By Bev Bachel If you’re like most of my friends and colleagues, you’d like to help your children and/or grandchildren pay for college. Many do this by opening a 529 College Savings Plan account and naming a child or grandchild as beneficiary. But did you know there’s another way to reduce the cost of college? […]

By Bev Bachel What gradually increases during our late teens and begins to decline after age 60? Our self-esteem, according to a study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.[1]  (Bone mass, too, but that’s another blog post.) However, there are many ways we can boost our self-esteem, even during retirement when we no […]

By Bev Bachel “Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it, you can never get it back.” I’ve been aware of this quote from best-selling author and successful business owner Harvey Mackey my entire adult […]

By Bev Bachel Thinking about becoming an expat in retirement? Anne Nicolai, a fellow writer and long-time friend, did exactly that. Nicolai gave up her full-time corporate job and her Minnesota home in favor of becoming a part-time freelancer and karaoke host in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. I asked Anne, an expat since 2008 […]