Where’s My Mom?
September 8, 2010 by anonymous
Filed under aging parents, emotional health, health and wellness
Physically, she’s probably sitting at home on the couch watching HGTV or The Biggest Loser. But the mommy I once knew is gone. My mother is battle-tested, and battle-scarred. But that never held her from moving us forward. The last couple of years haven’t been a crystal stair. Hell, neither have the last 40 years. [...]
Happy Birthday Social (In)Security
August 17, 2010 by blackgirlgrown
Filed under money, retirement planning, saving money, women you should know
Last week marked the 75th birthday of legislation creating Social Security. While politicians traded barbs back and forth on how the other political party has ruined it, Social Security remains in dire straits. The reality of a program designed to provide a supplement to retirement income has morphed into a belief that social security in itself will fund [...]
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