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In an ideal world, all weddings would result in fairytale marriages and happy endings. No one would ever disagree, cheat, grow apart, lie or lose interest, and divorces would never happen. Of course, that world does not exist.
Divorce is an unfortunate reality of life for many people. It's not always a bad thing. People grow, mature and grow apart over time, and some marriages cannot sustain these changes. For some people, the divorce is sudden and unexpected; for others, it's a slow process of marital decay until the separation is inevitable. No matter why the marriage fell apart, the divorce itself is bound to be an emotional period that's difficult for all parties involved.
I guess at some point this was inevitable but the day I always feared has finally arrived (excluding Sarah Palin as President of course). Tomorrow my doorbell will ring and Apple will start to consume my life.
For a PC guy like me this event is a pinnacle moment in life where one truly has to learn how to communicate again.
Gone will be the days of asking someone for their blackberry pin (only for them to say what do you mean), navigating the web on a screen that you can barely see and taking photos with a state of the art camera phone (if it was 2009).
However, even with all your flaws I still love you.
Some days, I just shake my head when I watch how people approach their job searches or career planning. After 15 years, I would say I have developed a pretty solid recipe for getting people where they want to go in regard to employment. No matter how many times the process is described by yet another successful candidate (now new employee), someone always thinks there is a short cut and wants to put their own spin on it. It made me think of an analogy that might make it a little clearer:
In my post on understanding your brain, I shared six tips to avoid overspending when you are out shopping. But what about on-line shopping?
On-line shopping can be VERY hazardous to our wallets, and yet we often only think about its virtues. We think we won’t be tempted to buy other things that catch our eye if we are in a brick and mortar store. We love how it can save us precious time. And we can easily shop for the best deal.
However, the longer you “research” the more you spend. (This Yahoo article mentions this issue ) This is similar to brick and mortar shopping. The longer you spend shopping, the more you buy. Period.
Newlyweds are entering their lives with a much different set of experiences than those of a generation before. It's more common than ever for people to cohabit before marriage now, and people are getting married later in life than they used to. Couples are relying more on their own finances to pay for a wedding, rather than the event being paid for by their families, and gift-giving practices have even changed as well.
Most newlyweds are already equipped with household wares; indeed, they may have an overabundance of kitchen supplies, electronics, bedding and other common wedding gifts. More and more often, couples are requesting a gift of the one thing they need most: money.
A recent survey shows that more adult children are returning home to live with their parents. This pattern has emerged in the past (almost always associated with economic downturns) and this time is no different. As the economy struggles, it becomes more difficult for young people to gain their independence.
Psychologist Jeffrey Arnett suggests that there is a new age classification, emerging adults, which bridges the gap between adolescence and adulthood. According to his theory, people in their 20s go through a time of development that's distinct from other stages of adulthood, and this developmental period explains some of the reluctance of adult children to leave the nest for good.
If this theory is true, though, why should the number of "boomerang" children increase during times of economic hardship? It seems more likely that young people are experiencing failure to launch because of the financial difficulties of living alone during a recession. It's certainly not an easy task. With fewer jobs to choose from and more competition to fill those slots, high school and college graduates have a harder time finding meaningful employment and an even harder time transitioning out of those entry-level jobs and into careers.
What do I have in Common with Human Nature, a group of performers have in common?
We both performed in Las Vegas on the same day;
We both have long term goals that we’ve achieved;
And,I know it’s a STRETCH but we both have ties to Australia – they are from Australia and I have a Minature Australian Shepherd (Izzy).
On Saturday, June 2nd I was the opening keynote speaker at the Nevada Women’s Money Conference hosted by the Nevada State Treasurer Kate Marshall. Being a keynote speaker achieved a goal I set 13 years ago when I attended the Smart Women Smart Money Conference hosted by Idaho State Treasurer Ron Crane. I was working as a PR specialist at Social Security. Attending the Smart Women Smart Money conference ignited a passion that changed my life. I realized I wanted to educate and empower women to live financially healthy. It took three years to summon the courage to step outside my comfort zone. In August 2002 I took early retirement and founded Money Wise Women Educational Services, a non-profit organized. One of the goals I set for myself was to be a keynote speaker at a state treasurer’s women and money conference. Over the next 10 years I made contact with several state treasurer’s offices. A few months ago while surfing the net I discovered the Nevada Women’s Money Conference created by Gina Robison Billups, CEO of the International Association of Working Mothers. Gina interviewed me a few years ago on her radio show. I reached out to her and was thrilled when I received the invitation to be the opening keynote speaker at the Las Vegas and Reno conferences.
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