If you have a college degree in anything, you can tutor. Tutors usually make anywhere from $15-30 an hour. You can place ads at local high schools and colleges privately, or you might even be able to land a job as a tutor at a local community college.
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is engaged in a major campaign to increase membership by unionizing the employees of “fast food” restaurants. As part of this effort, it is providing staff, training, and funding for activists who are promoting an increase of the Federal Minimum Wage by either 50% or 100%. This increase would…
Once a month the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) publishes a report on the state of unemployment in the United States. The major news organizations scan through the report highlights looking for “the unemployment rate” so that they can announce it to their loyal audiences. The number which the BLS promotes as “official” unemployment rate…
The US government works very hard… at making themselves look good. One of the ways they do this is to represent truly horrifying data in the best possible light. The number which seems to be manipulated more than any other number is the “official” unemployment rate — the headline rate which the government touts in…
#2 Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (EPD) Dividend Yield: 6.5% A great dividend paying stock that has more than 20 years of growth behind it is Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. The fund dividend pays out at 6.5% and has a forward P/E ratio of 19.3. The energy industry company is one of the largest midstream energy…
2. You’re not certain what you want to do Are you sure you know what you want to do? If you said no, stop right now, the rest of this list isn’t necessary because you shouldn’t be going to college. If you do know, how long have you known for? Are you certain? People warn…
2. Have Sufficient Money Tucked away in Savings Expats from all countries who have made living abroad a success have typically had sufficient money saved away to deal with uncertainty or unemployment. The total to ensure success varies based on the country, and individual living abroad’s demographics; however, a good rule of thumb is to…