Thursday, October 14, 2010

“DJ Australian Personal Finance Down 0.3% In August Vs July - Investors Business Daily” plus 2 more

“DJ Australian Personal Finance Down 0.3% In August Vs July - Investors Business Daily” plus 2 more

DJ Australian Personal Finance Down 0.3% In August Vs July - Investors Business Daily

Posted: 12 Oct 2010 05:45 PM PDT


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Personal finance: The skinny on money - Washington Post

Posted: 14 Oct 2010 08:25 AM PDT

I know it's important to watch your weight, but I didn't know employers might be watching it, too. And they may be rewarding the skinny people. A blog item on the Wall Street Journal's Web site takes a look at the benefits one gets in THE workplace if he or she is svelte. The conclusions are fascinatingly disturbing.

Shelly Shellenberger discusses a recent study that finds that weight matters when it comes to how much people earn. The study, she reports, is the first to look at the effects of being very thin and how they might be different for men and women.

So what did researchers find? Thin is in.

But I don't think we really needed researchers to tell us that. The shelves of diet drugs and supplements tell us so. The touched-up magazine covers rub it in our faces.

Still, it's always good to have proof. Researchers found that women weighing 25 pounds less than the studied group's norm earned an average $15,572 a year more than women of normal weight. Women who weighed 25 pounds above the average weight earned $13,847 less than an average-weight female.

But if you're a rotund man, the standard flips. Overweight men got more pay than average-weight men.

I want to hear from you. Have you experienced pay discrimination because of your weight? Send your comments to colorofmoney@washpost.com and put "Thin is in" in the subject line.

Not Feeling So Secure

Many seniors around the country may be getting some more bad financial news - again.

The government is expected to announce that there will be no increase in monthly benefits next year for more than 58 million Social Security recipients, reports the Associated Press' Matt Sedensky.

This would be two years in a row without an increase.

Watch this video in which a reporter for ABC World News Tonight interviews seniors about the pending decision (I was also interviewed for the segment).

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Posted: 30 Sep 2010 11:29 PM PDT

Short on cash? There's no need to cut back on Rx

Produced for Merck - If your unemployed or just under-funded, there's no need to cut back on your medications. Go to MerckHelps.com to see if you are eligible for Merck's Patient Assistance Program.

Contemplating a career change? You can do it!

Produced for Devry - Did you know that most people change their careers several times over the course of their lifetime? Recruiter and job search expert, Kimberly Bishop, talks about high-growth career fields, and how to get started, and how to gain the right experience.

September is National Coupon Month!

Produced for Sam's Club - This month is the 101st anniversary of the very first money saving coupon! Take a look at how coupons have evolved and how sometimes you can redeem them without actually clipping.  Please note:  special eValues trial offer for non-Plus members at Sam's Club was only for Labor Day Weekend. Miren el video en Español

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