Stay at home parents, DO NOT call yourselves “Household Engineers”!!
On the show Property Brothers today, a rather annoying woman called herself a “household engineer”, and it threw me for a loop until I realized she was a stay-at-home-p
No skill jobs are the worst on all fronts, not just in pay
Low-paying, minimum wage jobs which a large percentage of people who work in hate with a passion, are also low-skilled jobs that aren’t required to have an education to perf
The #1 Personality Trait that’s the Key to Success: Conscientiousness
I’ve always been interested in learning what makes other people successful, and what makes them tick. I hear a lot of words being thrown around to describe these people: Ambi
Coco (Gabrielle) Chanel – Widly Successful and Financially Independent
We all know who Coco Chanel the icon is, and the brand name ‘Chanel’, most probably because of these two items: Chanel No. 5 Parfum Via Chanel Tweed Jacket Via I’
Is raising minimum wages the answer?
I was reading an article from The Economist in favour of raising minimum wages in the U.S. that compares how other countries do it versus the U.S.: Britain’s experience offers an
What does “success” mean to you?
I had an excellent comment on my post: Do you ever feel guilty for being successful? from Stacking Pennies (a long-time favourite blogger of mine), and I also had a long Twitter co
We are happiest when we’re paid by the hour
Using cross-sectional data from the US, two studies found that income was more strongly associated with happiness for individuals paid by the hour compared to their non-hourly coun
Why are people happiest earning $75,000?
The study came out in 2010 saying that people are happiest earning $75,000. According to a new study from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School, it sort of does — up
Want to make more money as a woman? Don’t get married.
“As women pursue more education and more lucrative careers when they can’t find a husband, the ironic effect is that it will only get harder to find a husband as women beco
6 ways you can become more persuasive in your life
The book Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, looks like it’s an interesting read. You can also watch a video overview of how these 6 ways break down: ..but for your conv