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An emergency fund is for dipping into when you don’t have a choice, while a walk-away fund is for when you want to make a choice. Illustration: Alice MollonWhen I graduated from college in 2011 into a slow job market, I was happy to take any job. But two years later, I found myself stuck in a role without a career trajectory or opportunities for growth, and I realized I had to walk away. I got some other gigs lined up, asked for a small raise, and when they said no, I also said no, getting out of that dead-end job. Ever since then, the power of saying no to jobs—of having options—has stayed with me.
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Returning to the Office Is Killing My Budget
  + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Jessica Chou | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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Remote work is dwindling and in-person work is getting costly, employees say. Things like new office clothes, lunch, and commuting, are all adding up. Frustrated workers are sounding off that cost of office clothes, daily lunches, commuting, and more are all adding up as they start going into the office multiple times per week. On Tuesday, Elon Musk described remote work as "morally wrong," and other industry execs are also moving away from policies that would allow employees to work from home. Sometimes it's just a pot of lentil soup, but it works," Chou wrote.
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