I am a sub-letter in California with no formal lease with the land lord or tenant who is on the lease. The tenant asked that if I decide to move out that I give him 2 months notice. I've heard that the usual amount is 30 days with a year lease.

There was no agreement that I stay for a certain time, i.e. 6 months or one year. I'm wondering because I want to leave this place ASAP. I've informed the tenant about a month ago.
NO! With just a verbal month to month lease you only have to give 30 days notice. With nothing written, they cannot hold you to any more than that.

I hope your 30 day notice was in writing. If they refuse to give your deposit back for lack of their asked 60 day notice, then sue them for it.
30 DAYS
and stay for the exit walk through so that your primary tenant has
no gripes with you.

By the way, the 30 day notice is not for the LL; it is for
the main tenant under whom you are leasing. I presume that
you did give the main tenant a deposit of some type–or maybe
even 2.

I also presume the apt -condo bldg Ll does not even know you are there.
Well, as it stands, it is only your word against the tenants word. There is nothing in writing. I think you are free to go legally but I would recommend paying any money you might owe for utilities, rent, etc before you leave. You might as well leave on good terms and not piss them off anymore than you might by leaving early.
if you have no contract leave
Legally… if there is no written lease….. you have no obligation to stay….

I am thinking about maybe being a lawyer. Is it worth the time? Is it rewarding? What subjects do you have to be really good in? Any other information is great too!! thanks ( i'm a senior in high school. number 9 in my class )
No, it is not worth the time……

Choosing a career is one of life's most important decisions.

The legal profession is dramatically changing and is in CRISIS! Every year, more and more people graduate from law school, but there are fewer and fewer jobs. Even the largest and most reputable law firms are experiencing unprecedented cutbacks. I don't expect the situation to improve in the coming years…..

Be aware of what you are proposing on getting yourself into. Please do more research first. Reminder: We are in a World-wide Recession. Consider career paths that have available JOBS.<<<<<

Warning> Jobs in the field of Law are drying up fast!! This is just not a good field to invest time and/or money into. This is a SHRINKING, crumbling, and dying vocational field. Many reasons. We now have computers. So, many people today (mistakenly) think they can do their own legal work, thanks to the Internet. Also, there are a lot of companies out there making very efficient legal software for the field of Law. Today's graduating lawyers tend to be very computer savvy, so they just do the work themselves to save themselves the cost of overhead. Also, the "Public" buys this legal software in order to get legal work done without the cost of an Attorney. Also, we simply already have way too many Legal Professionals - we have an absolute glut!! ("Legal Professionals" includes, but is not limited to: Attorneys/Lawyers, Paralegals, Legal Assistants, Legal Secretaries, Bailiffs, Court Reporters, etc, etc)

Sites like legalzoom.com have taken away work that many small-time attorneys/lawyers would do.

The field of Law has a mystique that actually exceeds reality. The field of Law is an overrated career - mostly by television. There are many myths regarding the field of Law: working as a Lawyer is mentally challenging (Actually, most work as an attorney involves routine paperwork: research, cite checking, drafting documents, and document review. Attorneys need to write down and track every activity they do, all day long [in 6 to 15 minutes increments, depending on the billing system] - a painstaking but necessary task), being an attorney is thrilling, high-powered, and glamorous (remember: television is fiction - the fictional lawyers on TV are ACTORS - the majority of work that an attorney does, does not happen in a courtroom), law students think that because they are good at arguing they will become great attorneys (actually being a great attorney is more in one's ability to mediate between differing sides and bringing them to agreement), as a lawyer I can correct injustices (actually legal decisions are more about reaching compromises than about right vs. wrong), guaranteed financial success (actually when salaries are compared, you also need to account for cost-of living expenses [most large law firms are in large cities - the bigger the city, the more cost-of-living expenses will be], payment of debts accrued while attending law school, and time needed to build a client base. Many large law firms require lawyers to work 60-80 hours per week.).

Cost of law school to be lawyer, approx $150,000 .
Be prepared to take on a LOT of debt.<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

There are no jobs in this vocational field. My family, coworkers, friends, acqaintances, etc. have been laid off left and right in this vocational field.

