Behind dieting as a popular New Year’s resolution, getting organized has to be a close second. Am I wrong here?? Especially by the time we reach midlife, it’s easy to have accumulated so much extra stuff that it can hold us back from attaining our heart’s desire. Don’t many of us, after the holiday craziness and clutter, feel the need to get our house cleaned out and organized so we can 'accomplish something'?
In this article, Angela Ploetz, a Certified Professional Organizer and Founder of POSH Space, helps us ring the New Year in by explaining how having a cluttered living and work space can keep you from making your life dreams come true. And, she offers some strategies for clearing the extra stuff out.
With the economy in shaky shape, I’m surely not the only one who is rethinking my holiday gift giving. ‘Homemade’ gifts may sound kind of lame, but when we saw this list of things you can easily make, we loved it.
Wesabe, on online money management website, shares the best ideas submitted by their community on how to make a gift long on impact and easy on your budget.
Many Boomers are considering retiring abroad than ever before. Expatriating is one way to make your retirement dollars stretch further and it can be quite an adventure. But, it’s not a decision to be made lightly and it is one that takes some years of planning to make the transition go smoothly. One big issue is the language issue.
Doug Bower is an author and columnist who has written several books on expatriating. In this article, he encourages people to learn the language, lays to rest the fears about learning a language later in life, and provides some great resources for doing so.