Sorry, we’re a bit late in your inbox this week! We just came back from an exciting trip to Seattle, Washington 🌲✨

We went live on local news to share our mission (watch here 📺) and hit neighborhoods like Capitol Hill and South Lake Union to talk with everyone from software engineers and clinical psychologists to servers, carpenters, and more. Those interviews are coming your way soon. 👀

And if you’re in Portland, OR, or Walnut Creek, CA, heads up, we’ll be there next week! Full details below, plus our main feature: your ultimate career guide.

• Software Engineering Manager, Wayfair: $172K-$189K, (Hybrid)

• Clinical Dietitian II, UNC Health: $26.59-$38.23/hr, Raleigh, NC

• Senior Software Engineer, BitGo: $180K-$220K, New York, NY

• Head of Sales, Parallel Fluidics: $225K-$275K (OTE), Boston, MA

• Project Associate, Chicago Artists Coalition: $22-$24/hr, Chicago, IL

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Tired of bookmarking job boards, half-baked negotiation tips, and random LinkedIn posts? We’ve gathered everything you actually need, all in one spot!

From salary negotiation guides to job search tools and career checklists, this is your go-to library for making your next career move, without the overwhelm.

💰 Know Your Worth

Before you jump into a new role or negotiation, you need real information and research. These resources help you see where you stand in the market so you can make smarter decisions.

• Think you’re underpaid? See how your paycheck stacks up by taking this quiz, using this free market research guide, or exploring our anonymous salary database for similar roles.

• Need to ask for more? Use this free salary negotiation guide, or use our tried-and-tested scripts to ask for a raise.

• Be sure to review the dos and don’ts of negotiating before asking for more!

• Are you worried that negotiating will make you seem greedy? NOT TRUE! Here are 9 debunked salary negotiation myths.

• Did you know you can ask for more besides pay? Here’s how to negotiate benefits and other things besides salary.

🔎 Explore New Career Paths

Not sure what job you should do? We created these quizzes and guides to help you find a job that aligns with your skills, passions, and lifestyle goals.

• Not sure which trade is your vibe? This quiz will match you to the right one.

• What’s your perfect side hustle? Find your flexible fit in this quiz.

• Tech-curious? Find the role built for you with this quiz.

• Seeking job security? Here are the 7 highest-paying jobs of the future.

• Is your creative calling? Here’s how to start (or pivot) into a creative career.

• Don’t have a degree? These are the 17 highest-paying jobs that don’t require one.

• Want to work remotely? Here are the 10 highest-paying remote jobs in 2025.

🚀 High-Growth (and High-Pay) Industries

We’ve rounded up the careers that are growing fast and paying well. From healthcare to the trades, these resources will help you spot opportunities you might not have considered, and show you exactly which jobs are leading the pack in pay.

• Healthcare: Check out our healthcare careers guide to learn more about various paths in this industry, and explore the 9 highest-paying healthcare jobs with six-figure salaries here. 

• Tech: Learn how to break into tech and IT (with tips from real tech workers), and explore the 12 highest-paying tech jobs of 2025 here.

• Trades: Explore our trade careers guide and discover the 20 highest-paying trades with low barriers to entry.

• Art: Who says creative careers can’t pay the bills? Here are the 10 highest-paying creative jobs that pay $100k or more.

• Government: Here are the 11 highest-paying government jobs (and how to land them).

• Side Hustles: These are the 12 highest-paying side hustles that won’t burn you out.

🧠 Need to Know

• If you’ve been laid off recently, here’s a step-by-step guide on what to do next.

• Having a pay transparency law in your state could give you a HUGE advantage. Find out what your state’s pay transparency laws are here.

• It’s almost performance review season! Here’s how to prepare in 6 easy steps.

• It’s your legal right to discuss your pay, but don’t break these rules about talking about salary in the office!

• Unions are all the rage! Here’s how to join a union (or form one yourself).

• Think you’re being discriminated against? Here’s your pay discrimination 101 lesson (and how to fight back!).

At the end of the day, your career deserves more than guesswork. Use these tools, make your move, and never settle for less than you’re worth! 💪

IT’S THE TWO CENTS SEASON 2 FINALE! 🥳 

In this episode, we give you a major update on our home renovations, including how much it's costing us to rent short-term (hint: it's insane), and what we think is the REAL issue with the housing crisis today.

We also break down our experience as Washington Mystics season ticket holders, and the unfortunate reason we won't be renewing our tickets for next season.

Tune in to watch on YouTube above, or your preferred podcast platform here. 🎧

• Emergency fund dwindling? 😬 Here’s how to save under pressure

• Overthinking small buys? 💵 The 0.01% rule might be your way out

• The teacher becomes the student 🧠 Guess who’s leading AI adoption at work

• Work from home 🏠 The 41 best companies for remote work in 2025

• Need a LinkedIn hack? 💻 This strategic filter helped this worker find a job she loves

See you next week for more career tips, money moves, and transparent advice! 💚