When you’re looking for work, you can be facing a daunting process: assuming that you want a full-time job, you can be trying to sort through leads, reach out to your network to find jobs that aren’t advertised and present yourself as an ideal candidate. If you’re looking for freelance work or combinations of opportunities, the process gets just that much more complicated.
There are organizations that do focus on helping job hunters find good gigs, but lots of them want payment for their help. Some are absolutely worth the money, but it’s necessary to sort out the best options from the bunch, especially if when money is tight and every dollar seems that much more important. Here are 7 ways that’s proven to help you find a job.
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Have you looked at the price of car detailing and cleaning lately? Even a simple wash can set you back $15 or more. If you have money like that to spend, chances are you won’t need to read this article, but if you are like me and watch every penny, here are some tips to help you keep a clean car and a wallet full of cash.
Do It Yourself
This is an obvious suggestion. Time is the critical issue here, though. It can take several hours to do the job right. If you have the time, it is worth the effort. Here’s how.
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For the frugal-minded home buyer, purchasing a foreclosed-upon house may seem like a no-brainer. Houses go into foreclosure when the owner cannot make payments, and the bank simply wants to cut its losses for as much as it possibly can, usually at a price below the market value for the home. With the implosion of the American housing market, there has been a huge increase in foreclosed homes in the past few years, a boon to prospective homeowners and investors.
But it isn’t always. While it is possible to get a great bargain on a house by purchasing a home that the bank essentially owns, there are a great number of possible pitfalls, as well. Here are some of the unique issues that you might have to face as the new buyer of a foreclosed home:
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I love a good thrift store sale. If done at the right time, in the right way, it’s possible to really score some nice furniture, décor, or even a well-worn pair of jeans for a fraction of buying it new. I have seen too many people toss money away at many of these shops, however, assuming that because something is sold there, it must be a good deal. Take a look at these four traps that thrift stores are catching buyers in, before you take out your wallet.
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Free is generally considered to be a good thing: who doesn’t want something for nothing? But there are situations when free can spell trouble. Free can be so expensive sometimes that you really can’t afford to take it, no matter how appealing a prize, a giveaway or a present might be. Here are five situations to watch out for.
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While some lucky kids won’t be returning to school until after labor day, others like my children, are going back as soon as the second week of August. Last year, the National Retail Federation estimated that each family of school aged children would spend an average of $606.40 per family. That’s a pretty big hit to take at once; here are five suggestions on how to reduce the sting.
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