Am I Overvaluing Myself—Or Being Overlooked?
Sitting With the Discomfort When You See Your Job Posted for More Than What You Make You’ve put in the work. You’ve built experience, taken…
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Dealing With Debt and CalendarBudget Announce Strategic Partnership to Expand Financial Literacy Tools
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Austin, TX – September 15, 2025 – Dealing With Debt (DWD), the nonprofit dedicated to reducing financial stress and building…
Dealing With Debt Teams Up with LegalEASE to Offer Affordable Comprehensive Legal Support to Members
. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Strategic relationship ensures Dealing With Debt members receive discounted access to LegalEASE’s expansive legal…
The Power of Community: Why DWD’s Approach to Financial Literacy Stands Apart
At Dealing With Debt, we’re not just teaching financial literacy. We’re building something bigger—a community-based learning environment. And that one difference changes everything. Most financial…
Ego, Energy, and Ears: Learning to Listen in a Loud Job
This career is loud. Sirens. Radios. Yelling over roaring engines. The constant beat of urgency. What’s the real noise? It’s the stuff in your own…
Will Your Bending Break Your Best People?
Every manager has them—the employees who always deliver, handle challenges without drama, and can be trusted with the “mission critical” tasks. It’s natural to want…
What Happened to Our Creativity, and Can AI Help Us Get It Back?
In our recent Level Up podcast episode, “Trades, Tech, and Tomorrow,” we sat down with Mikhail Reece—a sharp, dynamic thinker who said something that has…
When Being the Goat Becomes a Lot
In every organization, there’s a quiet truth: the better you are at your job, the more people lean on you. You’re trusted. You’re capable. You…
Is It Time for Universities to Welcome the Trades?
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the students who start college full of hope, only to leave before finishing. Maybe they discover the traditional…
From Consumer to Owner: How to Stay on Track for Decades
There’s a line you cross at some point in this journey. It’s not a dollar amount. It’s not a promotion. It’s not the size of…
