Opting-In for Future Employability
In the last issue of Matt About Money, I encouraged you to opt-in to a flexible spending account during this year's so-called open enrollment season if your employer offers one. One other opt-in recommendation is to take advantage of your employer's tuition reimbursement program if available. The majority of large companies offer such programs, and yet just a tiny fraction of employees utilize the benefit.
Matt's View
The days of guaranteed employment are long over. But keeping our skills current is as close as we can come to guaranteed employability. While open enrollment season is usually not the only time you can sign up for tuition reimbursement, it's a good reminder to see what your employer offers and to think about what classes may be beneficial. I earned a master's degree courtesy of past employers. The work wasn't easy, but it was easy on my wallet.
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Managing Money by The Book
- "To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.'" - 2 Corinthians 12:7-9
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