Budget Snob

Retirement for Young’uns

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If you’re under the age of say 45, have you ever stopped to think about what your retirement will look like? With the recent mulling over of raising the Social Security eligibility age (to 70 in case you didn’t know), maybe it’s time to take a reality based look at our golden years.

The good people over at FrugalDad are questioning the typical retirement rules.

As our economy shifts away from manufacturing (something I personally find very sad), and into service, I think people will be more likely to change jobs dozens of times in their lifetime.

I personally have worked for 5 different companies in the span of 10 years—not including the 5 legitimate and as many illogical businesses I started over the same period.… Read the rest

7 Unusual Jobs with Great Pay

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It used to be that when your job title included the word “Director”, “Chief” or “Chairman” that you could expect to make the big bucks, but in this day and age, if there’s a job not many people will do, or can do, then the earning potential is endless.

Maybe you’ve heard of unusual jobs like chicken sexers, who separate the male and female baby chicks, or odour judgers, who sniff armpits to judge the long lasting effectiveness of deodorants (and there must be someone who writes the messages that come in fortune cookies), but here’s a list of unusual jobs that also pay exceedingly well.… Read the rest

Improving Your Job Change Odds

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Seems like if you have a job you should be happy with that fact alone right? But, if research bears out, if you’re not happy with the job you have, you’re in good company. A report released in January reveals that, despite high unemployment, job satisfaction is at a twenty year low. Whoa. That’s a lot of unhappy campers out there.

So, if you have a job but you’re wanting to change jobs, the Wall Street Journal has a few tips:

“Re-evaluate the situation. Think about why you’re dissatisfied at your current job. If you aren’t challenged enough, there might be a way to make a change without leaving.”

… Read the rest