According to CNN Money, here are the top 25 companies to work for.
1 NetApp
2 Edward Jones
3 Boston Consulting Group
4 Google
5 Wegmans Food Markets
6 Cisco Systems
7 Genentech
8 Methodist Hospital System
9 Goldman Sachs
10 Nugget Market
11 Adobe Systems
12 Recreational Equipment (REI)
13 Devon Energy
14 Robert W. Baird
15 W. L. Gore & Associates
16 Qualcomm
17 Principal Financial Group
18 Shared Technologies
19 OhioHealth
20 SAS
21 Arnold & Porter
22 Whole Foods Market
23 Zappos.com
24 Starbucks
25 Johnson Financial Group
Here is the complete list
I was expecting google to be #1!
These companies have the best healthcare:
Boston Consulting Group
Nugget Market
Qualcomm
Shared Technologies
SAS
Whole Foods Market
Zappos.com
Kimley-Horn & Associates
Microsoft
EOG Resources
Rackspace Hosting
NuStar Energy
Stew Leonard's
Lehigh Valley Hospital & Health Network
Perkins Coie
I wonder if working for these companies are as good as it's made out to be?
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Showing posts with label Money Basics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Money Basics. Show all posts
January 28, 2009
January 27, 2009
401K vs. Savings
I have been reading articles about 401k vs savings and where you should put your money in this kind of economy. I am contributing enough to my 401K to get the company match and then been contributing to my Roth IRA. After making these contributions, I put a little bit towards my savings. Weighing the options, I will never think about contributing less than the company match even though I am losing a little money in my 401K. It is free money after all!
What have you been doing? Are you still contributing to your 401K or do you feel safer making payments to your savings account?
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Money Wise
Working towards a goal!
What have you been doing? Are you still contributing to your 401K or do you feel safer making payments to your savings account?
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Money Wise
Working towards a goal!
January 8, 2009
Monthly Expense Calculator
Have you ever watched Suze Orman and wished you can get her advice on your income/expense. Now you can! Well, kind of.....
I was surfing Oprah's website and came across Suze Orman's Monthly Expense Calculator. You enter your income as well as your expenses and hit the Get Honest button. Bada Bing Bada Boom, you have Suze's opinion!
http://www.oprah.com/article/money/personalfinance/pkgyourmoney/20081119_expert_suzeexpense
I was surfing Oprah's website and came across Suze Orman's Monthly Expense Calculator. You enter your income as well as your expenses and hit the Get Honest button. Bada Bing Bada Boom, you have Suze's opinion!
http://www.oprah.com/article/money/personalfinance/pkgyourmoney/20081119_expert_suzeexpense
January 6, 2009
Best Advice
There are no shortages of advices. Family, friends, relatives are always giving you their opinions whether you want to hear them or not. There are a few though (whether or not it's from someone you like) that are helpful and we can benefit from listening to it.
Empty out the change from your pockets when you get home and save them in a jar (or a can, bank, whatever you can find).
At the end of the year you can use it for Christmas gifts, buy something for yourself or better yet put it into savings. Remember a penny saved is a penny earned! You are probably thinking - a penny?? What good is a penny? If you have 100 pennies, you can order from the McDonalds $1 menu. 200 pennies? You can order TWO items! Now, doesn't that put everything in perspective?
Don’t buy anything you can’t pay for in cash
If you have to use a credit card to pay for it, then don’t buy it. Try to save for it instead.
Which brings us to the next point.....
Pay your credit card in FULL each month
Those interest rates are high and why waste money paying towards finance charges and interest?
Save atleast 10% of your paycheck
Having it automatically transferred into a savings account helps. If you don’t see it, you won’t spend it. Always pay yourself first! I have an ING Savings Account which I use for this purpose. If you need a referral, E-mail me!
Make/follow a budget
Making a budget is easy enough but following it is the hard part. If you can stick to the budget then your money goals will be that much easier! This is one of my 2009 goals.
Live below your means
I think this is one of the big ones. It’s easy to increase your expenses when you get a raise, but try to live off the old income. Differentiate between needs and wants. No girls, new shoes are NOT a need!
Savings/Investing wisely leads to financial freedom!
Empty out the change from your pockets when you get home and save them in a jar (or a can, bank, whatever you can find).
At the end of the year you can use it for Christmas gifts, buy something for yourself or better yet put it into savings. Remember a penny saved is a penny earned! You are probably thinking - a penny?? What good is a penny? If you have 100 pennies, you can order from the McDonalds $1 menu. 200 pennies? You can order TWO items! Now, doesn't that put everything in perspective?
Don’t buy anything you can’t pay for in cash
If you have to use a credit card to pay for it, then don’t buy it. Try to save for it instead.
Which brings us to the next point.....
Pay your credit card in FULL each month
Those interest rates are high and why waste money paying towards finance charges and interest?
Save atleast 10% of your paycheck
Having it automatically transferred into a savings account helps. If you don’t see it, you won’t spend it. Always pay yourself first! I have an ING Savings Account which I use for this purpose. If you need a referral, E-mail me!
Make/follow a budget
Making a budget is easy enough but following it is the hard part. If you can stick to the budget then your money goals will be that much easier! This is one of my 2009 goals.
Live below your means
I think this is one of the big ones. It’s easy to increase your expenses when you get a raise, but try to live off the old income. Differentiate between needs and wants. No girls, new shoes are NOT a need!
Savings/Investing wisely leads to financial freedom!
December 30, 2008
Savings
Change your financial life around in 2009! Analyze your savings/expenses and make sure you set goals as to what you want to achieve in the New Year!
Pay Yourself First
There are always going to be reasons why you don't have enough money to save. If you have the money automatically deposited into a savings account, you won't even miss it.
Cut Down on Expenses and/or Increase Your Income
Cutting down expenses, easier said than done right? If your income does not cover all your expenses, then increase your income. You can ask for a raise, tutor, sell some of your unwanted things, etc. Eating outside often can add up!
Keep Track of Your Spending
You can track your spending with a notebook or with a spreadsheet. Tracking can help you analyze where most of your money is going. From my experience, writting expenses down makes me think twice about what I buy. If your expenses are too high, you might want to think about setting up a budget.
Emergency Fund
Make sure you have an emergency fund which covers atleast three months of your expenses. Some say six months is ideal. You never know what's going to happen, especially in this economy. Better to be prepared!
Your goals might be to save for a house, start an emergency fund, maximize your 401K, or to contribute to a retirement account. Whatever the goal might be, make sure you stick with it, and good luck!!
Pay Yourself First
There are always going to be reasons why you don't have enough money to save. If you have the money automatically deposited into a savings account, you won't even miss it.
Cut Down on Expenses and/or Increase Your Income
Cutting down expenses, easier said than done right? If your income does not cover all your expenses, then increase your income. You can ask for a raise, tutor, sell some of your unwanted things, etc. Eating outside often can add up!
Keep Track of Your Spending
You can track your spending with a notebook or with a spreadsheet. Tracking can help you analyze where most of your money is going. From my experience, writting expenses down makes me think twice about what I buy. If your expenses are too high, you might want to think about setting up a budget.
Emergency Fund
Make sure you have an emergency fund which covers atleast three months of your expenses. Some say six months is ideal. You never know what's going to happen, especially in this economy. Better to be prepared!
Your goals might be to save for a house, start an emergency fund, maximize your 401K, or to contribute to a retirement account. Whatever the goal might be, make sure you stick with it, and good luck!!
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