Hobbies and Hustles
I recently read this great little article by Molly Conway entitled The Trap of Turning Hobbies Into Hustles. In it, she makes the astute point that when you attempt to start earning money from...
View ArticleWhen That $10 Coffee Also Gives You Space to Work
As I write this article, I’m sitting in the passenger seat of our family’s minivan. We’re driving back home from more than a week of camping in various sites in Colorado and my wife is taking a turn...
View ArticleHow to Invest in Yourself without Significant Financial Risk
Let’s start off by clarifying exactly what I mean by “investing in yourself,” because it is a term that has somewhat nebulous meaning that can vary a little from place to place. For the purposes of...
View ArticleTen Strategies for Increasing Income Without Increasing Time Commitment
When it comes to moving forward in one’s career path and thus improving one’s income, the biggest challenge is often finding the time to make it happen. Many of the most powerful career steps that...
View ArticleThe Things We Do for Work
Years ago, I worked in an office environment where I was expected to dress reasonably nice. The office was about a 25 minute commute from my house. A few times a year, I had to travel for work, usually...
View ArticleA Career and School Guide for Military Spouses
There are nearly 1.3 million active service members in the American military. Their valuable service plays a vital role, but often, their spouses face challenges securing employment. A 2018 report from...
View Article10 Effective Strategies for Balancing Workplace Relationships and...
Working in a professional environment, particularly any environment that requires any level of teamwork or collaboration, offers a pretty challenging balancing act for everyone involved. On one hand,...
View Article12 Strategies for Maximizing the Effectiveness of Working Remotely
For the last several years, almost every hour of professional work that I’ve put in has been remote work. Although I write in Iowa, the team that keeps The Simple Dollar running is located around the...
View ArticleEffective Strategies for Making Extra Money From Home
The Simple Dollar started as a way for me to organize my own thoughts about our ongoing financial changes and perhaps as a way to make a few dollars on the side. I started writing down my thoughts, put...
View ArticleHow to Adjust to Work-From-Home Life
There are a lot of people all over the world that are suddenly adjusting to working from home. It can be a major shift from working in an office or even from working at a library or cafe, as some do....
View ArticleLost Your Job? Take These 4 Steps First
Over the last month, many people have unexpectedly and rapidly come face to face with losing their job. Given that four out of five Americans are in a financial situation where missing their next...
View ArticleWill This Working from Home Period Change the Future of Many Jobs?
Right now, many office workers all around the world are working from home. Many of them are doing more or less the exact same tasks that they would have been doing at work, with a few changes. They’re...
View ArticleThese 11 Companies Are Hiring During the Coronavirus Pandemic
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc in a way that most of us could not have imagined. Though necessary, social distancing measures and business closures to slow the spread of the virus are...
View ArticleSix Strategies for Dealing With WFH Burnout
A couple of months ago, many people were thrust into the position of having to work from home for the first time, or for the first sustained period, in their career. It can be a major change for many...
View ArticleFree Finance Courses For Students and Professionals Alike
At the beginning of May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that approximately 20.5 million Americans lost their jobs in April. With the current unemployment rate hovering around 14.7%, it’s...
View Article10 Ways to Reduce Financial Dependence on Your Job
For many people, the two biggest sources of stress and emotional frustration in their lives is their financial situation and their job, and those two frustrations are usually deeply interconnected. I...
View Article12 Career Tips For the COVID-19 Economy
What’s inside? Here are the questions answered in today’s reader mailbag. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question. 1. How to promote a side gig 2. How to handle a professional review...
View Article7 Simple Ways to Get Your Financial Ambition Back
During the first month or two of coronavirus shutdowns, I set a clear professional goal for myself. I was working on a new personal finance book, one that I was doing quite a lot of research and...
View ArticleThe Unemployment Crisis Is Hurting Women More Than Men
In late 2019, a headline in The Hill trumpeted the fact that women made up the majority of the workforce. What a difference a little more than six months makes. A recent LaborIQ analysis conducted by...
View Article8 Tips for Working From Home While Schooling Your Kids During Coronavirus
Many parents across America are facing the start of a school year in which they’re called upon to balance virtual schooling for their children and working from home. It’s a difficult thing to balance....
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....