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Real Answers for Life’s Money Challengesby Robin Hartill, CFP®Senior EditorI am a 37-year-old mail carrier and make $45,000 a year. With overtime, I hit around $50,000. My salary increases slowly every year until I max out at $71,000, which takes 13 years to reach, and I’m only two years in. I live in Massachusetts which is incredibly expensive and not livable on my salary. I have a daughter and have been

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by The Penny Hoarder Staff Are you quitting your job, like so many others during the Great Resignation? We all want to leave that crummy job and land our dream job instead. And the job interview is the single most imposing part of the process. That’s where your new job is ultimately won or lost.How can you do better in job interviews? You need to prepare. Seriously, you need to

by Kari FaberStaff WriterExecutive assistants have some of the highest job satisfaction rates around. They report high satisfaction when it comes to flexibility and are the second-highest paying job you can get without a degree. They provide high-level administrative support and are a supportive force in a company, as they keep senior leadership highly organized.Think becoming an executive assistant might be the right job for you? Read on to learn

by Robert BruceSenior Writer As the world slowly recovers from the COVID pandemic, there’s certainly a growing demand to get out and eat good food again. Maybe even have a carefully curated cocktail or a craft beer. But there’s been a shift in the hospitality industry. Some workers simply aren’t coming back, while others are looking to go a different route in the business. That means there are opportunities to