Are You Financially Savvy? Here Are 11 Tips Every Older Woman Can Use
In any relationship, there is division of labour – one partner will probably do most of the cooking, the other will probably do most of the car-related stuff, and so on…
Read MoreDownsizing in Retirement: Purging My Closet, Office and Bathroom and Learning to Breathe Again
I love the change of seasons because it gives me an opportunity to do one of my favorite things: purge my closet. The good thing about purging one’s closet at the beginning of the season is that the things you get rid of are still wearable by someone else…
Read MoreAre You Actively Speeding Up the Aging Process?
Julia retired from a fast-paced corporate job about three years ago. At first, she had a difficult time figuring out what to do with all her time. She even slipped into depression seeking medical help and anti-depressants to help her through…
Read MoreChristmas Gifts for Women
Giving and receiving gifts at Christmas is a great source of pleasure. I know I like offering gifts as much as I enjoy getting them. It’s never been easier to do purchases online and have them delivered to your door or directly shipped…
Read MoreBest Christmas Gifts a Wife Will Love
We know a lot of partners who struggle every year to get the perfect Christmas gift for their wives. Even after ALL those years, every year is the same. “What does my wife want for Christmas?” You can always get her favorite perfume…
Read MoreBest Christmas Gifts for Mom
Are you looking for the perfect Christmas gift for your mom or your mother-in-law? Or maybe your kids need some hints as to what to get YOU for Christmas. We’ve compiled a list that we personally feel will help with your holiday shopping…
Read MoreAre You Being Productive or Distracted? 6 Tips for Better Smartphone Usage in Your Mature Years
Are you a nomophob? Nomophobia (“no-mobile-phone phobia”) is a term describing the fear of being without a mobile device. In this nomophobic world we live in, we have become addicted to the distractions our phones provide…
Read MoreHow to Update a Wardrobe After 70
For most of us, what we wore in our 60s was not all that different from what we wore in our 50s, at least not through much of our 50s. Maybe that’s because, as a savvy friend of mine suggests, the demarcation lines of how we see ourselves…
Read MoreOvercoming Mobility Issues in Later Life
Some activities are bound to be more difficult as we get older. Recently, there was an article on Sixty and Me about older women finding cycling difficult. Until about seven years ago, living at the seaside, I swam every day between April and October…
Read MoreNeed Extra Income? Here Are 5 Ways to Get It Out of Your Home
If you’re feeling pinched these days, you’re not alone. The combination of pandemic, inflation and global events has dealt us all a wallop. And yet there are still bills to be paid, nest eggs to pad or replenish, home improvements to make and adventures…
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