Friday, August 31, 2007

I'll Never Have Only One Income Again

Working hard? I bet you worked hard today Nothing wrong with that. I worked my way through a corporate environment for over 25 years and reached the highest level I could without owning the company. I survived and assisted in two buyouts with new owners. I was even rewarded by one with a $15,000 a year increase. Yes, I was excited. Then he faxed me a list of 15 of the 65 employee's I managed that were out of work the next morning, and I needed to let them know. 6 months later he flew in and met with me at 5:30, I was fired and gone by 6:00. He replaced me with his college roommate, because his old roommate needed a job. I got a good severance plan, but a six-figure income and all the perks and benefits were gone. A serious setback for me! I went to another company in View the rest of this article


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