Changing careers at any age can be frightening. When you’ve been in a certain career for some time, it’s easy to get stuck in your comfort zone. However, you could have several reasons for wanting to break out of this space of safety and branch into a new career, like the desire to try something new, needing to leave a toxic work environment, or a need for work that pays better … [Read more...]
How Having the Money Talk Helps Women Become Empowered
Do you find having the money talk with your family, friends, or colleagues to be complicated, or do you endlessly postpone it? As women, our financial health is something we need to meet head-on no matter what our age. It's best to plan for retirement as early in life as possible, but women in their 40s and beyond can still change their financial strategies. I was invited to … [Read more...]
5 Tips for Baby Boomers to Improve Financial Literacy
Most Baby Boomers are now at the point that they're headed into their retirement years. If that's you, you may want to work on your financial literacy and investment planning strategy to achieve your desired goals. According to a recent report from FinancialFinesse, Baby Boomers are in the strongest position financially compared to other age groups. Despite this … [Read more...]
If Age is Simply a State of Mind How Young do You Feel?
I’ve been contemplating the idea that “age is a state of mind” for a while now. I'm in my 60s but don’t feel old. It's funny because some people who are in their 30s think they’re ancient. I remember dreading turning that age but now it seems ridiculous. Perception of aging – We are not our grandparents Every generation has thought that their parents or their grandparents … [Read more...]
What is Mah Jongg? And How it’s Built a Sisterhood for Women
2 Bam. 4 Crak. 9 Dot. You may be asking what are these combinations of numbers and strange words? Some of you know exactly what I'm referring to, for those of you who are new to these terms, let me introduce you to the Chinese-inspired gaming phenomenon called Mah Jongg. How the game came to America Mah Jongg lore states that the game crossed the Pacific Ocean from … [Read more...]