Help For Women’s Retirement

Eighty-six percent of women hope to achieve security in retirement but the statistics show that only about 33% of them will. Poverty often hits women harder in retirement. In 2021, AARP and the Ad Council came together to create a new campaign, “We Say Save It,” to help women better plan for retirement living. The article, AARP, Ad Council Team Up to Boost Women’s Retirement Savings talks about the reasons why women suffer monetarily after quitting work and directs readers to the, WeSaySaveIt.org official site that offers women detailed information on retirement savings and ways to make your money work best for you.

Retirement Ready?

Does the thought of retirement make you nervous or are you still in the stage where you’re throwing out all the mail you get from AARP?  Peter Finch for the New York Times offers a detailed, five-year plan to help you prepare.  Finch explores the process by breaking each year down into easy steps, ranging from calculating self-worth/future needs, to recognizing health insurance options, investigating reverse mortgages, and considering long term care.

Countdown to Retirement: A Five-Year Plan

A Little Bird Told Me

5peepyeljpg-c3f3b79c7059f81aSo it’s the dead of summer, at least here in Texas and not really anywhere near Easter but I thought we could all use a little #FridayFun in our lives.

Anyone else love Peeps candy?  They were created by the Just Born company of Brooklyn in 1953 and have been an Easter delicacy ever since.  Enjoy the Peeps trivia in this article from the AARP magazine, 11 Things You Didn’t Know About Peeps and don’t worry, if reading this makes you crave that soft, sugary treat, they sell them year round!

This Just In
Workers at the Bethlehem, PA plant where they make Peeps have walked off the job in protest of a proposed change from a pension plan to a 401K.  Might want to get your Peeps sooner rather than later.  Although, the company is reportedly hiring replacement workers to keep production up and running.
‘No pension, no Peeps:’ Strike threatens holiday candy supplies