Retired women typically need long-term care services for 1.5 years longer than men, according to the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Since the cost for one and a half years of care could add up to $100,000 and more, a retirement plan that includes a strategy to pay for long term care […]
In the United States, we celebrate Women’s Equality Day on August 26th. But let’s be honest, women are anything but equal when it comes to retirement planning. That is why I get passionate when I see articles about women, money, and retirement. When it comes to funding your future retirement paycheck, I strongly believe […]
Sometimes we do not give ourselves enough credit when it comes to managing money. Because financial planning has traditionally been the domain of men, women are routinely left out of the conversation. We, as women, have been socialized to believe that we should leave the big financial decisions to men. We have been taught […]
Did you know that 50% of women in the U.S. live without a spouse? That number is up from 33% in 1950 and 48% in 2000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (2015). Eighty to 90% of all women will be solely responsible for their finances at some point in their lives. ~Nat’l […]
Before the pandemic, 49% of the women surveyed in the Allianz Women, Money & Power Survey (2013), stated their number one money fear sounded something like this: I’m afraid I’ll end up penniless and homeless in retirement. This is a fear I hear about more often than not from women who come […]
The more women I talk to, the more I realize how many women still lack financial confidence. They often fear making major financial decisions like where to invest, so they procrastinate. They fear tracking their spending, so they feel clueless about where their money goes. Yet, these are the money habits that can help them […]
Despite your best intentions, taking charge of your finances tends to get pushed to the back burner, which ultimately causes financial anxiety. You know you need to take care of these things. But you’d rather avoid the discomfort of facing your financial reality. Well, guess what? You’re not alone. Lots of women avoid dealing with […]
Making assumptions can cause a tremendous amount of unnecessary stress and anxiety when it comes to our finances. Assuming the worst can lead us to make bad financial decisions. Or worse, it can cause us to avoid making decisions at all. The biggest thing that holds women back in their finances is not […]
If you are considering hiring a coach to help you improve your life, you should find this post encouraging. Based on the research, coaching is definitely a worthwhile investment. Study outcomes consistently indicate that there is substantial measurable value in working with a coach. “Whatever area in your life you want to change – your […]
As a woman of God, I love studying what the bible has to say about wealth and prosperity. In a nutshell, what it says is that God wants you to prosper in every area of life. I’ve been studying The Word for long enough that no matter what you tell me, you cannot convince me […]