Money Links From The NY Times
Apr. 5th, 2009 11:05 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
morgandawnWorking on taxes today, so I am grabbing random links from this week's NY Times money newsletter
Follow-up to last week's article - Friends/Family Laid Off? How Can I Help? "You can read some of the scores of inspiring (and dispiriting) reader comments on the Web version of last week’s column. We’ve also sorted some of the most thoughtful e-mail replies by topic in an interactive viewer linked from the version of this column at nytimes.com/yourmoney." Full article here
Putting Yourself Out There on a Shelf to Buy. "Job seekers need more than simple résumés. They need to brand themselves, and a social networking site is a place to start."
Follow-up to last week's article - Friends/Family Laid Off? How Can I Help? "You can read some of the scores of inspiring (and dispiriting) reader comments on the Web version of last week’s column. We’ve also sorted some of the most thoughtful e-mail replies by topic in an interactive viewer linked from the version of this column at nytimes.com/yourmoney." Full article here
Putting Yourself Out There on a Shelf to Buy. "Job seekers need more than simple résumés. They need to brand themselves, and a social networking site is a place to start."
I learned during our last recession, that you don't find work by mailing off your resume to open job listings, applying to jobs online and showing up to job fairs. You have to do more.
When the Stork Carries a Pink Slip. "More discrimination charges are being filed, but pregnant women and new mothers have limited legal protection against layoffs." Disabled people - contact your local Center For Independent Living or disability rights group for a legal referral if you've been laid off and you suspect your employer was using your disability to claim you were a poor worker.
Financial Planning, Amid a Layoff. "This week, Greg Merlino, a certified financial planner with Ameriway Financial, will answer selected reader questions on financial planning for people who have lost their jobs or are worried that they might."
Getting a Health Policy When You’re Already Sick. "Reform is promised, but for now consumers with pre-existing conditions must still struggle for coverage." Most important - avoid - at all cost - a lapse in coverage. Three cheers for the new COBRA subsidy.
Making Ends Meet in the Great Depression. "As many Americans seek ways to save, people who lived through the Depression tell stories of life without luxuries." We think we need more than we need. I've tried redoing our budget several times and realize that, like the majority of Americans, I don't truly understand wants/needs. So chant along with me: Food, housing, transportation, utilities (heat/electricity/water/phone), and health care insurance. That's it.
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When the Stork Carries a Pink Slip. "More discrimination charges are being filed, but pregnant women and new mothers have limited legal protection against layoffs." Disabled people - contact your local Center For Independent Living or disability rights group for a legal referral if you've been laid off and you suspect your employer was using your disability to claim you were a poor worker.
Financial Planning, Amid a Layoff. "This week, Greg Merlino, a certified financial planner with Ameriway Financial, will answer selected reader questions on financial planning for people who have lost their jobs or are worried that they might."
Getting a Health Policy When You’re Already Sick. "Reform is promised, but for now consumers with pre-existing conditions must still struggle for coverage." Most important - avoid - at all cost - a lapse in coverage. Three cheers for the new COBRA subsidy.
Making Ends Meet in the Great Depression. "As many Americans seek ways to save, people who lived through the Depression tell stories of life without luxuries." We think we need more than we need. I've tried redoing our budget several times and realize that, like the majority of Americans, I don't truly understand wants/needs. So chant along with me: Food, housing, transportation, utilities (heat/electricity/water/phone), and health care insurance. That's it.
You can sign up for the weekly newsletter here