Unemployment
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November 20, 2012
Being as talented as me can really be a burden.
I moved back home to Chicago almost six weeks ago, and I’ve been looking for jobs since a bit before that. Maybe I’m...
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November 14, 2012
Before — when I was unemployed — impulse spending was easy to control. I simply couldn’t do it. I would...
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November 7, 2012
What's your priority for President Obama?
Here's a roundup of what key consumer experts want the president and the next Congress to tackle first.
TAXESJohn C. "Jack" Bogle, founder of the Vanguard Group:
Deal as...
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October 21, 2012
As a not-quite-recent college grad, I keep an eye out for the myriad of articles denouncing my generation’s flaws — our supposed lackadaisical attitude toward hard...
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October 11, 2012
My name is Joe Carey, and I am a member of perhaps the most self-absorbed and technologically obsessed generation this country has ever seen.
We walk through the streets with our noses inches away from our iPhones, texting a friend for the...
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October 7, 2012
I recently landed a really cool job. After three months of looking and hoping, it finally happened. And the minute I got the offer letter, all I could think was, “What am I going to buy with my...
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September 25, 2012
When Daniel McCune graduated from college three years ago, he was optimistic his good grades would earn him a job as an intelligence analyst with the government.
With a Bachelor of Science degree from Liberty University in Virginia,...
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September 24, 2012
Growing numbers of older Americans who have struggled to find work in the wake of the Great Recession are doing something they once considered unthinkable: They are taking temporary jobs.
And this is one of the best job moves they can make...
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September 20, 2012
Unfortunately, many Americans have had to grapple with unemployment the past few years. The ones who received a healthy severance package at least got a bit of breathing room.
Workers who...
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September 18, 2012
A pink slip can send you reeling. It is important to take care of some essential items while you regroup. Temporary health insurance should be a priority so you can search for a new job without...









