Some of the best days of our lives are had during grade school. Running around the playground, playing with friends, and swinging from the monkey bars are all an important part of the learning process. The same thing can be said of the mishaps or difficulties a child will encounter during their time at school. […]
Small business owners have both less and more power to influence their customers than the big guys. Although they may not be able to compete with the big corporate names on a global scale, they sure can beat them in their local markets. No matter how big or small the business, the growing importance of […]
I’ve always pictured myself and my husband lounging and tanning under the sun on a beach somewhere in the Pacific or Caribbean. It seemed a pleasurable thought for me and I would sometimes find myself daydreaming about the idea. My husband and I had a talk once when we were having dinner. I asked […]
I know most people are thinking that retirement is awesome and that it is what everybody needs. Most people think that retirement would be like having nothing to do but bask in the sun at a luxurious beach resort somewhere in the Bahamas. Oh, the feeling of just relaxing and watching the sky fly over […]
As a retired working mom who empathizes with all other moms out there, retirement is not as easy as it sounds. Let me share some things people don’t know about entering retirement. Retirement can be expensive. The common assumption that health care expenses will be fully taken care of once a person turns […]
When you have come to retirement stage and you have nothing to pull out of your wallet, you might be in an awful situation. Don’t get yourself into this catastrophe and secure your income while you still can. Here are effective tips you can do to protect your income or better yet expand it to […]
Once we reach a certain age, we expect to retire from our position of employment and spend the rest of our years doing what we love. This could be retiring to a sunny area enjoying the beach and making new friends or finding time to spend with family members that just wasn’t there before. As […]
There are several steps to retirement planning, most of which happened during your 30s and 40s. You begin to save money so you will be able to live comfortably when you do retire. However, a step that happens later in life is finding health insurance. In your late 50s and early 60s, it is time […]
Getting older has its perks. You get to retire from working and you get discounts when shopping! I love being retired but have seen many of my friends struggling with getting older. It seems once we hit thirty, we try to forget every birthday as we get closer to 40, 50 and then 60. Many […]
With age comes wisdom. As we age, we learn how not to do certain things, which helps us to live better lives. However, we do make mistakes, no matter how old we are. One mistake that many senior citizens make is getting into debt at an older age. Once retirement age takes place, we instantly […]