STOP THE WORLD I WANT TO GET OFF!

Written by Victoria Elizabeth


Copyright Victoria Elizabeth 2004. All rights reserved.

STOP THE WORLD...I WANT TO GET OFF! -- Or, what wasrepparttar world like before brand-names & blah-blah-blah? --

Inundated with more than 10,000 messages a day, it’s not surprising that many folks prefer to go “bonkers” than see another blessed advertisement for things guaranteed to cure all manner of ills and bring us joy life ever after.

You knowrepparttar 130542 ones I mean ...restore your venal vigor in just one hour (for just $49.95 plus tax), ...renovate your tinkle pantry in 7 days (based on an easy, affordable, installment payment plan), ... make you rich in less than 21 days (all credit cards accepted for this "best-selling" tips book), ...or enhance your private parts for life (using a miracle formula available at a 50% discount, if purchased withinrepparttar 130543 next five minutes onrepparttar 130544 Shopping Channel).

It would be nice to think that we’re okay justrepparttar 130545 way we are. The truth is thatrepparttar 130546 world goes better when we buy stuff, and I mean oodles of it, even if we don’t really need it.

With so many “brand-name” and “brand-less” products competing for shelf space and “mind share” -- it’s no wonder we’re pooped and needrepparttar 130547 occasional pick-me-up or put-me-to-sleep pill! After all, being bombarded by those ‘buy now…before it’s too late’ ads, text messages, and infomercials on TV, radio, cell phones, magazines and now embedded in emails isn't much fun. The astonishing thing is how people cope with this dilemma by calling on some familiar escape goats such as daydreaming, dawdling or simply dumping on others.

As little as a century or two ago, no one obsessed about buying “brand-name” products "to impress a boss", "bewitch a suitor" or "to keep up withrepparttar 130548 wretched Jones's".

For those who didn't like being told what to do, there were plenty of things to engage their talents besides wading throughrepparttar 130549 holy scriptures,repparttar 130550 sports page, or sharingrepparttar 130551 latest interactive electronic exploits of "Dick and Jane or Puff and Spot inrepparttar 130552 Dungeon" with friends.

Blooming Boomers - Women and Retirement

Written by Carol Gegner


Blooming Boomers – Women and Retirement

Is your retirement looming off inrepparttar not too distant future? Do you have dreams of a life filled with rest and relaxation? Perhaps you envision vacationing year round. Those images sound pretty idyllic, especially if you are currently working long hours and feelingrepparttar 130539 stress and strain of your job. Working women are continually being stretched in a myriad of directions. That often translates into putting retirement planning and plans for retirement onrepparttar 130540 back burner of life.

Do you know that Baby Boomers are retiring atrepparttar 130541 rate of 10,000 every day inrepparttar 130542 United States! The oldest boomer is now 58 years old;repparttar 130543 youngest is 40. They number 76 million in our country. Are you in that number?

The boomers have had a huge impact in our country. The first wave of baby boomers filled up our schools inrepparttar 130544 50’s. They changed campus politics inrepparttar 130545 60’s with their protests, marches and sit-ins. They were enteringrepparttar 130546 work force inrepparttar 130547 70’s and 80’s. The 90’s brought changes torepparttar 130548 workplace such as flextime and family leave time. Now boomers are enteringrepparttar 130549 retirement phase of life. They are living longer, retiring earlier and their focus is on lifestyle, not age. Imaginerepparttar 130550 impact they will have on retirement!

Boomers are redefining retirement as a new career life transition. However, most aren’t prepared for managing that transition. More time is spent on planning a vacation than onrepparttar 130551 next thirty years beyond retirement! Yes, many have been preparing financially with contributions to their 401K’s, Roth IRA’s, etc. However, retirement is more than finances.

There isrepparttar 130552 human side of retirement. For retirement to be truly successful people need to embracerepparttar 130553 idea of life planning. How can we workers replacerepparttar 130554 function that work has played in our lives? One ofrepparttar 130555 benefits of work is remuneration. We get paid for what we do. It gives us a sense of financial security.

But work provides us with more benefits than just remuneration. It helps us withrepparttar 130556 following: time management, socialization, a sense of purpose and status. Let’s take a closer look at those benefits.

Work gives structure to our life by managing our time. At times, it over manages our time and leaves little time for fun. Through our work we have agendas and schedules to follow. We know where we are supposed to be and what we are supposed to do. It keeps us organized.

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