The most important aspect of financial planning is learning how to budget.
This may sound complicated, but learning how to budget is actually simple. In fact, I’ve created a simple budget worksheet for you. All you have to do is fill in the blanks. Download the Monthly Budget Worksheet.
Watch the following video as it teaches you how to budget, using the free Monthly Budget Worksheet.
Email netiquette is important in both your professional and private life.
Email is a daily part of most people’s lives. Email netiquette can be different from everyday etiquette or even everyday writing.
These email netiquette rules will help you effectively communicate through email without causing offense.
Email Subject Line: Do not leave the email subject line blank. The subject line is very helpful if the email recipient has to dig through old emails to find something.
Chain Letters: Do not forward chain letters. If you think your friend would enjoy a joke, you can forward it, but do this sparingly.
Learn how to write a resume in order to improve your job hunting skills. Writing a resume is a bit of an art form. There are a few different formats you can use to write a resume and an endless list of items you could include.
When it comes to resume writing, go with substance over flash. While your resume should be easy on the eyes, its real purpose is to showcase your skills and work history.
Watch the video below for resume writing tips.
Highlights from the video, “Tips for Writing a Resume”
One of the most important things to learn about the internet is how to search efficiently. Google is the leading search engine in the United States. Learn how to search Google and you can find anything you could possibly want to read about or learn.
Here are the highlights from the above video, “How to Search Google : Simple Tricks”.
How much to tip depends on the service provided.
If you are the recipient of a service, you need to know how much to tip. Service providers often rely on tips, so make sure you give them their fair share.
I went straight to the Etiquette Experts at The Emily Post Institute to find out which common services deserve a tip and how much to tip for each:
Wait service (sit down style) – Emily says to Tip 15-20% of your pre-tax bill
Honestly, I would just take the total amount, including tax. It’s much easier to figure that way and it’s likely not much more. Personally, I usually over tip, especially if the server has been especially pleasant. It’s a hard job and they deserve the tips they get.
There are a few food items that all households should keep in the cabinets or fridge. These are the items that are commonly called for in recipes or items that are eaten frequently. Often, you will hear these foods referred to as “staples”. As long as you have these food items on hand, you will be able to cook almost any boxed meal out there.
Milk and Bread: Two Staples
Milk
Eggs
Bread
Oil
Butter or Margarine
Salt and Pepper
Sugar
In addition to these “staples”, I suggest every household also keeps the following foods in stock:
Frozen chicken – Baked chicken is insanely easy to make. As long as the chicken is dethawed the night before, you have a simple dinner.
Hamburger meat – I love my hamburger meat. Most of the meals I cook involve hamburger meat. It’s relatively inexpensive and extremely versatile.
Apples and Bananas – These serve as quick and healthy snacks. You can also create some easy (and not so healthy) deserts with these fruits.
Canned vegetables – Nuke these vegetables in the microwave for 1 minutes and you have a quick side dish to go along with your easy baked chicken.
Do you have any suggestions for this list? Leave a comment with your list of “must have food staples”.
Skillet or Frying Pan?
Do you know the difference between a skillet and a frying pan? Okay, that was a trick question. It’s the same thing.
That always confused me until I stumbled across two articles on RecipeTips.com. In the first article, they’ve listed every type of pot or pan you will ever run across (and many you won’t.) The second article from RecipeTips.com outlines bakeware.
So, why do you gotta know about pots and pans? If you want to learn how to cook, you gotta understand basic cooking gear.
These are information heavy articles, so don’t get overwhelmed with all the details. They are great references to bookmark. Next time you read a recipe that mentions cookware you aren’t familiar with, just pop over to RecipeTips.com and look it up.
My personal favorite from this list is the Chestnut Pan. People actually own a pan that is only used while singing a Christmas carole. Who knew?
Hamburger pie is one of the first meals I learned to make. There really isn’t much cooking involved. It’s my all-time favorite meal and not just because it’s easy to cook. This is especially great because you can warm up the leftovers for lunch the next day. I swear hamburger pie tastes even better the 2nd day.
You can leave the tie at home.
You are told to dress your best for an interview. However, this may not be the best tactic when you decide how to dress for a manufacturing job interview. Dressing for this type of interview is different from how you would dress for an office interview.
As a result of recent lay-offs and downsizing, the country is flooded with people looking for jobs. There are currently people who hold advanced degrees applying for entry level manufacturing jobs. Because they may be used to an office environment, these job hunters might not understand how to dress for a manufacturing job interview. By dressing incorrectly, you may hurt their chances of being hired.