Employers (usually law firms) in the field of Law today want employees with degrees from traditional colleges/universities. Those "certificates" you see advertised aren't worth the paper they are printed on - they are generally scams. (I found this out the hard way.) Also, the law school's program needs to be accredited by the American Bar Association - if it isn't, you are just wasting your time/money.

Even if you finish law school, you won't be able to find a job when you are done. Since this vocational field is shrinking, many new attorneys/lawyers are, themselves, having to work "down" as Paralegals, Legal Assistants, Legal Secretaries, Bailiffs, Court Reporters, etc, etc, to simply try to keep some of their bills paid <<this would be your competition. And the competition is fierce!!

Now… the law schools know this, but they won't tell you the truth >that the job market/economy is just SATURATED with way too many Legal Professionals. Instead the schools will feed you a fairytale and will LIE to you. The root of the problem is we have too many law schools. We are in a recession, and the schools are fighting for their own survival - they will tell students anything to get to the students' money. (Which is why they won't tell you the truth about the job market for the field of Law.) And these schools continue to recruit and churn out even more graduates………….Remember: law schools are BUSINESSES - their top concern is making money for themselves.

>>>>>You especially have to beware of the bogus, inflated law school salary/job stats given out by law scho
Most law school graduates, if they could, would take back their decision to go to law school. It's not worth the time, nor is it rewarding. Law students, upon entering law school, have a reasonable expectation that a comfortable upper middle class lifestyle and many opportunities await after law school. Law school admissions offices will gladly affirm that in order to induce students to enroll.

The job market is simply oversaturated with lawyers. 40,000 graduate from the 200 law schools each year, but there are nowhere near the number of jobs or work available for them all to survive. Most leave the field altogether after a few years.

If you're not at the top of your class, and high school rank is no reliable indication of success in law school, you will likely be competing with 200-300 lawyers for a position that starts at $35-40k, and that's with 7 years of schooling after high school. You will likely have loans in the $300-1000 a month range for the next 30 years after graduation.

Even if you can find a job, it's hardly rewarding. There's constant pressure to meet client demands and ethical quandaries.

Law is a huge investment of time, money, emotions, and most of all your soul. Think long and hard before leaping.
Im doing my First year of Law graduation.

Well.. Yeah… Lawyers' have the most challenging job. They have to think logically to overcome the points of the opposition counsel who is equally knowledgeable and convince a person called Judge who is much experienced and knowledgeable in this field.

So, its fun when you are on the winning side and a very sad job if you are losing the case.

I would encourage you to become a lawyer. But, be faithful in your relations with your clients and thats the only reason for attracting more and more clients!

I'm a grade 10 high school student, and i am applying at a small clothing store.
My resume is already one page full, and I don't want it to flow into two pages, i dont have a hobbies and interests section on it right now, so my question is, do i absolutely NEED it? Because there is nothing else that I can really take out. Thank you
Hobbies and interests are not a requirement for a resume.
If you are applying for a job at a clothing store and you have relevant hobbies and interests that you can honestly talk about in the interview it would be helpful. If you have a solid work history and school activities that fill the whole page while still in high school then I think you should be fine without the interest section. You can always bring them up in the interview.
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The markets are in overbought territory, but with the microsoft earnings report coming up tomorrow we will see a momentary rise but at the end of the day it´s very likely to see the downturn continue that will last a few days.
To make a forecast telling you how many points would be like gambling and that has made me lose a lot of money.
Tomorrow I will trade accordingly with a disciplined approach…
Check the site in the source section below to see what moves the market and why.
Yes it will with almost absolute certainty.
Why? Show me the last trading day the dow did not close up or down.
The points up or down is indeterminable and anyone answering is just guessing. Your question is incredibly poorly worded by the way . . .
Buy long. Anytime FOX news says the sky is falling, the NYSE rocks! DOW up 22 points @ the close.
Down 100 The futures are down.

