Indeed vs. Monster: Which is the Best Job-Posting Site For Employers?

by Quinten Plummer Looking to fill a job opening once and for all? Indeed and Monster are two of the top options for attracting qualified candidates and turning them into high-quality hires. One company has spent the last two decades building a stellar reputation, while the other built a significantly larger job board in less time. It’s not as simple as quality vs. quantity, or as straightforward as comparing these

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Don’t Get Distracted by Dogecoin — 7 Legit Ways to Boost Your Net Worth

by Mike BrassfieldSenior WriterOkay, we’ll admit it: We’re not really into Bitcoin or Dogecoin or Ethereum or whatever. We don’t care what Elon Musk tweeted today.We’re just as interested in cryptocurrency as we are the Cryptkeeper or Krypto the Superdog.Go ahead, call us old-fashioned. We just like regular money, that’s all. The kind that folds. The kind you can use to buy a Big Mac or a plane ticket or

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TaskRabbit Review 2021

by Dana Sitar, CEPF®ContributorOdd jobs are as old as time. There have always been folks hiring people to perform tasks they don’t have the time or skills to do themselves.The gig app TaskRabbit makes it easier than ever for service providers to make extra money and for clients to buy some free time.Want to know how it works? In this TaskRabbit review, we cover what it takes to get to

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Get a Free Turkey From These Stores for Thanksgiving

by Jamie Cattanach, Brynne ConroyTurkey is the time-honored centerpiece of most Thanksgiving Day meals and we’ve gotten used to it being an economical buy, especially as the holiday (Nov. 26 this year) grows closer.But this year, a perfect storm of climate-related disasters, labor shortages and general supply chain issues have pushed the price of poultry up 10.5% over the past year.The average turkey cost roughly $1.21 per pound last year,

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College Student Discounts can Ease the Price of Tuition

by Katherine Snow SmithContributor Quick Navigation 21 Deals for College Students Entertainment Computers, Software and Education Stuff Travel and Transportation Shopping Deals on Clothes and More Banking, Budgets and Credit Freebies on Campus It might seem weird to think of businesses vying for the attention of college kids — after all, students aren’t exactly flush with cash. But businesses know that getting on your good side as you’re gaining your

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Jackson Hewitt Filling 25,000 Tax Jobs Ahead of 2022 Tax Season

by Rachel Christian, CEPF®Senior Writer Tax Day may seem a long way off, but one of the nation’s largest tax-preparation franchises is already hiring for the 2022 filing season. Jackson Hewitt announced plans to hire up to 25,000 employees at nearly 6,000 locations nationwide in preparation for tax time. That’s 3,000 more seasonal positions than last year. To make headway on its ambitious recruitment goal, the company is holding two

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Indeed vs. LinkedIn: 2021 Comparison

by Kari Faber Are you looking for a job? Are you looking to fill an open position? There are so many job boards out there, that it can be overwhelming to decide where to start. Two of the top websites are Indeed.com and LinkedIn.com. These websites have different strengths and weaknesses when it comes to the job hunt — no matter which side of it you’re on.A third website that

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5 Money Moves Gen Z Is Making — and What We Can All Learn

by Quinten Plummer For years, Gen Z, or “zoomers,” kept their older relatives occupied with throwaway Facebook accounts while they and their peers played in the digital warrens of Snapchat and the like. And when their elders started learning about “snapping” and ephemeral social sharing, the zoomers had already moved on to TikTok.Historically, the younger generations have embraced new technologies and nascent platforms while their elders were, for the most

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Beat Supply Chain Issues with These 7 Genius Moves

by Rachel Christian, CEPF®Senior Writer Quick Navigation 7 Ways to Outsmart Supply Shortages for Holiday Shopping Check Your Local Thrift Stores Online Secondhand Stores Are Worth a Look Browse Flea Markets, Craft Fairs and Art Shows Explore Independent Online Stores, Too Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace You Can’t Go Wrong With E-Gift Cards Wrap Up an In-Person Experience A third of consumers say they’re worried they won’t get everything on their

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Take This 7 Day Minimalism Challenge and Maximize Your Savings

by Kari Faber Ah, the American Dream: making lots of money to buy a big house with more toilets than people living in it, then acquiring cars and lots of pretty things to look at.But as we’ve spent more time than we ever expected in our homes with all of our stuff, we’ve found it’s not our shoe collections or hundreds of kitchen gadgets that bring us joy. It’s our

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