It’s been nineteen months now. Nineteen months, since, after years of struggling, I was forced to quit work due to illness. Nineteen months since I applied for social security disability... Read more >>

I recently renewed my gym membership, and next to the line requesting my birth date was one requesting my Social Security number. I found the question a little odd, and I hesitated, wondering, How... Read more >>

Joining us today is Valerie Kent, author of the helpful new book Gracious Living on Social Security. We’ll talk to her about this new book, her life, and how to apply the advice from her book to... Read more >>

I know the new year usually is full of hopes and good feelings. I often am myself. However, today ... not so much. Maybe it’s because today is my brother’s birthday, and I am still reeling... Read more >>

Tips to Keeping Your Retirement Plan on Track Summer is just around the corner, but that’s no excuse to take a vacation from checking up on your retirement plan. A recent Women & Co. study... Read more >>

In 2003, I was diagnosed with a terminal lung disease that not many people have heard of (including doctors). It’s called Primary Pulmonary Hypertension. Initially, the only treatment available... Read more >>

Everyday I am constantly reminded of my wonderful friends. My life would have surely been a very unhappy one without them. Additionally, they taught me how to be a friend to others. To extend... Read more >>

For many years, I never thought much about retirement. I was too concerned about the present—how to pay the bills and put three girls through college. I don’t recall when the thought of... Read more >>

... You might need to break them. Here’s how to recognize those times. For most people, following basic money rules makes sense. But like everything else in life, there are situations when... Read more >>

“You’ve come a long way, baby!” was a cigarette ad that peppered magazines some time ago. Born in 1965, I witnessed some awesome, dumfounding, and necessary social changes that... Read more >>