Who better than you, honored wedding attendant, to see that the bride and groom drive off to their wedded bliss with some financial preparedness tools in their shiny new toolbox. Photo by Carl Heyerdahl on Unsplash. Being selected by your dear friend or sibling to be their Best Man or Maid of Honor means you are super special to them. It is an honor reserved for those nearest and dearest. It also means that you, more than anyone except their...
Your dreams and goals may seem like a tough mountain to climb, but you’ll never know the feeling of fulfilling that dream if you never get started! Photo by Carol. Many in the personal finance blogging community are laser focused on achieving one goal: early retirement. They write of saving a high percentage of their high salaries, set the countdown clock, and let the world know when they’ve cut loose from the chains of the cubicles. That’s great! For them....
Benefits Package Decision Making Series: Want to Downsize Your Work Year? Work Part-Time Work-Life Balance
Part-Time Professionals with Benefits: Paid Time Off (PTO)
Employee uses of paid time off vary widely from travel to caregiving to medical appointments, and you should know that part-time professionals may qualify for this valued employee benefit too. Photo by Carol. Welcome to part four in my series Want to Downsize Your Work Year? Links to all articles in this series are provided at the end of this post. Are you transitioning toward retirement? Financially independent but still enjoy working to engage your brain? Wanting more time at...
I am so excited to be contributing to the #WomenRockMoney collaboration on International Women’s Day, 2018! Thank you to Chelsea at MamaFishSaves for organizing the #WomenRockMoney collaboration. She also designed the graphic shown above. A link to all posts via the #WomenRockMoney landing page is at the end of this post. If we could sit down together over a cup of coffee or tea with the intention of discussing financial literacy, you could tell me where you are on your...
Photo from Kaitlyn Baker on Unsplash. I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and links to Amazon.com. To My Dear Millennial-era Kids, I downsized my career and worked part-time for you. You didn’t ask me to. You were only newborns. I did it for me. For us. I’m not blaming you for the change in my career plans, nor...
