I’m not much of a shopper; I don’t like going to the mall unless I absolutely have to, I don’t think shopping is a fun activity, nor would I ever say,”Let’s window shop,” for something to do. But I am human which means I still have to buy things such as clothing, replace appliances, and the like.

Each year, I’ve set goals and have made some progress towards them, but never enough to really gloat or pat myself on the back.…

I’m the first to admit that I’ve gotten off to a rocky and late start with retirement planning. The only thing in my corner, so to speak, is a pension plan that I have automatically contributed to for the past 13 years. However, the more I think about working for another 24 years, the more I think, can I retire before 65?

My trip to New York is right around the corner, so to speak. I nabbed a decent price on a ticket a couple of months ago (and of course, I really don’t want to compare fares at this point!), but realized that traveling in the winter costs more than the summer months.

Merry Christmas to those that are celebrating today! At a balmy 80-degrees, I can’t say it really feels like Christmas. I guess this must be what it feels like Down Under.