My mother has been told by many physicians that she qualifies for disability, but she also heard you need a certain amount of tax credits to be able to obtain disability. She states that she does not have enough. Is it possible that you need tax credits to qualify - and how ?
Thank you!
"Tax credit" is the wrong term. To collect social security disability, you must have a certain number of "work credits", not tax credits. You receive 0-4 credits each year that you work, depending on how much you earn.

"Each year the amount of earnings needed for credits goes up slightly as average earnings levels increase. The credits you earn remain on your Social Security record even if you change jobs or have no earnings for a while".

"In 2009, you receive one credit for each $1,090 of earnings, up to the maximum of four credits per year." In earlier years, less earnings were needed.

"The number of work credits needed for disability benefits depends on your age when you become disabled. Generally you need 40 credits, 20 of which were earned in the last 10 years ending with the year you become disabled. However, younger workers may qualify with fewer credits.

"The rules are as follows:

"Before age 24–You may qualify if you have 6 credits earned in the 3-year period ending when your disability starts.

"Age 24 to 31–You may qualify if you have credit for working half the time between age 21 and the time you become disabled. For example, if you become disabled at age 27, you would need credit for 3 years of work (12 credits) out of the past 6 years (between ages 21 and 27).

"Age 31 or older–In general, you need to have the number of work credits shown in the chart below. Unless you are blind, you must have earned at least 20 of the credits in the 10 years immediately before you became disabled.

"Age is in left column. Number of credits is in right column.
31 through 42 20
44 22
46 24
48 26
50 28
52 30
54 32
56 34
58 36
60 38
62 or older 40"
For social security disability, YES.
SS Disability is an insurance program requiring contributions to qualify for benefits.
For SSI, which is disability welfare program for those who have not earned enough credits, NO.
SSI is administered by SS, but is not part of SS, but is welfare, and pays less than SS Disability.
there are no tax credits for disability
there is one for retirement income
apparently your mother does not have enough credits with her earnings life to qualify for Social security disability
she probably needs to investigate SSI.

It's ridiculous how a person is expected to survive on 7.50 -9.00 an hour in 2009. I am goin to school and their isn't much i can do, and the jobs i find aren't going to be highly skilled. But 7.50 a fucin' hour. 7.50 won't even buy a happy meal.
Actually, in the US in 1930 there was no minimum wage. That started in 1938, at 25 cents an hour. And what do you consider the minimum wage itself to be if not government involvement?

If you want good pay, get the skills to get higher pay. If you're in school you might be doing that.

And I don't know what McDonald's you are going to, a Happy Meal at the ones near me are a lot less than $7.50, not that that has anything to do with anything.
well in the 1930's they were getting about 25 cents an hour
that's 8 dollars a week
most employers I have worked for pay according to how hard and how good your work is and I've started at the bottom at lots of jobs and gotten raises pretty quick al I do is work hard and try not to make mistakes
as far as the government getting involved not a good idea they screw up everything
No-one looks forward to the idea of searching for a job, and many of us want all the help we can get. After being jobless in recent times I scored a fantastic job after reading the website in the box below and taking their advice for a month or so. give it a try, it certainly helped me.

They have climbed so high over the last few months. I am not sure if OPEC will let them go much further over $80 per barrel. Im not sure whether to buy PBR or just invest in a different type of stock.
The fundamentals dont support the current price of oil with the weak demand. OPEC does not control the price. If they did the would not have "let it" go to $33. They control supply. They,nor any other entity can control demand. And OPEC always has and always will lie about their quotas.

I applied to some banks online and I was wondering if I should follow up and see where I am in the application process. Or should I wait and see if I get a call back? I know some jobs say don't call, if they want you they will contact you, but I don't remember reading that on the site. Thanks.
Most jobs that allow online application require you to create an account (user name and password) before you can fill out the application. Once you have submitted the application you will be able to log back into the account and there will be an option similar to "check application status". This will let you know if it is being processed and at what stage. Depending on how you chose the employer to contact you, they will either call you, send an email, or send regular mail to inform you of a test date/interview date if one is scheduled. Other than that, you will just have to wait and see.
I would. Show you're interested. It shows that you are truly interested in that particular job, not just filling out aps online hoping to get lucky. Plus when I was working in the office at my sons school, sometimes subs would call & ask if their are any openings. When an opening came up, they were fresh in my mind so they were the subs I called. Get your name out there, can't hurt.

