Business & Finance - 20 December 2006

Can an employer charge a fee to an employee for workmen's comp insurance?

2006-12-20 13:51:52 · 7 answers · asked by Lionel D 1 in Insurance

2006-12-20 13:50:26 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in United States

You know those ads that say, " Send 1,000 envelopes and get 5,000 dollars!" Is this a scam?

2006-12-20 13:45:38 · 4 answers · asked by clockworkod 2 in Other - Advertising & Marketing

I have owned my own gym for 5 years. I have dealt with so many blows. Since opening I have had another 14 gyms open within close distance (some have closed out since). Now my best instructors (both sisters) have decided to rent space at our local pool complex (2 minute walk away) and teach there. I am at the end of my rope.. how do other business people handle this kind of crap and not let it destroy you? (emotionally and business wise). I don't want to sound like a cry baby but I have invested so much into my business and when your life is your business, it is hard to seperate the two. Where do you draw strength and determination to keep going?
No wise cracks please.

2006-12-20 13:44:25 · 10 answers · asked by Barbie W 3 in Small Business

I purchased 1000 shares in a stock. The value has gone up considerably. Is it possible to wait to long before selling it - eg. its value is to high for anyone else to buy? Maybe even some other helpful hits about online trading?

2006-12-20 13:43:15 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Investing

I have $50.000 what is the best way to invest? Money market, cd's, etc. I don't know any thing about this.

2006-12-20 13:39:03 · 15 answers · asked by shavon 3 in Investing

I live in a family members house and I have been making repairs to the house. We never discussed any payments for the house, when I moved in the house was in bad shape and she told me that if I fixed it up then I could stay here. Today December 20th I get a letter in my mailbox from her stating that if I plan to stay here any longer I need to pay rent or be out by January 1st. The letter does not mention any rent amount that she expects for me to pay-is this legal or does she have to provide me with a 30 day notice?

2006-12-20 13:34:25 · 6 answers · asked by dallas_hotty 1 in Renting & Real Estate

What are the benefits for owning land. There is land taxes. Is this the same as property tax?

Are there any good books?

How do I know what someone is selling me is legal? The deed may be fake?

2006-12-20 13:31:43 · 6 answers · asked by Shirley B 3 in Renting & Real Estate

We agreed to rent a house that needed alot of work. We gave the owner of the property 1st and last mo rent. On the day we were to move in we decided we couldnt due to health and safety reasons. There was rat poop in the cupboards and windows were non secure. The Owner wants to keep 1st mo rent. My roomy wants all the money back. My parents agree that the owner has a right to keep at least the 1st mo rent. HELP.

2006-12-20 13:30:05 · 6 answers · asked by Pam W 1 in Renting & Real Estate

France has for some time now tried to get its unemployment problem solved by having people work less hours. What has actually happened is that the shorter hours have created more unemployment because people have less money to buy things that other people make so the other people are now out of work. Sure doesn't make any sense to me.

2006-12-20 13:28:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Business & Finance

The parent's COBRA coverage terminates this month. But the son, who is 43 years old, is totally and permanently disabled since birth. Can the son's COBRA coverage continue independently of his parent's coverage?

2006-12-20 13:23:55 · 5 answers · asked by Benefits 1 in Insurance

Any Reviews on the INGdirect mortgages?

2006-12-20 13:23:55 · 2 answers · asked by public-opinion08 2 in Renting & Real Estate

i want to go to this camp but don't know how to pay for it and ,y neighborhood is too dangerous to do a paper route.

2006-12-20 13:22:24 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Personal Finance

Can any one tell me what banks lend money for the purpose of purchasing a mobile home?

2006-12-20 13:15:55 · 13 answers · asked by Estrella 2 in Renting & Real Estate

And do you love it or hate it?

2006-12-20 13:13:52 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Careers & Employment

They want me to pay $49.95 to be a Gold member and be able to go on these cool assignments in which they pay for my groceries, haircut, oil change, etc....in order for me to rate the service I recieved, along with payment for time and mileage? Should I try it and risk losing 50 bucks, or is it a scam?

