Making a Move Abroad, and Working There, Too
WHEN Patrice Wynne shuttered her independent bookstore, Gaia, in Berkeley, Calif., and retired, she knew three things. She wanted to move to a place where she could slow down the tempo of her life, and it was cheaper to live, but where she could continue to work in some fashion. “I promised myself — I’m [...]
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The Perils of Working From Home
Earlier in my career as a journalist, I worked in an office. For nearly two decades, I trudged in every day and never did my job from home unless I was sick. Over the past 10 years, however, I’ve crafted my trade from my home office in Washington, D.C.; in reality, it’s more of a [...]
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6 Money-Saving Travel Secrets
Who doesn’t love a great travel deal? My husband, Cliff, and I are huge travel enthusiasts and we hit the trail whenever we can. I also get a great fiftysomething pleasure by taking one or more of my three nieces on what I call my “Auntie Mame” vacations. We’ve been to Dublin, London, Prague and [...]
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3 Ways Women Can Get Paid More at Work
Does it bum you out that women who work full time make 77 cents for every dollar a man is paid, on average? At 52, I’ve been grappling with this pay gap issue for years. If you’re a woman in your 50s or 60s with a career, my guess is you have, too. While the [...]
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Why You Need To Love Your Job More
What’s love got to do with your job? Apparently, quite a bit. I just read the new book, Love 2.0: How Supreme Emotion Affects Everything We Feel, Think, Do and Become by Barbara L Fredrickson, a pioneer scientist in positive psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Fredrickson’s message really resonated with me. [...]
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7 Job Interview Questions You Should Never Ask
Interviewing for a job is unnerving. Even people who have a lot of self-confidence feel vulnerable to some degree. That’s because when you’re being judged, every nuance counts. See also: Tough job interview questions you should ask While you’re keenly focused on putting your best foot forward and asking smart and sometimes tough questions, it’s [...]
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See Kerry in Annapolis, MD on May 22
Register here for this free event. What’s Next? Making a Difference and a Living Partners In Care Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 6:00 PM (EDT) Annapolis, MD Kerry Hannon is a Washington, DC-based career transition, retirement and personal finance expert. She will talk about making a difference and a living in the second half of [...]
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Kerry’s Tips on CNBC: Where the Summer Job Market Is Heating Up
It’s that time again—time for fresh faced youth to take their spots behind fast food counters, in stores and on lifeguard chairs. The summer job market is upon us, and the good news is that there are likely to be more openings. The most recent annual summer jobs survey by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas found [...]
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Tough Job Interview Questions You Should Ask
Much of what makes a great job interview is intuitive. It’s chemistry between two people. When it comes to that point in the interview when you’re asked if you have any questions, you have a final chance to make a lasting impression. Obvious questions might make it seem like you aren’t that interested. Simple ones make it [...]
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How I Slash Retirement Account Fees: A D-I-Y Target Date Fund
I watched the disturbing Frontline documentary on PBS, The Retirement Gamble, and not surprisingly, I got to thinking about the fees I pay for investing in my retirement accounts. On average, 401(k) fees reduce investment returns by 1 to 2 percent a year. As I read in this Next Avenue post, the Demos think tank published a report last [...]
A collection of 65 essays that provides practical and entertaining advice about how to create a fulfilling retirement. The royalties from the sale of this book will be donated to cancer research.
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