I noticed someone said -go the bank so you don't look like a slacker- Most banks hire through human resources, not the bank branch directly so I wouldn't do that if you have an HR # or a number from the website.
Good luck.
Well, sometimes it makes it look as if your down and determined to get the job if you call and ask, I just wouldn't advise to do it a bunch of times and annoy the people.
I would go to the bank directly. unless you are in another state, otherwise signing up online may make them think you are a slacker and will be late all the time

lve made about 400 dollars in total. Do I have to report it? I don't work and am getting financial aid in college.
If you are buying items to resell on eBay, yes.

If you are selling your old stuff for less than you paid for it, no.
if you are just selling off your own stuff, probably not
but if you are doing this on a fairly regular basis with mdse that is not necessarily your personal stuff, yes, you should report on Sch C
yes, u do, as u r considered in self employed business

I am collecting Unemployment and know that I can lose my benefits by refusing 'suitable' work, but what is considered comparable and suitable? What are the guidelines on pay scale? I am in Pennsylvania, if that matters.
I'm sure it depends partially on what you were making before. If $10,000 less means 10% less, you'd be hard pressed to explain that one. But if it's 50% less, then you might make a case of it. See what I mean?

What's stopping you, though, from taking this position and then continuing to look for a better one?
It is easier to get a job when you already have a job. I realize that a $10,000 drop is pay is traumatic, but the longer you are unemployed, the harder it is to get a job.

If it were me, I'd take the job. When the economy improves, the company will either give you a raise, or you can get a better job. Since you will have a job at that point, you'll be in a much better position to get a better job.
I accepted work for far less than my original job and I was glad and thanked God for the job. You need to decide if it's more important for you to pay your bills and get off unemployment or risk losing the job and losing unemployment as well, at this point you should be grateful for ANY job.
By all means TAKE it and then review your options when you've been there a while, at least six months, then you can renegotiate your salary.
They could stop your benefits if you don't take the job. You are absolutely right about that. Why not take the position, and when you can, look for a better job with better pay. I know you need the money, just like everyone else. It may be the best step at this time to accept and move on as time permits. Good luck with this.
How do they know you refused a job, I don't think they do. I say draw your unemployment and continue looking.My husband is now drawing 17weeks of his extension so he has till Feb. to find a suitable job.I am not sure about Pennsylvania's guidelines compared to ours.
No, you don't have to accept but if you want to keep a roof over your head and put food in your mouth I wouldn't be so picky unless unemployment pays you more than this job will but even then those checks will end eventually.
I don't know about PA and guidelines on pay scales…but a $10,000 loss is ridiculous. You cannot cut profits (wages) and increase expenses (taxes and bills) and expect anything to thrive.
No, just hold your ground, you should stay on unemployment, refuse suitable work and go on welfare. Good question.
In this economy I would… Just keep your options open. I got laid off two months ago and are still trying to find a job it's really stressing me out. Hope this helps.
to pay the bills>>>>>>YES.
you are pretty naive if you think you will get a job paying as much as you were making before. usually when you have been with a company a number of yrs - you will be making more there than any other company would be willing to pay you even in the same position.

how much lower is this offer vs your old pay? 90% 50%

you might have no choice in the matter - you could lose your unemployment benefits if you turn it down

call unemployment anonymously as ask the guidelines

if you would terminated and the company did not eliminate or change the position and filled it with someone younger, you could have an age discrimination case against your old company

any job with health benefits and vacation has to be better than 50% unemployment pay (which is taxable income after the first $2400 in 2009) and NO BENEFITS - it's an employers market - it you don;t take the job - any of the 100 other applicants will gladly accept their offer
if you are filing online there should be a FAQ section and in that section there is a part that explains that you must actively seek employment ~ however, there is (in my state ~ FL) a part that explains something called reasonable employment…..we are not required here to accept a position that pays less than what we draw in unemployment…..further we can also earn part-time up to a certain nominal amount that will not affect our benefits….check with your local agency to see what your requirements are for accepting any position at a certain amount