How to Save Money When You’re Broke

You know you’re supposed to be saving money: for your future, for a rainy day fund, for that big purchase you have your eye on (hello, summer vacation). But how do you save money when you’re already in debt and everything keeps getting more expensive? […]


5 ChatGPT Prompts to Negotiate Your Next Pay Raise

You’ve probably heard of people using ChatGPT or other forms of AI technology to help them with a job search or crafting a resume and cover letter. But what if you could use ChatGPT prompts to help you negotiate your next pay raise? In


What to Negotiate in a Job Offer Other Than Salary

You’re excited to receive a job offer after all of your hard work and effort in the search process! But before you automatically accept what you’ve been offered, take a minute to step back and consider all aspects of the offer. Obviously you’ll want to […]


6 Finance Tips For My Younger Self

It must be the money! Personal finances are one of those topics that many of us wish we learned more about in school. Budgeting, saving, investing, credit scores, student loan repayment – just thinking about these topics can provoke anxiety, even for the savviest finance […]


How to Pay for Graduate School

Higher education certainly isn’t cheap these days. If you’re thinking about going to graduate school, you have several options to consider when it comes to covering financial costs. This article from Nerd Wallet offers up five possible strategies for covering your graduate school bill.


Your Money and Your Time: Managing Life as a New Professional

By Allison McWilliams (’95), Ph.D., Assistant VP, Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University There’s a lot of emphasis on work in your first year after college – what type of work you will be doing, where you will be doing it, […]


4 Steps to Negotiate Your First Salary

By Chelsea Keen, M.Ed. (’12), Career Coach and Founder of Uplifted Ambitions Career Coaching Chelsea Keen is a results-oriented career coach who empowers ambitious early and mid-level professional women to land their ideal job, advance in their career, and find fulfillment in their 9 to […]


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