Marilyn Degodny Winters - February 1, 2012
My husband, Randy, and I must make a difficult choice. Now that we are both retired and living on a fixed income, we have to choose between taking a trip to see my children who are moving to Scottsdale or replacing the flooring in our home. We have the savings to do one or the other, but not both right now.
Marilyn Degodny Winters - January 13, 2012
My husband is a stubborn man. I always knew how disciplined he was, but once you are at home with someone every day, you really see a person’s true colors. The reason I am bringing this up is due to a recent home improvement project that has been put off for the last two years. We have needed to
Deb McClanahan - January 6, 2012
Think about how much has changed in your workplace – Some of the things I come up with: [...]
Marilyn Degodny Winters - December 26, 2011
Last year I finally became eligible for three weeks of vacation time at my former job. Unfortunately because of my health issues I needed to give up my career a few months later and I never got the chance to enjoy that long awaited perk. Now I am on a permanent “vacation”; it’s called retirement.
Marilyn Degodny Winters - September 7, 2011
The last three weeks have been a technology nightmare. The kitchen television needed to be replaced, my husband’s pride and joy big screen TV in the living room needed to be repaired, our son’s printer needed to be replaced and his computer was on the fritz requiring technical support (for a fee). I kept waiting for something else to go wrong! This is a scary situation when you are retired and living on a fixed income. Although we started budgeting for expenses at the beginning of the year, how can you
Marilyn Degodny Winters - August 24, 2011
Last weekend we hosted a 60th
Marilyn Degodny Winters - August 3, 2011
Last Wednesday was an eye-opener for me. I went out for lunch with four friends all of whom are now retired. It was wonderful. We eased into conversation as if we had all been together on a regular basis instead of working full time jobs and only seeing each other intermittently. We could not recall how long it had been since we could see each other as a group especially at lunchtime on a weekday. Last year
Jeff Winters - June 28, 2011
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In a recent Gallup poll 77% of those questioned between the ages of 30 and 49 are worried about maintaining thei
Patrice Payne - June 24, 2011
While unemployed, I spend half my time thinking about the next step in my quest for a job (while working on my career) and the other half of the time thinking about how illustrious my career will one day be. Okay, so some days the scale tips a little more to the dreamier side, but I still stay focused on survival in these times of increased unemployment and decreased morale for many. Highlighting job ads in the classifieds is like the adventures of Walter Mitty, only the search for the right job is not fictional, it’s for real.
Marilyn Degodny Winters - June 13, 2011
If someone had told me on January 1st 2009 that I would be retired today I would have thought they were crazy. I began last year feeling very secure in my career plan and job. Everything that was planned so perfectly changed when my health forced me to leave a job that I loved, five years before I was ready. [...]
Marilyn Degodny Winters - May 24, 2011
While I was working, my career ideas never included the time necessary to maintain a beautiful floral garden. Flowering plants require work and love. After living almost all of my life in Chicago, I actually feel
Marilyn Degodny Winters - May 17, 2011
DeeJay and I are having problems. We may not have the “right stuff” to be volunteers in the Share-A-Pet program. The program’s sponsor met my initial inquiry with enthusiasm. I read the email with delight as DeeJay met all the basic working requirements. I pictured us visiting nursing homes and hospitals helping people experience a little pleasure from our company. But then [...]
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