After being unemployed for much longer than what could be called an extended holiday (eight months) I finally got a full time job. Yippee! I was employed again and could work to pay off the debts that I had incurred while being at “rest”. What I didn’t expect was the fear. The fear, I felt from [...]
What do you do when the work dries up? If you are a freelancer or your contract is over and you don’t have another one to go to immediately or you have been laid off what do you do? We are living in difficult times. I am in this very situation at the moment, I [...]
Since it is back to business month, last week I reviewed the wonderful RecruiterGuy’s Guide to Finding a Job. Which gives you all the ammunition to win in your job hunt. Now to have your dream job in your sights, the next step is the interview or interviews as the case may be. I thought [...]
On the 8th of March it is International Women’s Day, I think it is a great thing that we women get to have a day that does not only apply to those of us that have had children ie Mother’s Day. Yes we have only been a respected part of the workforce since the 1960’s. [...]
This recession just keeps on giving, doesn’t it? Two years ago, upon returning from our first holiday in three years, I was made redundant from two long term freelance gigs. Boy that threw me for a loop! One of the positions, I had held for six years when they decided to get someone younger and [...]
What a difference a few weeks makes! Just about four weeks ago I was called to do some temp work but I was so broke that I didn’t have the train fare to get there, now I have been offered a permanent job at a very cool place, doing cool stuff for cool people – [...]
I haven’t had regular work for a while. My last long term contract ended ages ago, well to be precise at the dawn of 2012. I have had a bit of work here and there but not enough to cover all the bills. Now I am way behind the eight ball. I am sort of [...]
I like to juggle my jobs, I get nervous having one full time job especially in this uncertain economy. You can be on holiday one day then made redundant the next. Yes this just happened to me. I was given the heave hoe from a one day a week freelance job that I had been [...]
So we have all gotten on the frugal wagon – we menu plan, stick to the list when shopping and stopped buying drinks for everyone at the pub but we still are moving forward slower than we like. The next step is obviously to make more money. No matter how you endeavour to increase your [...]
Many of us, frugal, financially strapped people have heard of the term ‘Snowflaking’ which in a nutshell is earning small increments of money to put towards our debts. A great definition of the concept is here from the great blog, I’ve Paid For This Twice Already… What happens if an unexpected expense arises, where regular [...]
I am a freelancer who has not had a lot of work over the past few months. I must admit it was interesting for a few weeks, going out to coffee with friends that have babies, sleeping in until 9 and not having to dress up but it was getting old fast especially since I [...]