been able to bounce back more quickly by having not only the degree itself, but the knowledge and skill set that comes with it.
A couple years back, I was an over paid and under-educated general IT worker. As the economic downturn began to affect our business, I looked at other opportunities and couldn't find anything in my current pay range. I decided to pay out-of-pocket for several cloud courses and created lab environments. By the time my current company was ready to shut down, I was well prepared to jump ship and land a new career in a specialized IT space with my new skills.
My home is the smartest investment I've ever made. I did significant research and bought it at auction for an incredible price. I feel very fortunate, and I hope to never have to lease again!
I think the smartest investment we've ever made has been into our IRAs. We turn 30 years old this year, and we've started consciously saving for retirement. We would like to be able to afford to retire by the time we are 65!
The best career advice I've received: spend less time talking and spend more time being a thoughtful listener, i.e. really listen to what people say before formulating a response.
It sounds easy enough, doesn't it? My experience says otherwise. In ten years plus of professional work -- working across 3 regions of the globe -- unfortunately I can count on one hand the number of really good listeners I've encountered.
My goal with my own nonprofit now is quite simple: recruit people with ideas who are good listeners. They are the ones who make good colleagues and leaders.
I think my best investment has to be the time I take with each and every person that I meet. Everyone has something to offer in the way of advice, so the least I can do is offer them my time if they want/need it.
The smartest investment I ever made was to start and fund my retirement plan during my early teenage years. Rather than waste my money on things I wanted but didn't really need, I saved and saved and it has grown to an considerable amount. The way things are going I can retire before 60.
Although I am not a big mac fan, my smartest investment is my iPod touch. In November, I would have had this iPod for almost 2 years and it's still running well. I hope for it to last just a few more years. I have turned it into a phone and it's almost as if I have a dataplan without paying the monthly fee. It also tracks my run and keeps me entertained on long commutes to work/school. I can't live without it, I can live without my cellphone though.
Smartest investment I ever made was buying the Baby Bell / When Issued stock. It was selling below the aggregate ATT share price. And then I held it and rode it up during the post ATT Breakip / Baby Bell stock run up
Investing several months working at a vegetarian and Indian food restaurant was a really good call. My cooking game has been on another level ever since
So far the best investment I've made is my laptop. It was very reasonably prices, does almost everything I want it to do, and is still running. It beats out my antique desktop with ease.
I work in real estate and at times can be expected by customers to be available 24 hours a day. It can be easy to fall into the trap of letting people dictate your schedule to you but, you must still allow time for family and friends. Early on I found out that if I said I had plans with a friend customers were not hesitant at all to ask who was more important. Now I plan time with my friends and family and state I have an appointment instead of disclosing particular details and it's true, I schedule those times in my planner. No one even considers telling me that I should cancel an appointment that is preceived to be with another customer.
Life is a balance and you need to find that balance especially when you work for yourself. I also let most of my calls go to voicemail and have a message that states 3 specific times a day when I return phone calls. People can then expect when they will hear from me and not sit expectantly by the phone minute by minute just waiting.
The best investment I've made in my fledgling career has been a basic black suit. I can wear each piece as a separate; it has held up well; and it is un-memorable (a good thing, for me). I can change it up with different blouses.
Also if you notice your clean clothes are starting to have a mildewy smell, it could be in your washer.
Start your clothes washer on a wash cycle on hot. Then add a few cups of white vinegar and stop the washing cycle. Let the vinegar set in the washer for about an hour and then finish the washing cycle.
The advice I was given was: Stick up for yourself, b/c nobody else will do it for you. Whether or not your liked at your job, or are an excellent worker, very few people will ever stand up for you or compliment you to a boss.
The smartest investment I've ever made has been my decision to complete a B.S. degree. Thus I can continue to take a Master degree and PhD degree then.
The smartest investment I ever made was my college education. In recent years, I have faced more than one layoff, like many others. I've been able to bounce back more quickly by having not only the degree itself, but the knowledge and skill set that comes with it.
