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The fifth annual Q&A. Or sixth. I can't remember. | Penelope.

Penelope Trunk

Are there any strategies that are effective in handling this? But avoiding the move will allow her to keep her career and finances on track without dealing with the VI's bizarre economy. #2: I like when people have already done some research—it usually helps them have a good question.] Something like that. The romance?

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Frugality is a career tool | Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist

Penelope Trunk

About six weeks later when I had the hairbrained idea to start my own business, I could look at the decisions we had made earlier and how they allowed us to move forward with financing our business. So my new strategy is to focus on one "side project" at a time apart from my full time job as Program Manager at Microsoft.

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BNET Column: Forget the job hunt. Have a baby instead. | Penelope.

Penelope Trunk

Posted by Sam on September 7, 2010 at 5:31 pm | permalink | Reply I am currently a grad student and I am doing this because there was no way I could find a job after getting laid off, and wanting to leverage my chances for a career change. Our family has grown stronger, but it does change life, career and finances.

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