Kathleen M. Rehl, Ph.D., CFP®, CeFT® Emeritus www.KathleenRehl.com Pop . . . . . pop . . . pop, pop, pop! Popcorn kernels are exploding in sizzling hot bacon grease in my grandmother’s black cast iron skillet. Her whole body shakes that frying pan over the stove’s hot flames…
Read MoreKathleen M. Rehl, Ph.D., CFP®, CeFT® Emeritus www.KathleenRehl.com In Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s latest book, Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age, he says “The act of experiencing something new—or even doing something that’s typical for you, but in a different way—can all generate these new brain…
Read MoreBy Kathleen M. Rehl, Ph.D., CFP®, CeFT® Emeritus www.KathleenRehl.com Who signs up for online dating, not having dated for decades? And what woman in her 60s who doesn’t understand modern computer courting tries to meet a cyber match? That was me a dozen years ago. As a mature…
Read MoreBy Kathleen M. Rehl, Ph.D., CFP®, CeFT® Emeritus www.KathleenRehl.com I’m 73 years old, and I want to have more fun! With my new husband, family, and friends. Keeping fit. Writing. Enjoying art. Helping nonprofits. This includes writing poetry. I love the whole process of being inspired, composing, and…
Read MoreBy Kathleen M. Rehl, Ph.D., CFP®, CeFT® Emeritus, www.KathleenRehl.com Your estate documents may be in place already. Good. Your legal will and possibly a trust take care of passing financial assets and material stuff. But your possessions aren’t the most valuable gift for family and friends. You can give loved…
Read MoreOnce a year, three girlfriends from across the country and I meet in an interesting location for several days. We’ve known each other for decades and range in age from our late 60s to early 70s. We’re a mixture of married, divorced, widowed and remarried women. Our children and…
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