Jobs, Careers, and Income

Introduction

"What do you want to be when you grow up?""Someone who never asks that question, thankyouverymuch."Yeah, we hear you. How are you supposed to know what you want to do in 10 hours, let alone 10 year...

Income vs. Career Enjoyment

Would you rather…be filthy rich and hate your job, or love your job but have to scrape by?It's not a trick question—and it's a question you will almost certainly have to answer at some point in...

Top 10 Best Paying and Worst Paying Jobs

Yeah, yeah: it depends on how long you've been at it, what city you live in, what type of company or organization you're doing it for…lots of factors. There's also the question of salary vs. comm...

3 Tips for Choosing a Career

3 Simple Tips for Choosing a Career Path Early1. Take a good look at what you like to do.Do you enjoy drawing or writing? A career in marketing or design might make sense. Did you always have the c...

Does Aptitude Matter?

Short answer: yes.You're not going to become a runway supermodel unless you're ridiculously (and possibly unhealthily) tall and thin—and can walk really well in heels. You won't play football or...

Part-Time vs. Full-Time

Jobs come in two flavors: full-time and part-time.Part-time work only takes, uh, part of your time—usually 20 hours a week or less. Full-time workers are on the job 40 hours or more each week.Her...

Minimum Wage

In a country where bigger is better, you can bet your butt that minimum wage isn't ideal.Minimum wage is the minimum amount you can be paid for most full-time and part-time jobs. As of 2015, the mi...

Benefits

Ever notice that your mom is able to take a week off for a family vacation and doesn't get fired? Or that when you went to the hospital because you decided it would be fun to jump from your balcony...

Networking

Who you know matters.The end.Well, not the end, but that's the takeaway. It's nice to think that we get jobs based on our skills and experience, but that's almost never the case. With thousands of...

How to Start a Business

Ready to say adios to your piddly allowance or crummy job? Chances of you striking it rich are slim to none, but if you're planning on trying anyway—no matter how much we warn you against it—yo...

Getting Rich While You're Still Young

Hitting it Big Before Hitting Puberty If Mark Zuckerberg has taught us anything—other than the fact that the Internet never forgets—it's that you don't have to have grey hair to be a millionair...

Robots vs. Human Labor: The Smackdown

There’s a war going on—you just don’t see it or feel it. Yet.Which war? We’re talking about Robots vs Human Labor: the smackdown. Really? Again? Haven’t we been hearing about robots repla...