Whether you are an entrepreneur who owns your own small business or you run a much larger business that is a part of a huge corporation, costs are something that you’ll always have to think about. Even if you have a big budget, saving on business costs wherever you can is still of utmost importance….
Tag: Economy
10 Ways to Support Employees During Times of Crisis
A crisis can happen at any time, and when it does happen, companies must be able to enforce crisis response measures to reduce its impacts on the company and its employees. These measures should help everyone throughout the crisis and even after it to make it easier to go back to normal. Any crisis can…
Getting a Pay Cut? What to Do Next?
The economy has constantly been under siege by unforeseen shifts in the world economy like recessions, pandemics and even armed conflict. As a result, companies have to introduce strict actions to keep themselves afloat, such as pay cuts, layoffs and recruitment freezes. Pay cuts entail a reduction in one’s monthly salary. The reduction percentage depends…
July is The Month of Bravely Facing Reality
Hi MMers! July represents many things for me. For one, many of you are right in the middle of summer, which aligns with the same weather all year round in tropical South East Asia. I’m terrified of cold. I had only seen snow once or twice when I was living in Shanghai. Of course, I…
How to Balance Working Two Jobs at Once
With prices of goods and services increasing, our current pay may not be enough to pay off all our bills and expenses. To alleviate this problem, some take on part-time jobs on top of their full-time job. However, taking on an extra job can be stressful and get you in trouble in the long run…
A Word of Advice: Upgrading My Skills
Hi Kally, As you know, the economy is not very good right now, there are very few jobs in the market and many new graduates hunting for any kind of available jobs. Recently, my company is going through a revamp and restructuring. I have been in this company for the past 15 years. I am…
Guest Post: What is financial anxiety? Simple trade-offs for eliminating your anxiety around finances
During pandemic, we all have our own financial worries. Worrying about putting food on the table, worrying whether our job will be at risk, worrying if we will be unemployed overnight. It can get too much, overpowering us, causing anxiety and stress. One of the posts I’ve come across sum it up perfectly with sound…
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