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New Study Reveals Peer Pressure Is a Better Motivator Than Making Money at Work [POLL]

Mike Adams — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 17:51:21 +0000

Throwing money at people has always been thought of as the great American motivator, but new research suggests that while lining the pockets with cash is nice, pleasing other people is a lot better. While that might sound like a load of employer propaganda to most folks, researchers from the University of Iowa say that [...]

11 Signs You're Too Old to Be Working

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 10:57:15 +0000

In the old days, if you were lucky, you worked until you turned 55, joined the ranks of the retired and scarred your grandkids for life by telling them about all the ears you collected during the big war.

Now, times are tough and pensions are nothing but a distant memory. So more people are working longer and retiring later, if they even retire at all. Of course, some really should consider taking the latter option.

New Retirement Age May Have Americans Working Until They Drop

Shauna Wright — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 21:13:44 +0000

In yet another bit of cheerful economic news, a quarter of the 1,500 people who filled out Wells Fargo’s latest retirement survey said they don’t plan to retire until they’re 80 years old — two years past the life expectancy of the average American.