In How to Ask for a Raise, I listed "after you get an award" as one of the best times to ask for a raise. I also promised to write more on the issue. Consider this post the fulfillment of that promise. :) Saying that someone should "get an award" sounds easy, but it leaves a ton of questions. The most obvious is, "How do I get an award?" Well, I happen to have some … [Read more...]

The following is a guest post from Erik, a 26 year old blogger, living in the Midwest, who writes at The Mastermind Within. He writes about personal finance, entrepreneurship and self-improvement and is passionate about sharing his tips for building wealth as a millennial and helping people unlock their full potential in life. I know Erik personally, having met him at FinCon … [Read more...]

The following is a guest post from Mike at MikedUp Blog. Mike calls on past and present life experiences to help readers change their lives through improvements in fitness, finance, and family. Anyone reading this site for more than 15 seconds knows I'm a big fan of growing your career (and thus your income). After all, doing so is a major part of the "E" in E-S-I, … [Read more...]

The following is a guest post from Penny who writes at She Picks Up Pennies. This post started with an exchange on Twitter. Penny said something like, "I'm not mad about people who earn six figures because I hope to join them!" I was impressed with both her intention and thinking and I had to know more. I told her I would love to have her share her thoughts in a guest … [Read more...]

This is going to be a special post. Since this blog's beginning I have written about the value of growing your career. It's a vital part of the "E" (earn) on this site. And I've said over and over again that if you can earn more in your career, it makes a lot of other financial issues much easier. Some might say I "harp" or "nag" on the issue. :) Whatever you call it, … [Read more...]

We've talked several times about the value of growing your career, which then allows you to earn better than average annual increases. There are seven steps you can take to earn higher increases and when you do, you can literally earn millions of dollars more over the course of your working lifetime. But there's another important piece to maximizing your career earnings. … [Read more...]

Though I'm retired, I still have LinkedIn as one of the tabs that comes up when I open my browser each morning. I usually look at a few articles as well as check notifications to see what's happening with people I know -- just to keep in the loop a bit. Just like on other social media platforms, people often post inspirational or thought-provoking comments. A few … [Read more...]