Wealth, Freedom, Fortune. These are the things that most people dream of. And for good reason – who doesn’t want to be wealthy and free? But the sad truth is that becoming a millionaire is hard. Like, really hard. In fact, most people will never become millionaires. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try! If […]

Financial worry can be defined as fear or stress related to one’s financial situation. It is normal to feel some degree of financial worry from time to time, but when it becomes excessive, it can lead to anxiety and even depression. Some of the common symptoms of financial worry include difficulty concentrating, insomnia, irritability, and […]

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 will help entrepreneurs understand retirement planning and having a stable future, which you will need as you consider starting a business. For many people, retirement is the start of a […]

Photo: Vauxford Buying a car is such a complicated process. I always appreciate information from Consumer Reports on the topic. Each year Consumer Reports issues a report on car reliability. It’s latest report showed hybrid vehicles and midsized or large sedans are among the most reliable, while electric vehicles and full-size pickup trucks are the […]

What if we learned the art of #Quiet Listening? We think we know how to listen. But what we are doing most of the time is waiting to interrupt. We’re scanning the environment to see when we can get our point in or are waiting to assume a shields-up perpetual fight or flight mode. When […]

Photo: The Pancake of Heaven! It’s great progress that 40 state attorneys general have reached a $391.5 million settlement with Google over its location tracking practices. The Big Four – Google, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook – have tremendous power over our personal information and more needs to be done to rein them in. Google misled […]

We tend to be unprepared for dying and death and we are unprepared for grief. Most of us don’t understand mourning, its natural flow, all the feelings and emotions that grieving presents. We are numb, we are screaming inside, we are confused, we are lost, we are alone, isolated, angry, afraid—all a normal parts of […]

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The pandemic has done good things for paid sick time. Today, 77 percent of all employees in the private sector get paid time off for short-term illnesses and preventive medical care. That’s a modest four points higher than in 2019 but at least it’s going in the right direction. However, coverage remains low at the […]

Kindness is the language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see. ~ Unknown Many people appreciate that being kind is synonymous with showing you care about others.  On the other hand, others sneer at kindness in business and express the belief that if you’re too kind, you only set yourself up for […]