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Monthly Archives: February 2010
Smart Spending: Shopping at convenience stores
Always helpful for last-minute necessities, convenience stores and chain drug stores offer good deals on a surprising array of other merchandise too.
Trading on their late hours and handy locations, they’ve always boosted prices on necessities, but the recession has made the stores more savvy about other inventory too . . . read more Read More
Senate Democrats unveil jobs package
Senate Democrats circulated a jobs bill Tuesday that’s light on new initiatives on boosting hiring and heavy with provisions sought by lobbyists for business groups, doctors and the satellite broadcasting industry. . . . read more Read More
Worker theft: It’s usually one you least suspect
It often starts with a trusted employee who a small business owner would never suspect. Invoices might be forged, or checks might be stolen. By the time the boss catches on . . . read more Read More
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A trillion dollars taxes the mind and the taxpayer
Thinking of counting to a trillion one second per number? Better get started. It will take 31,688 years.
And tack on a few more years if you want to go for 1.35 trillion, the dollar estimate for the federal deficit in the current budget year. . . . read more Read More
Volunteerism up among Americans in 2009
A million and a half more Americans volunteered to help with such activities as raising money, collecting food and tutoring children during the span of a year ending in September 2009, a period marked by job losses and a lousy economy. . . . read more Read More
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Your Career: How to get organized as work piles up
Multitasking. It’s a practice many workers were familiar with before the recession, but now millions more must do it because they’re being asked to do more with less. . . . read more Read More
Jobless rate said likely to stay high through 2010
The Obama administration is predicting little improvement in the nation’s unemployment rate by the end of the year.
Although President Barack Obama says the multitrillion-dollar spending plan released Monday is designed to get Americans back to work . . . read more Read More
How much are you paying? A guide to 401(k) fees
Retirement savings is a central topic in the Obama administration’s proposed initiatives to help struggling middle class families. And one of the concerns to be addressed is improving the ability of workers to determine how much they’re paying for the management of their 401(k) plan.
Making smart spending decisions often means . . . read more Read More
