The Financial Freebie Frenzy – or Do We Know How to Manage Our Money? (VIDEO)
Have you tried a tongue twister in a while? Try saying “financial freebie frenzy” three times fast! I am referring to all of the great attention the topic of financial literacy gets every April, which has been happening every year since 2004 when…
Read MoreOver 60? Embrace the 3 P’s – Pleasure, Purpose and Passion!
Living in your 60s marks a time when either retirement has arrived or it’s certainly on the horizon. You’re ready to knuckle down on happiness and health and bring together the threads of your life tapestry…
Read MoreWhat Are the Right Questions We Should Ask Ourselves?
Questions direct our focus. I learned long ago when my second child was diagnosed with a neurological condition, that asking the ‘why’ questions leads to a dark unnavigable place with no return. It’s a free-falling bottomless pit…
Read MoreHow to Enhance Your Style After 60 – Inside and Out!
Women should dress their age. Children should be seen and not heard. And men should bring home the bacon. I’m having a little fun, of course, poking “fun” at some often-heard sayings that would attempt to dictate how we as smart, visible…
Read More5 Powerful Reasons to Embrace the Unexpected After 60
If you’re like me, life seems perfect when there is a manageable routine. I’m not a stick-in-the-mud, but I like it when I can plan ahead, when I know how my day is going to go and when I feel confident about the tasks on my to-do list…
Read MoreAn Epidemic of Another Kind: Financial Illiteracy Among Young and Old
Quarantine. Lockdown. Shelter in place. Social distancing. Covid-19. Who heard of these terms before, or even knew what they meant – let alone were intentionally living them every day – until 2020!? Hopefully, going forward, none of us will spend…
Read MoreWhat Covid Is Teaching Me About Divorce Recovery
I’m writing to you three weeks into coming down with Covid, and although I’m getting better day by day, I’m still not myself. The coughing won’t stop. Despite a good night’s sleep, I’m still pretty tired most of the day. And there’s still this annoying nose…
Read More3 Powerful Spices that May Help with Type 2 Diabetes
The International Diabetes Federation estimates that 1 in 11 (425 million) adults worldwide have diabetes. They also say that 1 in 2 adults with diabetes are undiagnosed (212 million).
The IDF expects this number to rise to 592 million by 2035…
Over 60 and Rejected by Your Kid? Navigating the Estrangement Struggle
By the time we reach our 60s, we reflect on what we once hoped for with our family. I hear from women that they would grow older harmoniously with their families. It is encouraging and a blessing when this is the case. But many struggle under the shroud of secrecy…
Read MoreWhich “Old Woman” Will You Be? How to Become the “Nice” One
When my boys were small, I wanted them to feel comfortable around “old people.” We lived far away from grandparents and had little natural interaction with people older than 30, so I thought that visiting the county nursing home…
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