Stimulus May Provide Relief for States and the Jobless on Health Insurance
The stimulus bill contains a number of provisions that are of interest to people without health care after losing their jobs (or people stuck paying steep COBRA fees): The legislation would allow states to provide Medicaid to an entirely new group: those who are receiving unemployment insurance benefits, their spouses and children under 19. Medicaid [...]
How to escape your rat race
Is working in a corporate environment inherently boring, or is it the physical environment of highrises and office parks? Perhaps cubicles and dull light account for some of the dissatisfaction we feel. I came across an interesting article from O (Oprah’s magazine) online. The point of the study was not solely on the physical environment’s [...]
have confidence in your 401(k)?
If you are much over 40, you are probably not going to have the huge long-term upside that those under 40 have, but you can recover over time just by staying in the game. via Commentary: Have confidence in your 401(k) – CNN.com. Sure! But by all means, keep investing money in a bad market…
Working from home: Not for every ‘Mr. Mom’ – CNN.com
I can certainly attest to this statistic: In 2007, 37 percent of working dads admitted that they would leave their jobs if their family could afford it, according to CareerBuilder.com. The “if” in that statistic is a big one. via Working from home: Not for every ‘Mr. Mom’ – CNN.com. I’m a stay-at-home dad for [...]
From earning six figures to hoping for $7 an hour – CNN.com
I think we’ll start seeing more stories like this in the media. I’d argue that the reality is not so much that this woman was a “true” six-figure earner; her earnings were vastly inflated and now we’re seeing a return to “normal” wages. In her best year as a mortgage broker, Laura Glick says she [...]
life/career status update 2009
As I’m going about setting up this blog, I’d like to communicate to anyone who stops by what the purpose is and what I envision as this blog’s goal. I’m a contract consultant working in the New York City area. I’ve been working in public accounting, internal audit and Sarbanes-Oxley since 1994. I have experience [...]
welcome
If you’re reading this post, you obviously know me and haven’t arrived here by accident. This site is new. It has no content. I’m working on creating some content for it – specifically some information about me, about the business I plan to build, and a few posts on items of general interest about the [...]
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