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How to Plan & Create Your Unique Retirement Adventure

How to Plan and Create Your Unique Retirement Adventure

Your grandparents’ retirement is a thing of the past.

The Employment Benefit Research Institute 2017 Retirement Confidence Study shows that Americans preparing for retirement are planning to do things differently — retire later, keep active, and even continue working to some extent.

A new type of retirement is on the horizon. And, if you’re planning to exit the workforce in 20 to 40 years, your golden years might be the adventure of a lifetime! Here’s a look at how life after retirement is changing and how you can start planning your own unique future . . .   [Read more…]

Why You Really Need to Take a Break (and How to Do It Right)

Why You Really Need to Take a Break and How to Do It Right

For many of us, a break can often feel like a frivolous luxury.

You feel like stuff is piling up while you’re vacationing. Like you’re letting down your boss, your family, or yourself if you have some “me time” for a few hours. Like you’re slacking off if you stop working for a full lunch break or even just a 10-minute breather mid-morning.

If you’re a parent, you’ve probably heard this phenomenon labeled as “mom guilt.” But that nagging sense that you simply can’t take a break is a feeling shared by many women (and men).

But, boy, do you need a break!

So today, I’m looking at why taking breaks is an absolute must, how you can beat the guilt, and what steps you can take to maximize the benefit of your breaks.  [Read more…]

How Micro-Actions Can Help You Conquer Your Goals

How Micro-Actions Can Help You Conquer Your Goals

If you’re like most people, you’re probably a bit disappointed and frustrated right about now.

It’s a few months into the new year, and you’re already losing traction on at least one of your new year’s resolutions. You’re not where you hoped you’d be, or you’ve thrown in the towel already.

The problem for many of us is that we set ambitious goals that are nearly impossible to achieve. Think about it:

  • Are you a fast food junkie who’s now trying to eat 100% healthy foods?
  • Are you a compulsive spender who’s now trying to stick to a barebones budget?
  • Are you a clutter magnet who’s now trying to maintain a Martha Stewart home?

And once you mess up just one time, it’s tempting to get sucked into self-doubt that leads to even more mistakes.

But you can break this ugly new year’s resolutions pattern.

You can make big changes in your life. In fact, you can do it without any of the stress and self-flagellation. The trick is to realize that it’s rare that people successfully make those big changes overnight.

That’s where the magic of micro-actions comes in.  [Read more…]

How to Take Stock of Your Year

How to Take Stock of Your Year

New Year’s Day is right around the corner! And if you’re hoping to make the most of it, there’s no better time than now to start planning for a fresh and exciting year.

But to make the most of the year ahead, it’s essential that you stop and see where you are. That you take a good, long look at this year that’s wrapping up. That you see where you’ve found your happiness and where you want to make some changes in 2018.

If you’re ready to start off 2018 on your very best foot, let’s start by taking stock of your year in 2017.  [Read more…]

A 5-Day Challenge for Your Most Successful Year Yet

A 5-Day Challenge for Your Most Successful Year Yet

Just like that, 2017 is almost over.

And with a new year comes the desire to make new year’s resolutions. Your big hopes for the future become your big goals for the upcoming year. You want to improve your relationships, take your career to the next level, get healthy, or finally tackle that home project you’ve been putting off forever.

But actually accomplishing those goals? That’s another story!

A few months — or even a few weeks! — into the shiny new year, you may find yourself throwing in the towel on those dreams.

So what’s the solution?

Setting yourself up for success with a step-by-step action plan from the get-go.  [Read more…]

How to Craft a Foolproof Morning Routine That Saves Your Sanity

How to Craft a Fool-Proof Morning Routine That Saves Your Sanity

Getting out the door — for most of us, it’s the first project we tackle every day. And what a project it can be! Rushing around, frantically searching for lost keys and permission slips, hurling food into lunchboxes, and inhaling your breakfast as you run to the car.

But what if you could transform your mornings?

What if you could ease your way into your day, feel confident that you have all your belongings, and breeze out the door right on time?

Customizing your morning routine is the answer! Here’s how you can create your perfect, no-nag, set-it-and-forget-it morning:  [Read more…]

Setting Goals for Success

Setting Goals for Success

I am a firm believer in the importance of setting goals.  Some people believe that creating personal goals is boring and stifling, but I find it to be a liberating experience:

  • Goals provide a sense of accomplishment.  It is truly satisfying to cross a goal — no matter how small — off a written list!  At the end of the week, month, or year, you can see just how far you’ve come.
  • Goals give you purpose.  Have you asked yourself, “What should I be doing right now?” or “Is there something more important or more urgent that I should be doing right now?”  Know that what you’re doing is exactly what you truly need or  to be doing at that moment.
  • Goals reduce your stress.  Write down your goals — and the dates by which you want to accomplish them — and you don’t have to worry about keeping it all straight in your head . . . or missing something.
  • Shared goals bring people together.  Setting goals with your spouse, your kids, and your peers unites you in a common purpose and establishes you as teammates working together.

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Hi, I’m Megan!

Megan Nye I'm a personal finance writer, wife, and mom. And I know we’re all looking for the secrets, the systems, and the hacks that will make our lives easier & better.

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