A couple years back, I was an over paid and under-educated general IT worker. As the economic downturn began to affect our business, I looked at other opportunities and couldn't find anything in my current pay range. I decided to pay out-of-pocket for several cloud courses and created lab environments. By the time my current company was ready to shut down, I was well prepared to jump ship and land a new career in a specialized IT space with my new skills.
My home is the smartest investment I've ever made. I did significant research and bought it at auction for an incredible price. I feel very fortunate, and I hope to never have to lease again!
The smartest investment I've ever made was getting an engineering degree. It's kept me employed so far.
Credit unions are not-for-profit and not non-profit. Big difference. Look it up.
I think the smartest investment we've ever made has been into our IRAs. We turn 30 years old this year, and we've started consciously saving for retirement. We would like to be able to afford to retire by the time we are 65!
My smartest investment was putting all my money in a savings account. It's really come in handy now that my student loan payments have doubled. :(
The best career advice I've received: spend less time talking and spend more time being a thoughtful listener, i.e. really listen to what people say before formulating a response.
It sounds easy enough, doesn't it? My experience says otherwise. In ten years plus of professional work -- working across 3 regions of the globe -- unfortunately I can count on one hand the number of really good listeners I've encountered.
My goal with my own nonprofit now is quite simple: recruit people with ideas who are good listeners. They are the ones who make good colleagues and leaders.
poor boomer
Re: Physical work is good for the soul.
Doing it for minimum wage gets old fast and becomes bad for the soul.
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I wholeheartedly agree, as do my 4 herniated discs and lack of medical insurance.
Great story. Frugality calls for creativity and this article hit the nail on the head!
I hate dry cleaning, it stinks and costs too much.
Will have to check out "dry cleaner's secret". thanks!
I think my best investment has to be the time I take with each and every person that I meet. Everyone has something to offer in the way of advice, so the least I can do is offer them my time if they want/need it.
This has served me well MANY MANY times. Get everything in writing. Nothing verbal.
The smartest investment I ever made was to start and fund my retirement plan during my early teenage years. Rather than waste my money on things I wanted but didn't really need, I saved and saved and it has grown to an considerable amount. The way things are going I can retire before 60.
Although I am not a big mac fan, my smartest investment is my iPod touch. In November, I would have had this iPod for almost 2 years and it's still running well. I hope for it to last just a few more years. I have turned it into a phone and it's almost as if I have a dataplan without paying the monthly fee. It also tracks my run and keeps me entertained on long commutes to work/school. I can't live without it, I can live without my cellphone though.
Smartest investment I ever made was buying the Baby Bell / When Issued stock. It was selling below the aggregate ATT share price. And then I held it and rode it up during the post ATT Breakip / Baby Bell stock run up
Investing several months working at a vegetarian and Indian food restaurant was a really good call. My cooking game has been on another level ever since
Investing in aapl a few years ago. It has returned over 200%.
So far the best investment I've made is my laptop. It was very reasonably prices, does almost everything I want it to do, and is still running. It beats out my antique desktop with ease.
I work in real estate and at times can be expected by customers to be available 24 hours a day. It can be easy to fall into the trap of letting people dictate your schedule to you but, you must still allow time for family and friends. Early on I found out that if I said I had plans with a friend customers were not hesitant at all to ask who was more important. Now I plan time with my friends and family and state I have an appointment instead of disclosing particular details and it's true, I schedule those times in my planner. No one even considers telling me that I should cancel an appointment that is preceived to be with another customer.
Life is a balance and you need to find that balance especially when you work for yourself. I also let most of my calls go to voicemail and have a message that states 3 specific times a day when I return phone calls. People can then expect when they will hear from me and not sit expectantly by the phone minute by minute just waiting.
With high efficiency washers, only a tablespoon or two of detergent is needed. I've saved alot since hearing this from a HE washer repairman!