“If you don’t ask, you don’t receive.” — For those that have been on Medium for a while, you’ll know that 2021 was a brilliant year for a lot of writers on the platform. On 6th May 2021, I received a surprise $500 bonus from Medium for being one of the most engaged with the platform. I really…

Four events have potentially lowered the value of the dollar. — Back on March 2nd, 2021 I wrote about how my earnings are never their true worth thanks to GBP being too strong at that point in time. You can take a read below, but in summary, $1 was worth £0.73. When converting my earnings at the end of the month…

The competition on Medium is growing strong day by day. — Getting Top Writer status on Medium is a great achievement. Many writers are able to be part of 1, 3, or 20 categories/tags. …

One golden rule that can be applied to everyday life. — Times are getting tougher and tougher. Everyone is trying to make their money stretch are far as they can, but it’s not easy. Every day it seems the government is against us or some new law has been implemented to make things even harder. I’ve noticed that a lot of…

The secrets I kept whilst working for the world’s largest toy company. — I worked at Toys R Us for four years, right up until the day I was made redundant in April 2018 thanks to Amazon and the company refuses to lower their toy prices. Mangers didn’t even have the guts to tell us we were going under despite all the gossip…

With inflation getting higher and our paychecks getting lower, what can you do to really keep afloat long-term? — The banks are failing us. Times are getting harder for us all ever since coronavirus has hit. Who did you think was paying for those free vaccines? Who do you think was going to be paying back the Furlough scheme? Who was going to make up for the economic losses? All of us. Before the…

Do you feel embarrassed if your work doesn’t get much engagement? — One of my favourite niches is writing about work/corporate culture. However, the only publication I can find linked to that niche is Index — who never takes any of my work — so I have been self-publishing a lot recently. Of course, the risk of self-publishing is not getting as…

You should probably call someone if you are copying more than ten people in an email… — Electronic mail was invented by Ray Tomlinson in the 1960s. If he knew how many people would abuse the button in 2022, he might have spent time inventing something else! I got a promotion earlier this month which I’m over the moon about. However, I guess I forgot that the…

If I had stuck to my career and not changed in 2021, who knows where I would be? — I’ve just got a promotion! My manager non-surprisingly announced she was leaving. She didn’t need to tell me why as I know she’s been under a lot of pressure and in high demand. Her role wasn’t very sustainable. Nonetheless, I am now standing in her position, and I’m extremely proud…