"What's your current salary?" a hiring manager asks you. Instantly you tense up, unsure of how to respond. It's a common — and uncomfortable — job interview scenario, and one for which you want to have a plan. Some would tell you to dodge the question
Don't be the sucker who pays full price now for a vehicle that will be half-price later. According to vehicle pricing site iSeeCars.com, the average vehicle loses 34.5% of its value once it leaves the dealership. However, as the recession made cars seem a lot more costly to buy but ideal for leasing, depreciation on some model's during that three-year span rose to 45% to 51%. "Certified Pre-Owned" or not, their prices lose a whole lot of momentum three years in. "Whether you call them 'almost new,' 'gently used' or 'lightly used,' the fact that auto leases have risen 91% in the last five years means a boon for shoppers who want a late-model car at a bargain price," said Phong Ly, CEO of iSeeCars.com.
After all of the drama last year, when Mylan Pharmaceuticals outraged the country by increasing the price of a life-saving Epipen injector to $700 — a 500% increase over a decade, it looks like the company is finally feeling some pain. On Wednesday, Mylan reported its second-quarter earnings, and they were disastrous.