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Help Waitresses Beat the IRS
Few nights back was out at a restaurant for dinner. When I got the bill, went up to the front and payed. The gratuity Continue reading →
Men vs. Women on Work
How Much of the U.S. Economy is Manufacturing?
Was tracking some manufacturing numbers
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Top Opportunity Jobs
Indiana Ranked 6th Nationally For Small Business Growth
Paychex.com had a news release over small business growth they track across the U.S. Read full post here.
Paychex is a leading provider of integrated human capital management solutions for payroll, HR, retirement, and insurance services.
Fort Wayne Fourth in Nation For Housing Affordability
WalletHub.com recently did a study titled “2015’s Best & Worst Cities to Start a Career”. The study looked at 150 U.S. cities and used 19 key metrics to find out how cities ranked for young people starting a career.
One stat that popped out was Fort Wayne, Indiana being in the Top Five for housing affordability.
One being the best and 150 being the worst, Indianapolis graded out at 92 and Fort Wayne was 103.
One Third of U.S. Baby Boomers In Work Force
Baby Boomers (people born between 1946 to 1964) are retiring in droves. According to Gallup via Economic Policy Journal, only about one third of Boomers are still working.
PRINCETON, N.J. — The first members of the huge baby-boom generation in the U.S. have reached retirement age in recent years, and these older boomers are retiring in large numbers, just as Americans in their mid- to late 60s did a few years earlier. While about eight in 10 boomers in their early 50s are in the workforce, the percentage employed drops to about 50% for boomers who are 60, and the proportion accelerates downward with each year of age thereafter. Only about a third of those aged 67 and 68 — the oldest boomers — are still working in some capacity.
What Santa Claus Gets Paid
Tis the season for kids visiting Santa Claus at the mall or Santa being hired out for large Christmas parties. What is the pay for being ol’ St. Nick. Aol.com had one write up and found this:
First, the good news: The pay can be exceptional. A PayScale survey showed that Santas can earn up to $100 an hour. Amounts posted at RealSantas.com show even higher rates, $175 to $300 for the first hour for posing as Santa at private parties. Additional hours average $125 to $200 each.
Marketwatch found mall Santa’s get the shaft while others make the money:
Mall Santas have a far less lofty rate ranging between $10 and $40 per hour. Those offering private visits (no chimneys, please) might charge anywhere from $50 to $300 per hour. Typical Saint Nick earns more in six weeks than many consumers do in six months. A Santa might make $8,000 to $15,000 during the holiday season, and particularly talented ones can pull in as much as $80,000
Don’t just think Santa shows up without any effort either.
Many pay as much as $1,000 in tuition and other costs to receive specialized training at a professional Santa school. On the syllabus: Sign language, voice projection and storytelling, an immersion course in the six levels of child development and 30 different ways to work with a hesitant child.
Graph of the Day: College Liberal Art Degrees Becoming Unnecessary
Via Wall Street Journal
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