Author: Olivia

I work for a small company. Owner (my boss), me, and warehouse guy. I wear most of the hats for the operations of the company. Owner has some small tasks and goes on vacation 20+ times a year. I could easily do all of the owner's tasks as my own. I've worked here for 7 years and the owner has always given me generous raises – typically around 10%. I've worked my salary up to around $85,000. This last December, boss called me in – said money is tight and gave me a $5000 raise from $80k to $85k. My raise didn't cover inflation. Oh well, we've been slow. I come across the Q4 report for last year – 2022 – while updating our healthcare. My Q4 2022 is $500 less than 2021 due to lack of bonuses. Owner's Q4 is $12k more. Owner now makes more than me +…

Empty your bank account and pay the minimum on your mortgage, loans, credit cards and convince two people to do the same.