Last week, personal finance site Financial Samurai posted a blog that went viral: Scraping By On $500,000 A Year: Why It's So Hard For High Income Earners To Escape The Rat Race. If $500,000 is "scraping by", it's time for some serious financial literacy.
For most of us, asking for a raise is always a little awkward. How much do you ask for? This survey sheds a little light.
If you're looking for a way to earn extra cash on the side, there are plenty of options out there, from starting a blog to renting out your stuff. Whatever your gig or "side hustle," these five questions will help ensure it's one that fits your lifestyle and goals.
Ideally, we'd all earn what we deserve and our employers would give us raises according to our skill level, experience, and professional value -- we'd never even have to ask. Of course, reality doesn't usually work out that way. As author Chester Karrass has said: "You don't get what you deserve. You get what you negotiate."
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