Work/life balance in the form of supportive national and employee benefit plans is something that the United States has sorely lacked, especially in comparison to other developed economies. Corporate lobbies have made it so.
Nowhere (other …

This is the third installment off my ‘Start Retiring Now, by Getting Paid to do what you Love’ Series. In the first post, I offered up a bit of motivation to start exploring your own …

There was a really positive response to the ‘marketable hobby’ concept in my post about shifting the perception of what retirement is and should be, so I thought it would be great to explore it …

This one should fire you up one way or the other. I’ve been in many a heated debate about this very topic before. So let’s have some fun with it. I’m going to come out …

What is Open Enrollment?
This is ‘open enrollment‘ time of year at many employers. What is open enrollment? It’s basically a window of time that your employer allows you to change your benefit elections for the …

Being that this is National Save for Retirement Week, it seems appropriate to share some bittersweet news that I just learned. The IRS has recently made the big announcement regarding 401K maximums for 2010.
The Maximum …

I just read an article on CNN that highlighted 8 companies that are great to retire from. One stood out to me, Nustar Energy. Their commitment to their employees was so generous, I had to …

A few weeks back, I asked you all to vote on what employer sponsored benefit was your favorite. Out of 238 votes, the first place benefit was rather clear: medical, dental, and vision insurance. Here …

Twenty-somethings are a hard to please bunch. After all, many of us are fresh out of school, where just about everything was taken care of (ok, maybe just the lucky ones with generous parents). The …

How much do you make? $50K a year? OK… how much do you really make? Yeah, your real wage. The answer may surprise you. When looking at the larger personal finance picture, it’s important to …