How can I state on my resume that I took time off to manage my personal real estate investments?

I resigned from my job at the end of last year because it was getting difficult for my husband and myself (both employed) to manage new construction we had invested in not only in Chicago but also in New Jersey. I want to list it since I think my employment gap may be a cause [...]

How did Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal help the country recover?

a. It gave money back to the tax payers
b. It created desperately needed good paying jobs
c. It encouraged wealthy people to do the same thing
d. It made trade easier with Mexico
e. It allowed construction companies to make a large profit

I have a tile and baseboard question regarding our new home!?

First of all…thanks for any advice given as our new home is really becoming a nightmare. So, here goes in regards to the baseboards:
If you look at most of our baseboards, primarily, the corners, they are sooooo chunky. It appeared to me, before doing some digging, that the “construction crew” litterally painted over [...]

What are my options for selling a home in negative equity?

We moved into our new home Dec 2005 in Jax, FL. A few months later, my husband recd a job offer from Microsoft, so we moved to WA. Due to high home prices in Redmond, WA, we decided to rent a place in WA. So far, since May, we have had to pay a mortgage [...]

Should I get an abortion? (details inside)?

I am almost 5 weeks pregnant and have an appt for an abortion tomorrow. My fiance wants me to keep the baby but I am leaning towars a no and think this will be a bad decision if we keep it. Here’s the back story.
We’ve been together for 7 yrs, living together for 2 yrs. [...]

how can i survive a job as a construction labor man?

I just got a new job today, the work is intensive, laying down pipe and operating various machinery.
what can i implement in my diet, so when the going gets rough – I don’t stop? I have packed a ham sandwich with cheese, am thinking about packing another one. I have a 10 hour shift, [...]

Will the Obama presidency have negative ramifications for middle-upperclass WASPs?

Obviously black people are jubilant about the inaug of Barack. But what about me? I am 24, white, college educated, moderately well-off. Barack’s new job plan is for infrastructure (ie manual labor, construction), medical record universalization (ugh, what a banal job), and new energy tech (chem majors only, and factory workers).
Where is my bail [...]

Should the anonymous donor who got outed by the NY Times buy the paper and FIRE THEM ALL?

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/meet-charles-feeney-cornells-350-million-donor-161507712.html
The New York Times has unmasked 80-year-old Cornell alum Charles F. Feeney as the anonymous donor who gave the school a $350 million donation to construct a new technology-based satellite campus on Roosevelt Island in New York City. Officials at The Atlantic Philanthropies, the foundation started by Feeney in 1982, confirmed to the paper [...]

Help me get out of this place(please)Need new start/life/job?

32/m hardworking/good-looking/intelligent/living in wisconsin needs to start a new life somewhere. I am willing to go just about anywhere. I have been in the construction biz for 10 years.(home building etc…) I would consider almost anything that would make me happy. I love sports for example…I dont mind hard work. But I also wouldnt mind [...]

A name for my company? Please HELP!!?

I have been thinking for well over a few weeks now and just can’t get the right name for my new construction company. We will be doing mainly decorative concrete work and small construction jobs (finishing basements, garages, sheds and decks) Please help with something catchy, but not too crazy. Thank you!! [...]

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