What accounts for the salary difference between being an employee or a CEO?
A lot of people would say it’s attributed to the fact that a CEO worked harder to get where he or she is. Others, would say perhaps, but it’s also because they had conn
There’s such a thing as a “free” lunch in France!
Just an interesting tidbit I thought I’d share about tickets repas in France and Belgium. WHAT THE HECK ARE TICKETS REPAS? They are meal tickets (kind of like food stamps)
You can get more money if you’re unemployed in France than if you work minimum wage
Heard on the French radio the other day (Les Grosses Têtes) that a guy did some research between a family that was unemployed (neither parent working) and a family with two parent
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
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
The Poor versus The Rich: Spending Habits
It goes without saying that 5% of a budget varies greatly, so here are some numbers to keep in mind: 5% of $150,000 = $7500 5% of $70,000 = $3500 5% of $20,000 = $1000 The percenta