Planned Surgery Without Obamacare
If you’ve followed my blog, you know I broke my ankle on the 2nd of January. I thought it was sprained so I put off having it checked for two …
Income Security
Income Security Amid Layoffs
Tis the season to get laid off. And you thought this time of the year was the best time to get a job! Well, sure, it is a great time …
Entrepreneur-thinking is the New Job Security
I meant to write five blog posts this week about being an entrepreneur. Many of my users are looking for a job, but they are also looking for security, and …
Funding Your Business: The Four F’s and A Novel Idea
When I started JibberJobber I learned a little about how venture capitalists and angel investors fund businesses. It was a fascinating journey into a world that seemed exciting and a …
When an Entrepreneur Quits and Has to Find a Job
Being a entrepreneur is hard. Even though I wrote a book about alternatives to a job (51 Alternatives to a Real Job), and I talk about multiple streams of income, …
Laura Labovich: The How-To Guide for Meeting Your Career-Focused New Year’s Resolutions, KASH and using JibberJobber
I met Laura Labovich at various career conferences over the years. She is really outstanding. She is a giver, passionate, knowledgeable, and the type of person who makes you feel …
Four more weeks until Jan 2. What are you doing to prepare?
I’ve run JibberJobber since 2006 and have found that January through March or April is the time when most people are (finally!) really serious about their own career management. December …
Never again say: “I lost my job.” Instead, say this:
A few years ago I was inspired to write a post suggesting we don’t talk about or refer to “job security.” The idea was that there is no such thing …
Pamela Slim and Merideth Mehlberg: Test Often and Fail Fast (free webinar)
I’ve known Pamela Slim for years. She’s the creator of Escape from Cubicle Nation. Anything she does is awesome. She’ll join Merideth Mehlberg tomorrow at 12:15 PACIFIC time to talk …
What Does Emergency Gall Bladder Surgery Cost (aka: health costs when unemployed or self insured or as an entrepreneur)
A month ago, at this very minute (note: I started this post on Friday but took a very rare sick day during the post), I was laying in a hospital …