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I always imagined postpartum life as something I could manage with a bit of determination and the new glow of motherly instinct. But I realized I was wrong when I had my baby at 24. I didn’t go through the whole nesting process. My hormones didn’t entice me to establish…
I spent a lifetime skimping and worrying about my retirement portfolio and savings, and by the time I was 58 in 2020, they were worth $3 million — more than enough to retire and cover healthcare for the rest of my life.Yet, I worried about worst-case scenarios, such as hyperinflation…
Yesterday, I ate three healthy meals, came to work fully prepared, went to the gym, read a chapter aloud to my daughters before bed, and fell asleep before 10 p.m., knowing the pets were fed, the plants were watered, the laundry was put away, and the dishwasher was loaded.Am I…
Within 19 days, I experienced both the sudden death of my baby sister and my father. Even though my five siblings and I had different mothers, we all shared the same father, who fostered close connections with us from a young age.Although we grew up apart, we spent holidays, birthdays,…
Like most people lately, I’ve been assessing monthly bills and trying to find areas to cut back on. One glaring monthly charge was for satellite TV service, coming in at almost $200 a month, on top of other streaming services. I realized that the satellite was mainly being used for…
