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“Stop Talking Like That, Grandma!”
I don’t remember what age it started, but, at one point, the grandma I visited the most started ending each visit, phone conversation or otherwise,...
What Advice Would You Give to Your 20-Year-Old Self?
This year, our daughter got us started on writing the answers to some questions about our lives through a program called “Storyworth.” I know there...
Morning Coffee: And Other Empty Nester Opportunities
“Don’t let the door hit you in the #@!& (rear end)!” This was the comment one father made to me when sharing that his son was graduating from...
A New Kind of Exercise: For Your Money Muscles
Oh, if we had only known then what we know now! We can say that about many things in life. August is Wellness Month so I want to share some thoughts...
Preparing for Travel Time: The List You Don’t Like to Think About
Summer is the season for travel and vacations, or I understand it’s referred to as the time for “going on holiday” in some parts of Europe. It’s a...
Man Sale: It’s All About Perspective
I am curious what caught your eye on this article, the picture or the title? We’ve heard that a picture is worth a thousand words, and I think that...
Feeling Like “When it Rains, it Pours” When it Comes to Loss
Life is Short I don’t feel like there is a magic age but eventually, we realise how short life really is. Maybe it’s just more of an awareness as we...
Finding Financial Harmony
Wedding Season In my mind, Spring marks the beginning of wedding season. Although realistically I know weddings can be any month of the year. I...
Falling Apart vs Drifting Apart
I read a recent headline: Marriages don’t fall apart, they drift apart. I am not a marriage counselor but I serve as a money counselor so my brain...
Whatever Happened to Grandma Hats?
I don’t know about you, but I don’t feel like I see women wearing hats much anymore. As a child, we once lived with my grandmother for about six...
Embracing Less Worry to Enjoy More Life!
An Overdue Requirement Good news! We are getting close to half of our states here in the US that will begin to require a personal finance course in...
NEXT! The Perfect Four-Letter Word for Your Life
I don’t know about you, but lately I find myself frustrated with technology to the point of finally laughing out loud and throwing up my hands...
Turning Positive Thoughts into Sticky Sound Bites
One of the most fascinating analogies I read in the past few years that truly helped me to understand the importance of something is that sleep is...
What is Your Life “Litmus Test”? Make Sure You Ask Yourself These Three Questions.
A definite way of deciding something. Chemistry class is where I first heard the term “litmus test” used where it is literally a test (usually a...
Gift Ideas From Grandparents: What’s a Mimi to Do?
I have evolved over the years in my thinking around gift-giving to children as well as grandchildren. Perhaps you have, too? It’s a blessing that in...
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