When a spouse (24% of all family caregivers), or an adult child (60%) quit their job in order to devote themselves to the elderly care jobs of a disabled family member, many make often-ignored financial sacrifices beyond lost wages (e.g., pensions or 401k’s,social security benefits, ...
“Treat your spouse like an A+ employee. Even though you guys are a team working towards a greater goal, you secretly want your spouse to be your worker bee so you don't have to. Give your spouse glowing performance reviews at year end. Sit down with your spouse during the new year...
specially using the example of someone making $48,000 a year can retire in 10 years seems objectionable to me. $48,000 incidentally is right around the median salary in the US (maybe a bit higher). Choice of that as a starting example is what I find a bit misleading and almost...
There are things I’m too old to do (be a state trooper, an astronaut) and things I’d rather not do (skydive, go back to school again, be a garbage man in NYC) but many things in life are attainable with hard work, sacrifice, a good spouse/friend/sibling in your corner and a ...