As more and more shopping moves from brick-and-mortar stores to the internet, the risk of getting it wrong escalates. A pair of pants bought from a website, without trying them on first, is something that would have seemed insane 25 years ago. Will they even fit? I recall the back-to-school ritual of trying on jeans while seeking Mom’s approval (since …
“Now That I’m Retired, I Wonder How I Got Anything Done When I Was Working!” “How’s retirement treating you?” – I asked. “I’m failing miserably at it. I’m so busy now that I wonder how I got anything done when I was working. “ If I had a dollar for each time I’ve heard something to this effect, I’d be …
I don’t know what a perfect life looks like or a perfect retirement plan either. What I can say is that it would be really fun to plan a life that was built upon a 70/100 model (I just made that up, it’s not a thing). That is, a person would enjoy their work enough to retire from it at …
We did it. With the mask mandates being lifted, and vaccinations on the rise, we’re headed into summer of 2021 with full faces and full hearts. The last year-and-a-half has tested us on so many levels. Fortunately, we can begin to discuss this in past tense, and I couldn’t be happier. I only hope that the perspectives that we gained …
Home is where the heart is. There’s no place like home. When the house is a rockin’ don’t bother knockin’. There’s no questioning the fact that a home is a critical piece of our lifestyle and identify. Where we live has a lot to do with whom we associate and spend time as well as how we perceive our standing …
Providing For Those in Need As you may know, we have been working with the Utah Food Bank and their Mobile School Pantry program for the 2020-2021 school year. Because we have been unable to host our annual ‘Rise Against Hunger’ meal packing events, we thought this would be a great way to continue our effort to providing meals …
Fun Facts About Jacque Where were you born? Kansas City Mo. What’s your biggest pet peeve? People licking their fingers and touching something before handing it to you. Favorite vacation spot? Toss up between Mexico for relaxation and Disney for family fun! What was the first concert you attended? Lyte Funkie Ones (LFO) Cats or Dogs? Dogs My favorite candy …
The Choice Challenge In Retirement If you were to ask me what is my very favorite thing, I think I’d say it’s choice. I suppose it’s like declaring that freedom is good. The very ability to make choices with our time, money, relationships, careers…these all make life so much richer than the alternative, having few choices. An uncluttered view of …
The dog days of summer are here. We just wrapped up the baseball season for my son, Michael, and his nine-year-old team of little leaguers. As you do in Utah, we started the season battling snow, rain and cold temps only to end the season scrambling for shade, dousing each other in sunscreen and praying a cloud would hover above …
There are countless studies that reveal how underprepared baby boomers are for retirement. As a group, it’s said that boomers are doomed to poverty lifestyles during retirement, that is, if they can ever retire at all. Sobering, indeed. While I can’t comment on all people approaching retirement, I often consider how much saving is “too much.” So I ask you: …
