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Comment on The Top 2,304 Internship Mistakes by Intern Advice: Respect. | Intern Whisperer

Intern Advice: Respect. | Intern Whisperer — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:23:09 +0000

[...] internship is a privileged opportunity to get your foot in the door. Be courteous and professional. Listen, and then show them what you [...]

Comment on How Many Deductions to Take on Your W-4 by How Much Time Should You Spend On Your Finances? | BeancounterBlog.com

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:10:00 +0000

[...] Review your tax withholding amounts and re-examine whether or not you should change them. [...]

Comment on How a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Will Save You Money by S.N.

S.N. — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:16:24 +0000

Yes, it is a scam. Company started taking money into FSA before they enabled my account for FSA (1 month benefit delay), then I left job and the last paycheck long after I’m not with the company still withdraws a chunk of money, but I can’t submit any claims for the next month because I only had FSA for the previous month. So, CBIZ FSA will get $200 bonus (could be worse). And nobody wanted to do anything to help. S-C-A-M!!! I say, if they scam us, we need to scam them, period.

Comment on Question of the Day: How Much Do You Tip Carside-to-Go? by josh

josh — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:47:18 +0000

As far as credentials go, I have 4.5 years of experience in a restaurant and have done everything one can think of… cook, bus, host, run food, carside, serve, bartend, write schedules, etc. I have also worked from the typical fast food all the way up to suit coat/tux restaurants. At the restaurant I am currently at, I am the host, server, and carside trainer. First thing i tell my carside trainees…you may get tips, but never count on it, i will teach you how to do the best possible job, but its never up to you, its always up to the customer. Therefore, for all of you out there… you heard it, its up to YOU!
Bussing… grunt work, hosting… people bitch, but its still easy(organization), serving.. get a routine, line cooks.. be fast and efficent, carside…. you must be accurate and servants.
At the restaurant i am currently at, carside workers carry pagers, when there is a call, they take care of them, in the meantime, instead of food runners, the carside person runs food, helps servers, seats people, bus tables, basically everything. They get paid $6.50, a little under minimum wage. They are dependant upon tips to receive that minimum. Most weekdays, we can expect only 4-5 orders for carryout, while the restaurant goes on a 30min wait. My reccomendation is start off with 10%. If they suck, give them that, if not, raise it to $15. If you are doing a large-party order or anything above $100, tip $20. It is alot harder to organize and make sure everything is prepared correctly in a small amount of time with only one person doing it.

Comment on How to Waste Your Money by AJ

AJ — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:00:11 +0000

I’ve been working up the courage to bike to work (about 13 miles one way). This article has given me that courage. Thanks!

Comment on How to Start Building Credit: Secured Credit Cards by Ben

Ben — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:25:26 +0000

Which one would be better to apply as a new to credit history to build a good credit history…
Unsecured First Premier card or a Secured Bank of America credit card

Comment on Beware of San Diego Wildfire Scams by John

John — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:40:15 +0000

I was a victim of business scam once and found this article very interesting.

Comment on Turning Japanese – Is the US Creating It’s Own Lost Decade? by Jake Stichler

Jake Stichler — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:58:52 +0000

This is what we libertarians have been saying for years now, and continue to say, and will continue to say. And I don’t have anything more to say now because I’ve been saying it over and over again… gets tiring

Comment on The 12 Daily Pro Beast is Dead! by ronnied

ronnied — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:27:38 +0000

Just was wondering how all this ended up. When first approached about joining 12DailyPro, I told the others that it was in fact a Ponzi scheme. Others vehemently disagreed and thought I was wrong. Even when everything was coming unraveled, 12DailyPro had the support of many members. Some however, knew they had been taken and were embarrased. It hurts to learn lessons like these with the loss of your hard earned cash/

Comment on A Feel Good Book for a Financial Crisis by Financial Websites

Financial Websites — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:04:42 +0000

Very good information. Thanks for letting me know about this to help me through this differcult financial period.