Personal Finance Advice And Career Tips

Yes, I'm A Late Riser. Stop Making Me Feel Lazy

by Stevie Martin

Job Hunters: 6 Ways To Stay Away From Toxic Workplaces

How To Make Sure You Kill Your End-Of-Year Performance Review

Tech’s Biggest Challenge: Tackling The Pervasive "Confidence Gap"

Jennifer DaSilva

Money Diary: A 33-Year-Old Blogger With Crohn's Disease

Welcome to Money Diaries, where we're tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We're asking a cross-section of women how

What I Wish I'd Known Before I Went Freelance

Up until last year, I was a freelancer for four years. It was a career path I kind of fell into; I love to travel, value my freedom of movement, and revel

by Ludmila Leiva

How To Get Started As A Freelancer If You Have Children

The following is an extract from Annie Ridout's book The Freelance Mum. You’ve decided to take the plunge and go freelance. Perhaps you’ve left

by Annie Ridout

Can You Not: The 10 Common Things That Seriously Irritate Your Boss

For most employees, getting along with your boss is ideal, if not necessary, for career growth. In what can sometimes feel like a tightrope walk,

by Ludmila Leiva

The Best CV Templates For Your 2019 Job Search

No matter what the news says about low unemployment rates, if you don't yet have your dream job, you're going to need every tool at your disposal to

by Sabrina Rojas Weiss

13 Women Share Their Financial Resolutions For 2019

Traditionally, a new year is a time for a new start. It's a time to sit back, take stock, cut down on the toxic stuff and up your intake of the good

by Jess Commons

How To Balance Your Full-Time Job & Your Side Hustle

Recently, I asked Twitter users who balance full-time work and freelancing how they achieve balance. The initial responses were not encouraging: "I cry a

by Ludmila Leiva

Get Organised So You Can Kill It In 2019: 10 Tips From Real People

Like many others, I opened up my work laptop and opened my inbox (which, mind you, I had not looked at since December 21) this week to filter through a

by Ludmila Leiva

Money Diary: A 30-Year-Old PR Director In Manchester On 32k

Welcome to Money Diaries, where we're tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We're asking a cross-section of women how

It's Been 12 Months Since I Became A Digital Nomad, Here...

It doesn’t look much but down the graffitied back lane in Downtown Auckland is a gem I’ve been wanting to check out: a split-level warehouse that’s

by Amy Nelmes Bissett

The 2019 Money Moves To Make For Your Zodiac Sign

The new year is here, and many of us are probably starting to think about the money moves we want to make in 2019. The financial forecast for 2019 may

Your Career Horoscope For 2019 Is Here

It's almost the new year. For all our stargazers: Is there really a better way to start 2019 than to see what each astrological sign can expect in the

Confessions Of A...Dating App Moderator

With Tinder boasting an estimated 50 million users, and Bumble close behind on 40 million, it's safe to say that dating apps are one of the most popular

by Ellen Falconer

Easy Resolutions To Make 2019 Your Best Year At Work

For the past few years, I’ve drawn out intricate vision boards on New Year’s Day (I tend to stay away from ‘resolutions’) mapping out all of the

by Ludmila Leiva

I Didn't Know What Corporate Bullying Was Until It Happened ...

In the UK, workplace bullying is not against the law but harassment is. Harassment is defined as 'unwanted behaviour' relating to age, sex, disability,

by B. M. Carroll

Money Diary: A 24-Year-Old Art Gallery Assistant In London On 24k

Welcome to Money Diaries, where we're tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We're asking a cross-section of women how

These Quotes About Success Will Inspire You To Live Your Best Lif...

If you’re at all like me, 2018 was filled with its fair share of successes and failures. Maybe you changed your mind about your career and had to let

by Ludmila Leiva

Here's Where Rents Are Rising (& Falling) Fastest In The UK

London rents are so stratospheric that Mayor Sadiq Khan has recently said he wants to introduce New York City-style rent controls. But thankfully,

I Applied For A Job I Wasn't Qualified For — Here’s Why

Kristen Clark*, 31, used to work as a nanny for a wealthy family in New York City. After four years taking care of the family’s children, her boss was

by Ludmila Leiva

How To Ask For A Raise — & Actually Get One

You talk a big game in your head. You know exactly how hard you work, how you’ve gone above and beyond your job description, and how much money you

by Vanessa Golembewski

Help! I'm Addicted To Work

My boyfriend's cousin, a nurse who works in the accident and emergency department of Rotherham General Hospital, came to stay with us in London for the

Money Diary: A Gift Shop Manager At Christmas On 27k

Welcome to Money Diaries, where we're tackling what might be the last taboo facing modern working women: money. We're asking a cross-section of women how

What If Women Had Designed The World?

You know how the song goes: This is a man’s world. The adage is especially true in the physical world we inhabit daily. “The world has been designed

Sweet, Sweet Fantasy: Searching For A Land Where Women Rule

As far as the West is concerned, the Mosuo can represent an intoxicating fantasy. Spread across less than a hundred villages along the mountainous

Careers Advice From The Woman Tackling Racial Inequality In The UK

Zamila Bunglawala’s current job description includes "tackling the burning injustices that affect ethnic groups in the UK". Her official title is Deputy

by Sarah Raphael

These 8 Email Phrases Make Us Want To Throw Our Laptops Across Th...

It’s hard to believe that email was ever a novelty — today it’s a lifeline for pretty much every professional in every industry. It’s nearly

by Ludmila Leiva

I'm In An Open Marriage & This Is How We Manage Our Finances

Polyamory, open marriage, ethical non-monogamy — based on some of the comments I got on my recent Money Diary, the words apparently conjure up soap

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