Making Up for Lower Pay
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When Michael Maynard's company announced it was moving overseas, the 53-year-old machine technician from Massachusetts quickly found a job at another firm. As the sole provider for his wife and two daughters, Maynard jumped at the new opportunity, even though he had to take a pay cut of nearly $8 an hour....
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A minimum-wage paycheck falls well short of what many Tri-State residents need to cover rent, according to a study released Monday by the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
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Working for The Man may never have been an overpaid joy, but it has offered a decent way to make a living.
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A few little changes in behavior can reap big savings.
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How to lose less and learn from your mistakes.
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Pay attention to details and you might be shocked at how little your bank pays you.
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Embracing your inner cheapskate can pay off in more ways than one.
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Why earn 0.5% on your money when you could get 5% or 10%?
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Opinion Pay up, or your server gets it
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The first minimum wage increase in 10 years takes effect Tuesday, to $5.85 from $5.15 an hour, with two more steps over the next two years taking base pay for millions of workers to $7.25.
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Divert 10 percent of your income to savings; ignore raises and put them into savings, too; learn to cook; and skip the lattes.
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Mandating an increase in the federal minimum wage is likely to reduce demand for the services of those at the bottom of the economic heap.
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Here's something you want to hear next time salary talks begin at your job &#151; your boss saying he wants to spend a lot more money on payroll.
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By Katy Stech, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.  Dec. 18--Newly released numbers show that Charleston's working wages fall  below what's needed to pay the rent.
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Tips for calculating the right pay package for big decision-makers in your company.
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It was a good year for you. But do some homework before asking for a raise.
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One in every five U.S. jobs pays less than a poverty-level wage for a family of four, according to a study by the nonpartisan Working Poor Families Project.