Personal Finance

Revolution Money Exchange Extension

I wanted to take a second and let everyone know that Revolution Money Exchange extended their signup bonus of $25 to May 15, 2008! As I mentioned earlier, Revolution Money Exchange is a new competitor to Paypal that allows you to send or receive money without being charged. I’ve been really happy with it when [...]

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How to Identify and Remove a Financial Leech

Table Of Contents for This Series How To Identify and Remove Real and Emotional Leeches How To Identify and Remove a Productivity Leech How To Identify and Remove a Financial Leech This is part three of a three part series on the Identification and Removal of Leeches. This part covers financial leeches and concludes the [...]

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Negotiating Your Starting Salary: The Importance of That Extra Few Grand

One thing that many academics hitting the job market overlook is the importance of negotiating the initial offer made by the interested institutions. (Historically, women and people of color are much less likely to negotiate for that few extra grand.) What I want to stress is how important this becomes in the long run. Let’s [...]

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