2006-12-20 13:10:26 · 10 answers · asked by XXXDirtyDirtyGirlXXX 6 in Careers & Employment

I'd appreciae any advice on how to accept payments on my website for files that the guest is wanting to download. (e.g. Songs, Albums, Other files.)

2006-12-20 12:55:43 · 3 answers · asked by zaine7673 1 in Small Business

I am losing hope. I am not lazy I just have not found a career that I am passionate about so I job hop. I've had more than 7 jobs in 10 years. How do I regroup? I am down to my last $20 and very confused. I am a college graduate. I am looking for an opportunity to excel and grow with a legitimate company in Chicago. I prefer to work in an office and not run around all day. I am looking for a mentor. Any volunteers?

2006-12-20 12:50:59 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Careers & Employment

2006-12-20 12:46:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Renting & Real Estate

Well for christmas I asked my mother and father if i can have an ipod nano 2gb and there like $147.00. should i ask for something cheaper or what??? Help plz

2006-12-20 12:44:40 · 12 answers · asked by gabby 1 in Careers & Employment

My family is under a tough time now. We have 2 little girls, we just bought our first home, and suddenly financial troubles hit. I lost my job, and although I am looking, I can't find another one. We have this timeshare that we have to make payments on every month. It's frustrating because we don't want the timeshare and we can't even afford to use it. We need the money to pay our bills. We just need to sell the timeshare, but we don't know what site will sell it fast. Please help.

2006-12-20 12:41:44 · 4 answers · asked by jesse s 2 in Renting & Real Estate

I need to find one from my plan but I dont know who's good.. any sites or anything?

2006-12-20 12:40:50 · 2 answers · asked by MM 5 in Other - Business & Finance

2006-12-20 12:39:15 · 1 answers · asked by JJ 2 in Other - Business & Finance

Well if you've seen my other question you know that I have started a raking business. Well the obvious question is How much should I charge for it? My dad says 15.00 but my mom says 10.00. Also keep in mind that I am spliting all money with my co-worker.

2006-12-20 12:35:58 · 1 answers · asked by kyle p 2 in Small Business

2006-12-20 12:35:30 · 3 answers · asked by meanie 1 in Careers & Employment

- I have no credit history at all.
- Will have a co-signer (good credit) for loan.
- After 6 months, when credit is built, I plan to refinance and take the loan completely under my name.

I know the interest rate will be higher if I do this, but at least I give my co-signer some peace of mind. I just need to get my foot in the door.

Will I be able to do this? Why or why not?

2006-12-20 12:34:58 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Credit

2006-12-20 12:33:38 · 4 answers · asked by Ilyas D 1 in Other - Business & Finance

2006-12-20 12:30:52 · 5 answers · asked by noseque1984 2 in Investing

I received a note with my paycheck saying "Due to escalating food prices each employee will be charged $1.50 per meal per shift worked.This charge will be deducted from each payroll check based on the number of shifts worked.I don't eat meals there and therefore I don't feel I should pay for them either. We do not have an employee handbook and the kichen manager said this will be done even if we do not eat anything. Our previous policy was employee meals with a few exceptions to the menu will be free. Can an employer just decide on what they want to take out of a person's paycheck with out their consent like this? They have also threatened to deduct other charges from our paychecks like if we get caught using our cell phones, making innocent mistakes on food preperation etc...

2006-12-20 12:24:00 · 9 answers · asked by Jodell O 1 in Careers & Employment

I've posten up my resume in several job sites and I keep getting E-mail where some certain "company" is asking me to recieve payments for them (supposidly they provide a service), Keep 10 percent of the total, and then send them via MoneyGram the rest of the money to their UK location. Is this even legal?

2006-12-20 12:20:40 · 14 answers · asked by SImply Curious 1 in Careers & Employment