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What Does Financial Planning Have to Do with Your Job Search?

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How is your financial footing? Is your job search financially ready? Are you taking on a new position and need to make sure you have the right benefits for you? I talked with Aja (ah-jah) McClanahan to discuss things you to consider preparing for a job search, during a job search, accepting an offer, and at the start of a new one.

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Here is more information about Aja:

Aja is the founder of Principles of Increase, a site that helps people dump financial habits and debt, make extra money and build wealth. Her blog has many helpful tools and resources to improve your financial journey. She’s been featured in Inc., Yahoo Finance, and MarketWatch.

Here are a few highlights from the show:

Aja offers advice for those who do Air BnB as an example of how companies were helping those who were on Federal furlough
Talking to creditors – They are often helpful
Being a saver is creating a good financial habit
Digit and Tip yourself apps are helpful to save money
Hide money from yourself
Aja explains how her kids make money for their future
Move tax-deferred accounts with your jobs with comparable accounts – “Don’t forget the loot!”
Have an exit plan before it’s needed on how you want to move your money
Negotiating: You don’t have to take the “boilerplate” offer

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About Mark Anthony Dyson

I am the "The Voice of Job Seekers!" I offer compassionate career and job search advice as I hack and re-imagine the job search process. You need to be "the prescription to an employer's job description." You must be solution-oriented and work in positions in companies where you are the remedy. Your job search must be a lifestyle, and your career must be in front of you constantly. You can no longer shed your aspirations at the change seasons. There are strengths you have that need constant use and development. Be sure you sign up to download my E-Book, "421 Modern Job Search Tips 2021!" You can find my career advice and work in media outlets such as Forbes, Inc., Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Glassdoor, and many other outlets.