Financial planning for retired couple with $3.4 million net worth: Are we spending too much?

Financial planning for retired couple with $3.4 million net worth: Are we spending too much?

I am 56 years old and semi-retired. I was a single mother for many years, but managed to find success during over 30 years of working in corporate America. My total net worth is approximately $3.4 million, including my home, investments, and cash. I will write my last tuition check at the end of this … Read more

Barbra Streisand: “I won’t go back to therapy, I’m interested in my grandchildren” | Pretty Reel

Barbra Streisand: “I won’t go back to therapy, I’m interested in my grandchildren” |  Pretty Reel

Legendary artist shares his thoughts in exclusive interview A complex duality During an interview with NPR, Barbra Streisand revealed two remarkable dimensions of her personality. On the one hand, the confidence and self-control of a legendary artist, and on the other, frank self-deprecation. This duality could encourage us to think about a return to therapy. … Read more

Co-Signing a Mortgage: Should I Have Done It?

Co-Signing a Mortgage: Should I Have Done It?

I went through a terrible divorce 15 years ago. I will finally finish paying my ex-husband in July. My divorce was so costly that I never remarried. My boyfriend of 14 years was having financial problems and needed to refinance his house to pay off his debt. It could not be approved without a co-signer. … Read more

Jewish Schools in Amsterdam Close Due to Safety Concerns Amid Hamas-Israel Conflict

Jewish Schools in Amsterdam Close Due to Safety Concerns Amid Hamas-Israel Conflict

ANP NOS Nieuws•gisteren, 22:26 The three Jewish schools in the Netherlands, all three in Amsterdam, will close their doors tomorrow. According to one of them, the Jewish school community Cheider, the municipality and the National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security (NCTV) are not doing enough to guarantee the safety of students and staff now that … Read more

Ciao Bella: A Glamorous Girls’ Trip across Italy for the Four Best Ager Friends of the Book Club

Ciao Bella: A Glamorous Girls’ Trip across Italy for the Four Best Ager Friends of the Book Club

It’s Ciao Bella for the four best ager friends of the Book Club when the long overdue girls’ trip takes them across Italy. After all, where could you celebrate a bachelorette party more glamorously than under the Mediterranean sun, in the land of love? After all, you’re never too old for Amore, and soon many … Read more

“Pig Almond Microorganisms May Be Key to Antibiotic-Free Pig Farming”

Microorganisms from pig almonds may be useful as probiotics instead of antibiotics to prevent infections in pigs. This is what Isabela Fernandes de Oliveira says in the WUR journal Resource. She obtained her PhD with her study of new ways to reduce antibiotic use on farms. Among the micro-organisms that occur naturally in the animals, … Read more