Money Articles and Personal Finance Picks: I Want To Get A Promotion

If you want to get a promotion, then read on, as one of the articles I’ve come across this week tells you just how to get that leg up at work!

Articles I Liked

Money Smart Life has How To Get The Promotion You Deserve, which relays practical ways to get yourself noticed by the boss and get you moving up the career ladder.

Lazy Man And Money has David Bach and My Two Major Pet Peeves. This article clearly illustrates that there’s more to “savings math” than meets the eye, and that the road to becoming a millionaire takes longer when you take into consideration the reality of taxes and inflation. In the meantime, Poorer Than You ponders how much interest $1,000,000 in savings will return. Let’s say it’s not too shabby!

Gen X Finance has 24 Signs That You Could be in Financial Trouble #15: Developing Bad Credit Habits. Ouch. Check to see how you’re doing. Here are some tell-tale signs of bad financial behavior.

Money, Matter and More Musings discusses Right Turns And Other Simple Tips To Save Money And The Environment. I’ll say this is absolutely excellent advice to stay green in more ways than one! I’m actually not fond of plastic bags so good for me. But I’m just glad Golbguru didn’t ask me to say no to disposable diapers. That one would be tough.

The Sun’s Financial Diary asks Where to Live with Less Taxes, then Do You Want to Live There? It’ll be a hard sell for me to move anywhere else though I’m still on the lookout for a place that is light on tax obligations and is a paradise to boot.

Binary Dollar has Lower Your Student Loan Interest With Automatic Payments, where Henry suggests to “auto-pay your monthly student loan payments to knock off some percentage points from your interest rate.”

My Open Wallet dishes out about her Electronic Drool Aid Asset Test, waxing poetic about her love for gadgets and devices.

Financial Fitness shares a defining moment with He’s Got Religion. It’s that point when you realize what it truly means to be shafted by a high interest loan.

Extreme Perspective reveals his Car Cost Saving Tip. Or two. There are some fascinating pointers here that cover his car insurance and maintenance strategies.

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