Understanding Estate Planning: 6 Beneficiary Designations and How to Manage Them
The use of beneficiary designations is one issue that is not well understood and can lead to much confusion.
Most people think it is a simple matter of naming a person to receive certain assets by will or trust or naming them as a beneficiary of a retirement plan. I only wish it were that simple! Read More
When It Comes to Online Senior Dating, Do Women Hold All the Cards?
Have you decided the time has come to start dating again? If you have, and are unsure how to go about it, the best thing to do is talk with an expert. Professional dating coach, Lisa Copeland, discusses the one most important thing that every woman should have before she starts looking for a man. Enjoy the show! Read More
Senior Travel Surprise: Vacations Are Actually Splendid for New Couples!
We met in our 50s, both divorced and disgruntled with relationships. I agreed to go on a blind date for dinner because I like to eat. Despite our best intentions to remain single forever, we were holding hands by dessert. Life has been sweet ever since.
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6 Things to Check Before Choosing a Roommate After 60
It’s easy to concentrate on the upside when you make the big decision to share housing and start looking for a roommate. And it’s perhaps even easier to fantasize about all the benefits of living with a roommate and gloss over the possible pitfalls.
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Experience 115 Days at Sea, 335 Gourmet Meals and Unlimited Adventure with Road Scholar
I was the first person in my family to attend college. Like many boomer women, I did not follow a traditional path. I chose to not marry right out of high school and, instead, decided to travel and pursue a university degree. Read More
These Over 50 Dating Tips May Shock (or Even Annoy) You… But, they Work
Forget the aging stereotypes! Women over 50 are vibrant, emotional and sexual beings. Many of us are interested in over 50 dating, even if we don’t have any intention of getting married again. We just need a little advice on how to get started.
My guest on today’s episode of the Sixty and Me Show is dating coach, Lisa Copeland. Join us as we discuss how to find love – or at least a little romance – in your 50s, 60s or better! Enjoy the show! Read More
Dealing with the Five Stages of Grief (Plus One You Might Not Expect)
We sixty somethings are at a time in our lives when we experience loss and grief. Many of us have lost our parents, but I just experienced a loss that I’ve never experienced before – the loss of a sibling. Last month was my sister Pam’s birthday, and she would have been 60 years old. I’ve missed her a lot lately because it’s hard to move on as if nothing has changed. In fact, it seems disrespectful…
Read MoreSusan Sarandon Says that Being Alone is Traumatic and Exhilarating… Do you Agree?
I’ve been single for well over a decade now. Like most older women who have gone through a divorce, I have a bit of a love / hate relationship with being single.
80% of the time, I am able to celebrate my independence. I genuinely appreciate having the freedom to pursue my passions without compromise. I even love getting up in the morning and being able to eat breakfast whenever I want and with whomever I want. Does any of this sound familiar? Read More
A Wake-Up Call from Your Soul: Reinventing Your Life After 60
Hello, it’s your soul calling. I’ve arranged a special event for you. This event will remind you to check in with me, to nourish me to see how I am doing. Read More
What My Pretend Honeymoon in Bali Taught Me About Life
I never had a real honeymoon. You know how these things go. My ex-husband and I didn’t have the money and we couldn’t justify the time.
So it was that, as a 60-something-year-old divorced woman, I received an intriguing offer on my trip to Bali. I was asked to test drive a honeymoon experience with the luxury hotel group Alila. Read More