None of us expected to be here — broke or near broke, unemployed or underemployed, working part-time at a job we hate with little to nothing in our savings account. Continue reading on Nextavenue.
How the Dream of Retirement Is Becoming a Nightmare
Archive for category: Lizzy’s Thoughts
An Unlikely Friendship
He is beautiful, the color of caramel candy. Seventy years old, he stands easily over six feet tall. A white gray beard frames his face and ropey locks the same color hang down his back. He is barefoot and shirtless always, dressed only in jean shorts, cut high on...
Earth Overshoot Day and the Retirement Crisis
August 13th was Earth Overshoot Day. Less than eight months into 2015, mankind had already gobbled through a year’s worth of the Earth’s resources. This got me thinking about whether the demands of the planet and the demands of the retirement crisis might just overlap.
Old-School Wisdom
Auntie spent holidays with my family. Homemade Christmas eggnog was her specialty with enough bourbon in it to cross your eyes. She was a short, round woman, her weight causing her to sway gently from side to side as she walked. To steady herself, she trailed her finger tips...
2015 White House Conference on Aging and Retirement Security
(Photo: Wikimedia Commons) The 2015 White House Conference on Aging only happens once every ten years. It is an opportunity to go big and bold, to set the table for needed architectural change in how we address the looming retirement security crisis. Strengthening Social Security and mobilizing savings is...