Need a Stressbuster? Try Life Insurance.
Need a Stressbuster? Try Life Insurance. If you’re looking to reduce stress, a stress ball might give you temporary relief. However, more than 194,000,000 Americans have discovered a much more effective and longer-lasting remedy: Life insurance. In a recent survey by Life Happens, 78% of respondents said that finding ways to reduce financial stress was a top priority for...Read More
Strength In Numbers Will Make You Stronger In Retirement
Strength In Numbers Will Make You Stronger In Retirement Remember the Three Dog Night song that begins: “One is the loneliest number…”? That’s how it can feel to retire. No longer being part of a collaborative environment that sustained and engaged you all those years can seem like “the saddest experience you’ll ever know.” It’s no...Read More
WHOSE BRIGHT IDEA WAS RETIREMENT?
WHOSE BRIGHT IDEA WAS RETIREMENT? It was Otto von Bismarck’s. In 1889, the German Chancellor looked to reduce the unemployment rate of young people. He paid citizens 70 and older to leave the workforce, and much of the world followed suit. One place that didn’t: the island of Okinawa. You can’t retire there, because retirement doesn’t exist. They...Read More
Why Age When You Can Sage?
Why Age When You Can Sage? It’s easy to equate retiring with aging, especially when our bodies remind us that we’re not getting any younger. Being told you’re only as young as you feel isn’t much help. Jann E. Freed, author of Leading with Wisdom , offers a different approach, which she calls sage-ing . There are three basic instructions: Live...Read More