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What are the top 10 side jobs?

top 10 side jobs, extra income, paying off debt, financial goal

CF / September 16th, 2013 / 20 Comments

For many years, I’ve worked two or more jobs to make a bit of extra money, pay down a bit of debt, or to gain some experience in a field. When I was a full time student, there were days where I’d finish working in the lab at 5pm, only to rush off and work a 6 hour shift in retail. Yikes! Until just recently, Brian would do something similar – work 8 hours at his office job then rush off...

Posted in: Career and Work Tagged with: how to get a second job, part time job, side hustle, side job, why work two jobs, working a second job

3 Summer jobs for students

Summer jobs for students, extra income, summer job, make money

CF / June 17th, 2013 / 22 Comments

This past weekend, Vancouver had it’s annual car-free day, with street festivals being held all over the city. Brian and I braved the crowds and had a beer out on the street while enjoying a bit of sun and warmth. When the patios and beer gardens come out, it’s a sure sign of impending summer! It’s also the time when students, many of whom are free for the summer, start to look...

Posted in: Career and Work Tagged with: college student summer jobs, finding work experience, first job, holiday jobs for students, part time jobs for students, summer jobs for students, temporary jobs for students

Hey, I got a raise

a raise, money , extra money, salary raise

CF / June 10th, 2013 / 23 Comments

I had my first ever annual performance review last week. I meet with my manager every two weeks, so I didn’t expect there to be any major issues. I’ve also only been at the job for about 7 months, so there wasn’t too much to talk about…. EXCEPT THE FACT THAT I GOT A RAISE. Woohoo! Monies!Photo Credit: areasuburn via Flickr I received a raise of about 4.5%, which is pretty...

Posted in: Career and Work Tagged with: getting a promotion at work, getting a raise at work, how to budget a raise, how to spend a raise, making a budget, new budget, staying on budget

5 Tips for your next performance review

performance review, performance appraisal, employee, company contributions

CF / May 27th, 2013 / 21 Comments

In a few weeks, I’m going to be getting my first ever yearly performance review at work. I have been at the new job for about 7 months now. While I feel like I’ve learned a lot and been able to accomplish a lot of things, there’s still so much more I could be learning and doing. As a result, I’m a little nervous about the review – what if it doesn’t appear...

Posted in: Career and Work Tagged with: annual performance review, employee performance review, job performance review, performance review tips, year end performance review