How to Calculate Your Raise Percentage
The simple formula for working out your pay raise as a percentage, what it means per paycheck, and the mistake that makes raises look smaller than they are.
Salary
Hourly vs Salary: How to Compare Two Job Offers
An hourly offer and a salaried offer can't be compared by headline pay alone. Here's how to account for hours, overtime and paid time off with a worked example.
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Stacked Discounts: Why 25% Off Plus 20% Off Isn't 45% Off
How stacked discounts are really calculated, how to find the true total discount, and how to check whether a sale price was ever a real saving.
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Why a 10% Pay Cut Needs More Than a 10% Raise to Undo
A pay cut and a raise of the same percentage don't cancel out. See the raise you'd need to recover from any pay cut, and what to check before accepting one.
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