Are you looking for an economic recovery for yourself? Many people have been subject to a layoff or even a pay reduction in the last couple of years. Even getting a new job often results in a significant pay cut from what you were earning before. This is a familiar pattern in times like these. …
Retirement is what people often look forward to when they wish they weren’t at work. That’s the model that they learned as they grew up. You work until about age 65 and then you can cut free and do what you want in your golden years. That model has a lot of assumptions built into …
I have a secret. I have an entourage that follows me pretty much wherever I go in my house. I call them my dogtourage. I have a black Lab named Lucky and we are keeping my father-in-law’s Lab-Golden Retriever mix, Lady. As I work from home, they like to be near me. As I work …
Recent stories have come out that stress the unemployment rate has reached 9.6% which is an increase despite the “Recovery Summer” initiative put forth. I’m not here to talk politics but to tell you that these numbers don’t mean anything to you. Statistics are only meaningful for a large group of people. They don’t apply …
My youngest son recently started 7th grade. It’s a time for most kids where they start to feel unsure of themselves. They are really making the transition from child to teen and they have a whole bunch of hormones that are kicking in to make things even more different. At the end of the first …