Tales from the Wallet: Tax-Savvy Investments
Readers, do you prefer to make tax-savvy investments — and sometimes put money behind walls where you can’t get it for decades? Or do you prefer to invest in regular, non-tax-deferred accounts?
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Open Thread: What Are Your Best Self-Defense Tips?
2020 Update: We still stand by these self-defense tips for women, but you may also want to check out our more recent discussions on safety for professional women, including the best personal safety apps for women who live alone and the best safety tips for women travelers. Self defense is not the most fun subject,…
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Office Decor: How Nice is Too Nice?
How nice is “too nice” — can you go too far personalizing an office? Let’s discuss.
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The Sick Coworker You Don’t Know Well
Reader S wonders what to do about an ill officemate she doesn’t know very well… I have an office etiquette question. I work in a large office suite and am on nodding acquaintance with a woman on the other side of the floor. Recently she has started wearing a head scarf, and once I saw…
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When You’re Held Back Because You’re Too Good
2017 Update: We still stand by this advice on what to do when you’re held back because you’re too good at your current job, but you may also want to check out this more recent discussion of how to find sponsors at work. Have you ever been denied a promotion because you were too good…
