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Raising your pay, building a side income, growing a business, and claiming the bonuses and settlements you’re owed. Bring more money in.
Payroll pays whatever was entered until someone changes it. A raise nobody keyed in, overtime that doesn’t show up, a health premium charged at the wrong tier, or a 401(k) election that never took effect stays wrong on every check…
Say your employer deposits $2,400 a year in matching money, and your plan vests all of it at once after three years of service. Resign three weeks before you reach that mark and you leave without the roughly $7,000 it…
You’d think someone would tell you about money you’re owed. Someone often did try, by mailing a check or a notice to an address you’d already left. After a year or more with no contact, state law requires the company…
About one in five people who qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) don’t claim it, by the IRS’s estimate. Many of them skip the return, because their pay was too low to require one and filing seemed pointless….
A number you can back with data is harder to wave off than one based on what you think you’re worth. Before any salary talk, pull the pay range for your job and metro area from government wage data and from current job postings, then ask for the number your experience earns within that range.
Download Snakzy if you already play mobile games on Android and can stick with it until the first $35 cashout unlocks. It’s a legitimate app from the Eneba marketplace that pays in gift cards, with PayPal open to some users. Skip it if you want quick cash or use an iPhone, where it’s web-only for now.
If Comcast told you your data was exposed in the October 2023 breach, you have until September 14 to file a claim. The no-receipt option pays an estimated $50. Document real losses and you can claim more. File at comcastbreachsettlement.com and check your eligibility with the ID lookup tool.
Once a year, price your pay and benefits against what the market would pay you now, and treat staying with your employer as a decision rather than a default. Then ask for a raise with that number in hand, and if staying still loses, start interviewing.
Most raises are a percentage of your current pay, so the salary you agree to when you’re hired is the base your earnings grow from for decades. Before you accept any offer, counter with a specific, researched number, and push for higher base pay rather than a one-time signing bonus.
If you already have a skill people pay for, a freelance marketplace gets you paid faster than building a client list from scratch, because the buyers are already there searching. Package the skill as one specific service at a clear price, and budget for the platform’s cut before you set it.
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