Plan and Live Your Dream Retirement
Good Friday Today is Good Friday. For Christians around the world, this is both a time of sadness and rejoicing. It marks the day that Jesus (the man who never sinned) was crucified. He was nailed to a tree and bore the sins of the world. He died and was placed in a tomb. That’s […] Read more…
Banana Bread My favorite Banana Bread recipe. I grew up eating banana bread that my grandmother made. It was wonderful to come home from school on a cold afternoon, throw open the door and be hit with the aroma of banana bread. Hot, delicious banana bread. My mouth waters even now, almost 60 years later […] Read more…
Forty years ago this month, my husband and I said , “I do” and made a commitment to our marriage. We expected sixty or seventy years of wedded bliss. Wedded bliss?? I crack myself up sometimes! Have you ever known ANYONE who “lived happily ever after?” And, no . . . Cinderella doesn’t count. […] Read more…
Women face unique retirement challenges that men don’t. That just sounds WRONG, doesn’t it? But don’t fear – women CAN have a comfortable retirement. However, there are some significant things we need to consider during our working years to make sure that happens. Ready for this journey? Read on. Retirement Challenges Women Face The […] Read more…
** This article contains a few updates from the original version. I love books. If you do, too, what’s on your bookshelf right now? Do you have some favorites? Here’s a list of six – okay, actually seven – of my favorites. They are my “go to” books, meaning I’ve read each of them multiple […] Read more…
You’re getting close to retirement. But do you know if you will stay or go? How’s your planning going? You’re in good shape if you’ve: chosen your retirement date calculated your retirement benefits and know you can live comfortably compiled your bucket list and know how you will pay for each item decided where you […] Read more…
Why SHOULD you start planning now? You know you’re looking forward to retiring someday. I think we all get to that point – maybe when we’re fifty or so. We start dreaming of the perfect retirement. It’s going to be great. You’ll sit on the beach, sipping drinks with umbrellas after a hard day on […] Read more…
Today, I’ve been looking back at 2017. It’s hard to believe another year has come and gone. It seems only a few weeks ago I posted in Facebook, “Today I am retired!” and yet it has been a year. 2017 is almost in the past as we look forward to 2018. Busyness of Life […] Read more…