agebuzz Guest Blogger: Kathleen Rehl

Kathleen 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…

By 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…

By 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…

By 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…

Once 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…

  When I was widowed at age 60, another woman gave me great advice.   She told me that after her husband died, she was careful not to get serious about anybody who “wanted me to be a purse for them or their nurse!”   She was right! When I…