October, 2009
Ice-skating Bear in Russia Kills One, Injures Another
Bears on Ice-skates
Photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/tryburn/ / CC BY 2.0
I’ve never seen a bear on ice skates before, but the thought of an ice-skating bear looks pretty hilarious. Imagine all the trouble you would have to go through to get the bear in skates, let alone teaching it how to use them. This story, however, is not ...
No One Cares More About Your Retirement Than YOU Do
This is a guest post from Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the advisor for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new article to Get Rich Slowly every two weeks.
In recognition of National Save for Retirement Week, let’s take a gander at some numbers:
The ...
White House To Order Pay Cuts At Bailout Firms
The seven companies that received the most assistance will reportedly be ordered to cut the annual salaries of their 25 highest-paid executives by an average of about 90 percent from last year. Executives seeking more than $25,000 in perks will also have to get government permission.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Richard Yarosh Painter Could Win $25,000
Richard Yarosh sets a good example
Smithsonian American Art Museum. Image from Flickr.
Some teenagers want to skip school when they get an acne breakout. Some women refuse to leave the house without makeup. However, Richard Yarosh — who is missing the tip of his nose and his ears and has a face completely covered in scar ...
Negotiate Your Salary in a Down Economy
In today’s economy, the percentage of employees across all industries who will receive a raise is down…way down.
You’re probably working harder than ever to hang onto your job and receiving less financial payback than you should. As friends and colleagues continue to get laid off or struggle with unemployment, you don’t feel justified in ...
