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Furthering Your Education on a Budget

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The National Center for Education Statistics estimates that the average undergraduate tuition at public colleges during 2018-2019 was $18,383.00, all included (fees, tuition, housing, etc.) As with most things, knowing where you’re going will help you get to your end result faster, and hopefully on budget. Set your budget.

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The Vanishing Executive Assistant—NOT!

Office Dynamics

Executive assistants are running meetings, making hiring decisions, giving presentations, negotiating contracts, managing budgets and are considered co-leaders. She received the biggest salary of her lifetime with all kinds of perks. I have read and agree that ageism exists in the workplace. She is living it up.

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“EAs Need Better Press.” Agreed. Solving the EA PR Problem Once and For All

Bonnie Low Kramen

Do the research on your salary. Given a choice, advocate for salary versus hourly compensation. Ask for an annual training budget and make your case for why a particular training program is useful for your role. In May, 2019, her work was profiled in a Forbes (online) cover story. Ask HR for a Pay Evaluation.

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How to overcome the downsides of contract work

Page Personnel

This serves as a way of ‘stocking up’ hours during the busy times, to cover you for either low times of year, or unexpected bills that might throw the budget out. In early 2019, throughout my vacation to Jogjakarta, Indonesia, I worked for at least four out of five nights I was there.

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16 Timeless Truths of Financial Freedom

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My new career was straight commission—zero salary. Don’t Budget. Investing $1,000 in Apple during its IPO in December 1980 would’ve given you over $500,000 in 2019, according to CNBC. In my first year out of college, I was in commercial real estate. At first, I was scared, and then the commissions started to come in.