How to Fix Cracked Heels [Problem Solved]

After 25 years of cracked heel anxiety, I solved my problem with Okeefe’s, the best cream for cracked heels! I used to dread sandal season until I started using O’Keefe’s for Healthy Feet Foot Cream.  My cracked heels embarrassed me too much to even think about wearing sandals. If I did wear shoes that exposed (Learn more!)

What is it Like to be Debt-Free? 8 Traits of a Debt-Free Retiree

In a world where the average baby boomer enters retirement with mortgage payments, car notes, credit card debt, and sometimes student loans, debt-free retirees are free from the burden and struggle that debt can cause. Living debt-free is liberating but requires certain traits such as determination, a positive attitude, and living within your means. Focusing (Learn more!)

Plan Now for a Healthy, Happy Retirement

The greatest wealth is health” – Roman Poet, Virgil Plan Now for a Healthy Retirement If you’re only thinking of financial planning when it comes to your retirement, you are making one of the biggest mistakes of your life. Your health should be more important than how much money you have in the bank. Money (Learn more!)

Ashwagandha Boost Male Vitality! 5 Benefits

Are you a man or know a man who could use a little more zest? Ashwagandha could be the answer. This powerful herb demonstrates positive results in boosting male vitality. Men who adopt a youthful mindset, exercise regularly, and take Ashwagandha supplements, have a greater chance of maintaining energy,  enthusiasm, and better health throughout all (Learn more!)

The Influence of Peer Pressure on Retirement Plans

Unless you have successfully overcome peer pressure, you may still be conforming to its negative influences, including behaving in ways that your peer group expects regarding your retirement. Before the peer group’s influence, your life was carefree. You were content with simple pleasures, unconcerned with societal expectations. However, this changed when you started school. Confronting (Learn more!)

Are Reading Glasses From the Dollar Store Any Good?

Are Dollar Store reading glasses bad for your eyes? Perhaps you’ve been wondering that. I certainly have for years! Dollar Store reading glasses have been on my desk ever since a local anchorwoman for WWL-TV in New Orleans mentioned on air that she bought and kept several pairs around her house. Because I was getting to (Learn more!)

How to Solve the Poverty Consciousness Trap in Retirement

Poverty consciousness, also known as scarcity mindset, is the belief that you’ll never have enough money, or that the flow of money is limited. It’s the subtle conditioning about money that you may not know you have. Suppose I asked you if you have a poverty consciousness? How would you answer? Would your answer be (Learn more!)

5 Reasons to Embrace Change in Retirement

Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.” ― Mary Shelley, Frankenstein Change is unavoidable.  For this reason, if we want to be happy retirees, we must embrace change with gusto like never before. We should commit to thriving, not simply surviving. Change is nothing new.  We’ve encountered it (Learn more!)

Yes! Homemakers Collect Social Security Spousal Benefits

It’s important to remember that you may be eligible to collect Social Security Spousal benefits even if you have never worked outside the home. Whether you identify as a homemaker, housewife, or stay-at-home mom, you are eligible to receive Social Security spousal benefits. I know because I’m doing it! This applies even if you have (Learn more!)

What is a Self-Reliant Retiree?

One of the biggest mistakes couples make when they are considering retirement is that they do what’s popular instead of being self-reliant. They conform to what financial planners, friends, in-laws, and even Millennial bloggers say they should do. Most of what these know-it-all-do-gooders say is “work until you no longer can, or have a million (Learn more!)

A Natural Approach to Managing Retirement Anxiety

Are you feeling anxious about retirement? It’s completely understandable to have worries during this time. You’re not alone if you find it hard to calm your mind because of persistent thoughts about your future. It can be tough to relax when concerns about not being able to quit your job or feeling unprepared financially keep (Learn more!)

15 Free Online Sites for Retirees to Learn at Home

Are you a retiree ready to learn at home for free? Excellent! Learning at home is a great way to educate yourself at your own pace. Plus, it’s budget-friendly for retirees. Not to mention the fact that learning keeps our brains sharp as we age! The internet opens up a world of possibilities for free (Learn more!)

What is Work Camping? On the Road to Retirement

What is work camping? Imagine stepping out of your door each morning into the crisp fresh air. While taking a deep breath, you close your eyes and listen to the sounds of nature unfolding. The day progresses, and while you fulfill your job requirements, you explore your surroundings. When evening comes, you relax near a (Learn more!)

10 Immune Boosting Foods Older Adults Should Eat

I think we can all agree that our immune system is amazing! This complex network of cells, organs, and tissues harmonizes to defend our bodies from disease-causing microorganisms. Like a loyal family watchdog, it constantly guards our bodies against unwanted intruders that make us sick. Yet, now and then a tiny organism breaks through and (Learn more!)

4 Kid Tested Ideas for Long-Distance Grandparenting

Long-distance grandparenting is a challenge. I know because I am a long-distance Sweet Mom, Grandma, and Gran. As a long-distance grandmother, I’ve learned some things about bonding with grandchildren from afar. I believe my 4 time-tested ideas for long-distance grandparenting will help you lessen the challenge. Let me start with a little background. How We (Learn more!)

6 Benefits of Vegetable Gardening in Retirement

Do you want to add value to your retirement budget? And stay mentally and physically active in retirement? Then, vegetable gardening is your answer!   Simply sow the seeds, then reap the powerful benefits of vegetable gardening.  Let’s take a look at how you can do that! Vegetable gardening is budget-friendly. If you’ve never had a (Learn more!)

Why Baby Boomers Move to Walkable Towns

A growing number of Baby boomers move to walkable towns because of the ideal experience and quality of life that’s offered. If living in a quaint, but cosmopolitan town within walking distance to supermarkets, banking, shopping, and libraries sounds attractive, moving to a walkable town may be for you. Are biking trails and city parks (Learn more!)