While I know it might seem early, it is August next week. Time flies and it will be September and back-to-school time before you know it! Over the last 2 years, the average cost of back-to-school supplies has increased by a total of 24%! The National Retail Federation reports that over 50% of consumers already have a head start on…read more →
Late last week I returned from vacation in the mountains of Northern California and Nevada. On the plane home, I was reflecting on how different life is from the pacific northwest to the tri-state area here in the Northeast! My good friend Shannon in Redding, California asked me about a disturbing story he read online on what New York State…read more →
Today’s crop of retirees, the mature citizens who are now actually living through retirement, and in some cases paying the price of poor decision-making earlier in life, have a lot of wisdom to pass on to the rest of us! According to a survey by the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies, some aspects of the reality of retirement don’t quite match expectations….read more →
For an early Father’s Day event and my father’s birthday, I took my father and brother to the Yankees at Mets game at Citifield, part of a bigger event thrown by Gotham Networking. We were trying to remember, and it could be 20 years since the 3 of us have attended a live baseball game. We noticed recent changes immediately,…read more →
Summer Camp! Just those two words bring back fond memories for me as a teenager. I always liked this time of year as school is winding down, the weather is improving, and baseball season is well underway. In March I covered how to research and select a summer camp for your child(ren). Since we are now post Covid-19, I reached…read more →
Why do Americans have the highest obesity rate in the world? Sugar addiction! The food and label industry has more than 50 synonyms to disguise sugar. The average American consumes 19.5 teaspoons of “added” sugar per day. One sugar packet= 4 grams of sugar. The ripple effects of our sugar addiction are enormous, which is the primary reason we…read more →
There is a saying amongst planners that the average person spends more time planning a 2-week family vacation than they do planning their own retirement! While the average person should spend more time planning their retirement, the planning time for your 2-week family vacation is justified for several reasons. As per the NY-1 interview of Robert Sinclair Jr., Senior Manager…read more →
The U.S. national emergency to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic ended last week as President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring an end to it after three long years! The national emergency allowed the government to take sweeping steps to respond to the virus and support the country’s economic, health, and welfare systems. Some of these emergency…read more →
The Biden administration is proposing new automobile pollution limits that would require as many as two-thirds of new vehicles sold in the United States to be electric by 2032! On a state level, California has taken it further, as they are requiring 100% of ALL new cars sold in 2035 and beyond be zero-emission vehicles, which include battery electric vehicles,…read more →
This past Monday, May 1st, was National College Decision Day, a significant day for high school seniors across the country! It is the deadline day for seniors to decide which college or university they will attend in the fall of 2023. For many students, College Decision Day can be a day of celebration! For others, it can be a day…read more →
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