From Palm Beach State College in Lake Worth, Florida to College of Southern Nevada in Henderson, NV, multiple colleges teach their prospective accountants Quickbooks. QuickBooks is a software program that accounting experts can also learn while on the job, or also in a classroom and online. There are multiple affordable avenues to learn and upgrade …
A plumber can get rich by becoming a contractor and hiring other people to take on multiple jobs. Working alone or under some will not get them rich but they definitely can, and many have hit the jackpot by starting their businesses. USNews says Plumbers rank in the fourth position when it comes to top …
Thanksgiving is the biggest family holiday of the year in the United States. We gather together to cook tons of food and travel long distances to see family across the country. Then we rush out on our shopping sprees on Black Friday or order online on Cyber Monday. It is a great time for turkey …
There are many advantages to joining a big law firm. The cases are more interesting and diverse than what you find in a smaller boutique firm. The pay is also much more substantial when you make partner. Although I developed a passion for the law in college, I had no doubt about the kind of …
Decades ago, it was not uncommon for attorneys to not know how to type. Many senior attorneys still don’t know how, as they have spent their careers dictating to secretaries who will transcribe those words. As computers became more common, more and more people in general learned how to type due to the popularity of …
Being the head of a project means having a team report to you and, in the case of project managers, the project coordinator or line manager usually reports directly to them. To ensure that a project is completed on schedule and to a customer’s satisfaction, a project manager is ultimately responsible for its quality. The …
Real Estate is an exciting career with many benefits, including unlimited income potential and self-employment tax advantages. We also get to preview million-dollar mansions and meet some interesting, and sometimes famous, people (sorry, I can’t give names). But real estate also has some disadvantages. Unlike the popular and humorous notion, real estate agents don’t get …
Lawyers get a lot of heat from people all around for the rates that they charge and how they conduct their business. This frustration with lawyers leads many to ask if attorneys are even allowed to bill at the rates that they do for work done by their paralegals or secretaries. Those extra charges on …
Judge Rosario Antonio Livatino has been beatified–the third of the four steps towards achieving sainthood. Obviously, much respect for the worthy judge, but it is somewhat awkward that to win this notable plaudit, Livatino first had to suffer death by Mafia assassination when a couple of mob-connected hoodlums chased him into a field and shot …
Accountants are an integral component of any economy. They are expert number crunchers, tax savers, and budget decision-makers. Without them, both businesses and families would fail. Because of this, any accountant that has been doing their job for years would tell you that it can be one of the most rewarding professions on the planet. …
Other than professional athletes, lawyers are the only people equally skilled, trained, and qualified to specifically defeat you. That alone can tell you how challenging and competitive being a lawyer can be. Movies have somewhat distorted the reality of being a lawyer. The truth about the law is that it can be extremely overwhelming and …
If I wanted to become an electrician I wouldn’t need to go to college and I could earn a very comfy living making an electrician’s salary. Easy decision, right? Well, not exactly. In 2016, USA Today listed the top 25 most dangerous jobs in America, placing the electrician at number 22. On average, 80 electricians die …
A pilot career is one of the most reputable and renowned career options out there. A life spent in the skies comes with plenty of beautiful views, travels, and adventures. In essence, you get to know the rest of the world in a way most people with office careers can’t. What’s more, you get paid …
When you think of the job of nursing, it can sound exciting to be part of a system that saves lives and helps people live better every day. However, many will tell you that it is among the most stressful jobs on the planet. As often as there are rewards, and there are many every …
Teaching at any level can be difficult. The recent Covid-19 pandemic has brought the plight of teachers everywhere to the forefront of public consciousness. School shutdowns, the challenges of providing both online and in-person instruction, and teachers’ fears of transmitting or becoming ill with the virus have been daily news items. While the pandemic-related issues …