Last night I met a woman who was in town to help her daughter with her grandchildren. After listening to her story, it affirmed that people don’t readily share the challenges they are having unless for some reason it comes up in conversation. It happens much more often than anyone realizes. I know for myself, […]
Henrietta and Joseph Virchick My husband likes to tell a story about his father, Joseph Virchick, who was a pipefitter for the Standard Oil refinery in Bayonne, New Jersey, starting in the 1950s. It was a union job – the Teamsters – paying solid middle-class wages that supported his family in an upscale Levitt development […]
Tips on how to stay positive when your life is falling apart. Have you ever found yourself in a situation where life was falling apart and you couldn’t stop thinking about all the problems you were facing? If you have been there, then you know the feeling of being stuck in a rut and wondering […]
Scams are terrible, especially during the holidays. But scammers are out there every day, searching for their next victim. Scammers will ask you to pay with gift cards. Why? Because they’re like cash: once you use a gift card, the money is gone. A scammer may say they’re from a government agency and you need […]
Your immunity is much more than whether or not you get sick. It is your vitality, resiliency, strength, the quality of your energy, and your ability to fully experience life, joyfully. It is how well you thrive within the natural rhythms of life with a balanced body, mind, and spirit. When experiencing the […]
Hi. I’m Connie. As a serial “Grandmapreneur®”, I speak to retirees or soon-to-be retirees on the benefits of pursuing entrepreneurship in retirement. This blog post features 10 helpful equipment for seniors, which make your retirement more comfortable. 10 Things That Make Senior Life Easier Here are the best equipment for seniors: 1. Button Hook Source: […]
Identity theft is terrible. It’s ruins your day, week, month, and probably more. The average data breach in 2022 cost a company $9.44 million and took 277 days to contain. To determine where Americans are most susceptible to such crimes, WalletHub, a personal finance website, compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia on […]
Children and adolescents have the same fundamental human rights as adults. They also have special requests that are specific to their individual needs. Children are neither the property nor helpless objects of charity and are not their property. They are persons and subject to their rights. The Convention on the Rights of the Child establishes […]
The economy expanded smartly in the years before the Great Recession, just as it did before the COVID downturn. But the two recessions were markedly different, with opposite effects on when older workers signed up for Social Security, a new study finds. In 2008, the stock market slid nearly 40 percent. Older Americans with retirement […]
Dynamic fun facts about the month of December and more! December is a month of celebrations, fun and joy! December has arrived and with it comes a joyous month to celebrate all things holiday. That said, did you know that there are fun facts about the month of December that you might not have known? In […]
