To retire happily is something you choose. Retiring happily sounds like a vague platitude, but the truth is that too many just retire to get rid of their job and seldom make any serious effort to retire happily. Many articles have been written about the same topic, and I must admit I belong to this group of bloggers. Here are some of the most popular ones: How to Create Your Recession Toolkit Online and Grow Your Wealth 3 Golden Tips for Retirees Starting Side ...

View a recession toolkit like a life jacket you need when the storm hits  Your recession toolkit should be as natural as fastening your seat belt before driving your car. But most people ignore it and follow the stream by not doing anything until it's too late. Do you remember Lehmans Brothers in 2008? This prestigious and reputable financial institution, established in 1850, suddenly went bankrupt. It all began with the housing market bubble, created by an overwhelming load of mortgage-backed securities bundling ...

Money isn't all for a good retirement lifestyle   What does a good retirement lifestyle look like? Weird question, but for sure many get it wrong and visualize retirement as something at the end of a life cycle. But that's not all. As humans are getting older and more healthy, the group of older people is growing every year. One issue discussed in many forums is how to financially support all retired people around the world. If you have yet to actively ...

To start a successful business in tough times requires courage and...  Successful business in tough times could be the opposite if you miss out on one essential part, which is more important than ever. The challenges for us online marketers have never been as large as today. War is going on in the world, and politics is dividing us like never before. Who knows what’s lurking around the corner? As the problems are so many and diverse, I never focus on all these ...

To be the person you want to be, you need to take a few steps Who is the person you want to be? Let’s start with this provocative question. The cruel truth is that many have a very vague idea of what they would like to be. To add some more salt to the wound, many do not even know who they really are. Today’s environment creates a number of personalities of what is trendy, cool, and in many cases, threats if ...

The topics that baby boomers search on YouTube do stick out   How do baby boomers search on YouTube? Is there a pattern or just random surfing around behavior? Reports state that 67% of baby boomers watch YouTube, and 44% do it daily. Facebook is still the largest social media for grown-up people, but YouTube is not far from reaching the same level and even surpassing it. The truth is that there is a clear tendency for what baby boomers search on YouTube. ...

Doing what you love to do should be your new year promise  By doing what you love to do, you already have the guidelines ready for 2023. Thrive in 2023 and make your best year ever is something you can do by starting out the right way. What do you need to make 2023 your best year ever? What a question, you might argue. Only two days into the new year. It's now that you should make the necessary adjustments because statistics show that only ...

Your holiday blues can be set on hold with a few steps  What is holiday blues, and why is it something you should avoid? The problem is often more severe than you imagine. It's a kind of depression caused by all happening during this holiday. We are still right into the Christmas celebrations, and New Year's Eve is still ahead. But by actively working on it, you can easily prevent the holiday blues. The accumulated and accelerated mode of happiness and positive vibes before Christmas ...

The present you could give yourself this Christmas to change your life  A present you could give yourself sounds selfish the first time you read it. At this time of the year, we are accustomed to finding the “perfect” Christmas gift for our loved ones. We are programmed to give in these holiday times, which is a good tradition. But one thing doesn’t necessarily replace the other. To find peace and harmony is a common goal for most people, especially with such ...

Beginner's guide of extra income streams online for Seniors Extra income streams online for seniors it's a "phenomenon" nobody talked about just a few years ago. People should have considered the growing group of senior citizens regarding digital development. But the senior behavior has been a bit different, and we seniors are more active than ever on the Internet. The earlier big gap between younger adults and seniors regarding Internet activities has narrowed considerably in the last decade. The growing movement among senior citizens ...

There is a reason why your New Year starts today Your New Year starts today and not within four weeks. Reading my New Year Resolution blog from last year will give you a good entrance to my reasoning. You have worked hard on your goals this year, making small but still steps toward progress. You indeed want to finish this year well, and also, you want to finish it strong. At this very moment, you are not the same person as on ...

If Black Friday is dad, Cyber Monday is the son  Cyber Monday is a commercial phenomenon starting in 2005, while the first black Friday dates back to the 1950s in Philadelphia. Since the early 50s, Black Friday, one day after Thanksgiving, has been a tradition since then. It's the day when retailers launch huge discounts to attract more customers. It has changed from "one-day-deals" to a month of special offers during the last half-century. Strategically Black Friday is a perfect day for all ...

3 steps to starting your online business with limited funds An online business with limited funds was a wild fantasy and dream for many only a few years ago. Many people with entrepreneurial mindsets and fantastic business ideas put their projects on hold. It's due to a lack of capital and a conviction that an online business with limited funds is close to an impossible mission. The truth is that an online business start-up requires less capital than old traditional offline business adventures. ...

Prepare for the new deal 2023 is easier than you imagine The new deal 2023 is something we all have to face, no matter what. And the big dark cloud hanging over us has a name: Recession. The good thing this time is that you have experience from the pandemic back in 2020. You can quickly draw conclusions about what you did and didn't do to ride out the horrible pandemic in the best possible way. We all read about the new deal ...

An online business in tough times could be your best choice ever.  Starting an online business in tough times sounds like a kind of kamikaze mission at the first moment. Traditionally we have been taught to keep a “standby” position when stormy weather is in sight in the economy. There is a long list of arguments for why you should lock your wallet and all credit cards in a safe place. Keeping what you have instead of taking the risk of losing ...

How to actively act on the topics that concern senior citizens  The topics that concern senior citizens can be much more than five. But the five we will go through in this article are never missing in any presentation you'll find on the Internet. There can always be variation depending on the country or circumstances. The horrible pandemic with just experienced is a typical example of when everything goes upside down. Another example we are going to see soon will be the upcoming ...

Starting your online business in October is a clever choice  Launching your online business in October gives you an excellent probability of success. Why is it like that? Some people believe a lot in zodiac explanations of things around you. It could have exciting angles of specific approaches, but in general terms, I'm pretty skeptical. What always gets my attention are statistics and facts in different forms. No matter your personal opinion, a figure is a figure, and the fact is always the ...

Pros and cons with blogging or vlogging for Seniors  Vlogging for seniors is something new on the agenda for gown up adults. A few years ago, we didn’t even know the word vlogging. So, what is a vlog? In a nutshell, it’s blog content you share on a video. Vlogs are not fading out blogs but are perfect complements to each other. The first known blog post was published in 1994 by then-student Justin Hall. From there, the blogging business has grown into an ...

The best part of your life could be when you retire  When you retire, if you haven't done it yet, you will do many things you have never had time to do so far. Right? If you have been retired for a while, the question might instead be something like... "When should I have time to do that?" Whatever scenario best describes your situation, I think we can agree on one thing. Time is as limited as retired as it was before you retired! The mistake ...

Recession-proof online business – the gateway to wealth   Starting a recession-proof online business is a topic many are looking deeper into right now. Perhaps you are one of them. When society faces problems not foreseen, the turbulence around it literally shakes the market. Covid-19 and the entire pandemic are like earthquakes in a stable and relatively calm environment. The war in Ukraine completely changes security around the world. Countries like Finland and Sweden, with militarily neutral traditions, suddenly apply for NATO membership. When the ...