Business & Finance - 17 November 2006

2006-11-17 08:38:55 · 2 answers · asked by Davey 2 in Other - Business & Finance

We've all been greenhorns once upon a time. What are the most common mistakes that new entrepreneurs make? How can they avoid them?

2006-11-17 08:38:37 · 5 answers · asked by zfin06 1 in Small Business

At sckool, you thought you would be a billionare
After skool, you thought you would have the prettiest girl, the highest paid job, the best suits, biggest house and car.

You reach 35, you have a bag for a belly, no money, broke, a all washed up drunk, wearing the same clothes you wore last year.

But what really gets you is when you look at all your fancy friends in their fancy cars and big shot houses. It really bites you dont it?

2006-11-17 08:37:03 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Careers & Employment

I bought a house and now starting to think its a mistake because they gave me a mortgage of almost $1500 and told me I could refinance it a few months later. Well I can't get it refinanced! Does anyone know any companies that work with people in the "lower income" brackets?? I make a little over $27,000 a year and I don't have anyone else on the mortgage but me so all the mortgage companies are considering me high risk.

2006-11-17 08:37:03 · 9 answers · asked by Just Wondering 5 in Renting & Real Estate

2006-11-17 08:36:52 · 8 answers · asked by syrious 5 in Personal Finance

Im goin to be a RN (Registered Nurse) but i'd like a part time job making at least 11 bucks an hour what's a good job to get?

2006-11-17 08:35:23 · 6 answers · asked by bboyballer112 2 in Careers & Employment

2006-11-17 08:34:34 · 12 answers · asked by JoeDraco 4 in Careers & Employment

I want to raffle off a PS3 and donate 50% of the money to Parkinson's research. Anyone have any ideas?

2006-11-17 08:33:30 · 3 answers · asked by kalamibe 2 in Other - Business & Finance

I 've been working at the store just for extra cash. I am not planning on working at this store or any other for the rest of my life. I have my Masters. I just don't want to work at this store any more. I haven't worked there for 90 days yet. if I guit now will it damage my employment history. I understand if I ask for reference the store will write something bad about me. what if I never ask?

2006-11-17 08:33:29 · 14 answers · asked by NBPBP 3 in Careers & Employment

2006-11-17 08:33:24 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Personal Finance

2006-11-17 08:32:16 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Careers & Employment

2006-11-17 08:26:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Careers & Employment

2006-11-17 08:16:04 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Small Business

Is your job like mine?

2006-11-17 08:15:10 · 7 answers · asked by Christabelle 6 in Careers & Employment

2006-11-17 08:12:38 · 2 answers · asked by Isabel M 2 in Corporations

I asked recently about buying a home given that my job will almost certainly be going away in a few months due to a corporate merger. I want to stay in this area for a few years and have a decent amount of $ saved, and hate renting my current apt. But one of the golden rules supposedly is that you should never buy a home if your job situation is unstable. Instead, on here people mention the 2 year continuous job history rule lenders have and say I should rush out and buy BEFORE I lose my job. I work in IT in an area with plenty of companies, but still, such an investment when my job is almost guaranteed to go away...wise move?

2006-11-17 08:10:04 · 7 answers · asked by Atlas 1 in Renting & Real Estate

I have been doing alot of interviews lately, and I have been really getting annoyed at some of them. I have found that I can tell within 5 minutes of interviewing at a company If I really wanna work there or not. The last one I was at was for a warehouse manager, and they didn't even give the manager an office. I comented on how they were supposed to work with out a desk and a computer and the interviewer told me that they liked to keep everyone in cubicles to create a "team atmosphere". I laughed and got up and said thanks and walked out. Do you really think this company will learn and change or will they just keep loosing qualified people?
Also feel free to write any of your bizarre experiences in interviews.

2006-11-17 08:08:33 · 2 answers · asked by travis R 4 in Careers & Employment

how do you reach succes in this dog eat dog world?

2006-11-17 08:05:13 · 4 answers · asked by STYLES M 3 in Careers & Employment

2006-11-17 08:02:55 · 4 answers · asked by sonu_bhumba 1 in Careers & Employment

Aunt Cellie has given you $2000 for graduation. The current rate for a long erm CD is 7.5% simple interest per yr. How many years will it take your $2000 if invested in the long term CD to double in value to $4000/

2006-11-17 08:02:45 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Personal Finance

I saw a house on Realtor.com I really like, but I have some questions that could completely change whether I am interested in the house at all.

If I contact the listing agent about any questions I have, would I be stuck using them if I decided to actually purchase the property?

I ran into a similar problem last time I bought a house. A real slimeball realtor showed me a house I really loved, and I was stuck using him to represent me when I bought it because he was the one who’d showed me the house and was entitled to part of the commission.

I feel a bit weird just calling up random realtors to show me a house that I might not even be interested in when I see the inside, or find out what the sellers are and aren’t willing to fix. I can see from the outside that the roof is in need of repair, and there’s an old pool in one of the photos. It could be a major money pit so I’m proceeding with caution.

2006-11-17 08:00:44 · 9 answers · asked by Theodoric R 2 in Renting & Real Estate

- Wouldnt underwriters want to maximize offer price, as opposed to open price?
- What are the implications for higher offer versus a big pop on trading day?

2006-11-17 08:00:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Investing

I had seen lot of questions here and lot of answers to the above question in this forum. However is it really possible for earning online? Lets talk in the practical world whether it is possible. It should not be like 3 days effort are resulting in 100/- paid. I persoanlly tried many sites and all of them are bogus, even those which are posted by some people in this forum. Like me I am sure many people would have come across these bogus sites. This is the question especially for them is it really true?

2006-11-17 08:00:21 · 3 answers · asked by phan77 1 in Other - Business & Finance

How do you deal with tele-marketers when they call? I hear that the Do Not Call list is expiring soon. I personally plan to annoy them, give me some ideas as to what to say??

2006-11-17 07:56:16 · 13 answers · asked by Mr. Christopher 2 in Other - Advertising & Marketing

i have a friend who is recently deceased.on her insurance policy she had her mother listed as beneficiary but her mother is also deceased she has a sister who lived in the home with her is there any way that her sister would be able to collect the pay out

2006-11-17 07:53:21 · 6 answers · asked by blessedbaby12 1 in Insurance

I have a $1.00 bill from Vietnam. Does anyone know anything about foreign money???

2006-11-17 07:46:14 · 5 answers · asked by ~Sheila~ 5 in Investing

2006-11-17 07:45:52 · 14 answers · asked by mona75243 4 in United States

I though it was run by the US government, but even the site usps.com markets itself as a commercial and not .gov and what not... anyone???

2006-11-17 07:44:52 · 2 answers · asked by resiste_lfc 3 in Corporations

I received an email claiming I have won 800.000
(no I did not use too many zeroes). All I have to do is answer a few questions. They claim I won through Yahoo Messenger and have to contact a lawyer in England. Is this for real. How much is 800.000 in England?

2006-11-17 07:42:32 · 4 answers · asked by woods3_us 2 in United Kingdom

I HAVE CO-WORKERS THAT EASE DROP IN MY PHONE CONVERSATION...EVENTHOUGH I DO NOT DISCUSS ANYTHING REALLY PERSONALLY IT IS JUST REALLY IRRITATING...IT IS TO THE POINT TO WHERE THEY WILL THEY WILL ASK ME ABOUT MY PHONE CONVERSATION RIGHT AFTER I DISCONNECT FROM THE CALL...HELP

2006-11-17 07:39:35 · 7 answers · asked by the one 3 in Careers & Employment