During the financial crisis, I remember being scared about how bad the markets got and wondering if the nosedive would ever bottom out. Even though I had decent job stability back then, I was still fearful of getting laid off. Little did I know, many years later I would end up eagerly raising my hand to get let go of my job and get a severance package. A Seed Is Planted For My … [Read more...]
Can You Get Unemployment Benefits If You Have A Side Business?
It felt great writing my recent post, How I Negotiated A Severance Package And Got Paid To Quit My Job, and I’m glad that I am able to help spread hope to more people that it is possible to negotiate a severance instead of simply handing in your two weeks notice. Shortly after I published the post, a reader asked me a great follow-up question: Is it possible to get unemployment … [Read more...]
Personal Capital Review: Don’t Call Them A Robo Advisor!
Thanks to the internet, we've seen a boon in creative applications that help people do anything from staying in better shape to growing their wealth. Without a strong handle on our finances, it's hard to pursue our interests with 100% focus because we'll always be wondering whether we have enough money. At Untemplater, we believe money is only a means to an end; a better life … [Read more...]
How To Engineer Your Layoff Book Review: Best Severance Negotiation Strategies
It's not very often you can say a book changed your life. But that's just what happened to me when I read How To Engineer Your Layoff: Make A Small Fortune By Saying Goodbye written by Sam Dogen of Financial Samurai. It changed my life for the better, forever. It was a very profitable use of my time, and has returned at least 1,500 times more than the cost. The book is now … [Read more...]
I’m Totally Addicted To Marie Kondo’s KonMari Method Of Organizing. Are You?
Before I became a parent, I was obsessed with organizing. I had a specific place for everything in the house and on my computer. Sure I'd still get messy here and there, and the kitchen drawers would gradually go from neat to messy over and over again. But, I generally felt quite organized. Once I gave birth and sleep deprivation kicked in, all of my organization went out the … [Read more...]