Are you giving Uncle Sam an interest-free loan? Why it may be time to adjust your W-4
If you find yourself strapped for cash during the year, yet you always receive a refund come tax time, it might be time to adjust your W-4 exemption. And with the holiday season right around the corner, who couldn’t use a little more cash in their pocket? As of February…
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What You Need to Know Today: September 4
Good afternoon, Early Risers! Here’s what you need to know TECH Email of the future looks promising. Like many tech-conference organizers, the people behind The Email Design Conference made sure to email attendees well ahead of time with the Twitter hashtag for the event. But when they opened that email,…
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What You Need to Know Today: September 2
Good afternoon, Early Risers! Here’s what you need to know TECH Do NOT waste your time on this today. You’ve heard the news: Google changed its logo. Big whoop. I like Next Draft Dave Pell’s summary best, “Google’s new logo… how they did it: Select all. Change font. Save.” Nailed…
READ MOREFive No-Brainer Strategies to Work Less and Travel More
AKA The Corporate Misfit’s Incremental Guide to Freedom Quitting your job without some kind of game-plan might sound exciting to some, but for others it brings on palpitations and hives. The perfect solution for you exists somewhere along a sliding scale where risk is directly proportionate to the degree of…
READ MORE5 Strategies To Deal With A Horrible Co-Worker
Careerealism: Warning! horrible co-worker ahead! Every work place has one. That absolutely impossible, difficult, nasty, backbiting individual who makes it his/her personal mission in life to belittle everyone else and make their life a living hell. Usually, people like this are also extremely manipulative and good at managing both HR and their…
READ MOREWhat You Need to Know Today: May 21
Good evening, Early Risers! Here’s what you need to know today Tech What we can expect from Letterman’s replacement. “…while Letterman was many things, and a man of many talents, a viral sensation he was not.” (EliteDaily). Last night David Letterman’s last show aired, capping off a 33-year career. Set…
READ MOREDon’t be a bachelor: Why married men work harder, smarter and make more money
Washington Post: It’s increasingly common these days for young people to regard marriage as “just a piece of paper.” A record share of Americans are postponing or foregoing marriage, and a growing share of young adults think marriage is obsolete or comparatively unimportant. But Doug Taulbee, a 37-year-old from…
READ MOREWhat You Need to Know Today: May 12
Good evening, Early Risers Tech Skype Translator preview is now available. The Skype Translator preview app works in English, Spanish, Italian and Mandarin for spoken word, and in 50 languages for IM conversations (TechCrunch). The preview is only available for Windows 8.1 and 10 preview users soon to…
READ MOREWhat You Need to Know Today: May 8
Good evening, Early Risers Tech Facebook launches new in-app purchase install. Why do we care? This is a win-win-win for Facebook, direct marketers, and customers. Previously, app ads required Facebook users to download the app and find the advertised product before a purchase could be made. Now, when…
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Good evening, Early Risers Tech Microsoft one-ups Google with Office 2016’s new co-authoring feature. Late yesterday, Microsoft let the public download a preview of Office 2016. One change everyone is talking about is Office 2016’s new real-time co-authoring in Word. While Microsoft and Google both support co-authoring on…
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How to Pick a Million Dollar Name
You’ve probably heard the expression, ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover,’ but the reality is most people do judge books by their covers. In fact, they do the same with most products, services and websites. Here’s why you want to carefully consider any name you choose… Back in 1982,…
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The Most Important Lesson From My Parents
Did you hear the one about CNN host Anderson Cooper losing out on $200 million? It sounds like the start of a bad joke… but there’s no punch line. Cooper, the son of heiress Gloria Vanderbilt, was disinherited from the family fortune. But there’s no bad blood. His mother planned…
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