No matter when you retire, you want to know what role Social Security will play in your financial future. Will it go away? How much can you expect? When should you start benefits? When Social Security started in 1935, it was created to provide support for workers (and their families) who could no longer work […]
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Year-End Financial Review and Planning Checklist
As the weather turns colder and the daylight becomes shorter, you may be busy planning for the holiday season. But something else worth focusing your attention on during this season is your finances. Like your physical health, your financial health needs a check-up at least annually. Before the year that’s been like no other winds […]
How to Make Estimated Tax Payments and Avoid IRS Penalties
So many single moms – especially newly divorced single moms – end up in tax trouble. It’s one of the things no one really tells you about until it’s too late and you’re already on the hook for IRS penalties and interest on taxes you didn’t even realize you owed. So if you: Started a […]
Financial Gaps Women Face [How to overcome them]
You work really hard. Yet somehow, you still make less than your male counterparts, impacting your retirement fund, among other things. What gives? Many women are noticing many unfair disadvantages involved in making money and expanding wealth. If you’re consumed with fear of doing everything right and still falling prey to economic exploitation, you’re not […]
Why Gen X Women are anxious about their finances [+ How to cultivate financial power]
It’s 2020; old age is looming closer, accompanied by the threat of a lackluster retirement. Of course, you’re anxious about your financial future. But you’re too busy taking care of everyone else to do anything about it. According to this study by Employee Benefit Research Institute, members of Generation X feel less confident about retirement […]
Flipping a Switch: A guide for life and financial transitions [Book Review]
When you’ve been working a 9-5 for decades, you dream of the freedom you’ll have when you take charge of your retirement days. No more performance reviews, mandatory meetings, checking your work email at home, or dealing with demanding clients. But you’ll also lose the routine you’ve followed for years, daily connections with colleagues, and […]
