The Grandparent Economy. The money not accounted, not changing hands, not requested… is a subject I become aware of regularly. Today I’m putting pen to paper (or at least fingers to keyboard). Grandparents with pre-schoolers I was shopping this morning. As the required dog food was umpteen departments from the entrance, I passed many other […]
Do you have a job? a side hustle? a part-time money earner? Do you want a job? a side hustle? a part-time money earner? There are many reasons! There are many reasons to be “employed” at this time of life: you like it that way perhaps you were deemed redundant and your job was taken […]
By now we’ve probably all had some sort of spam/scam email. You know the ones. A long-lost relative has died and you are the only living heir to millions of USD. The sender is on his/her deathbed and has chosen to leave you their humongous estate. Or perhaps the sender is being persecuted in their […]
bliss. noun. supreme happiness; utter joy or contentment (dictionary.com) Bliss. It’s not a concept I’ve given much thought to as it’s always seemed to be a state that one created and, being mostly a happy person, I never felt the need. Recently though I was startled with a peace of mind that I recognized immediately […]
I have been fortunate, over the last 30 years, to have a variety of “older women” in my life. Oftentimes they were my roles models – at 20-30 years my senior they demonstrated a variety of strengths I didn’t know (then) I’d ever need. They also offered complete, non-judgemental support of my choices: from the […]
The Season of Giving is upon us! Can you pay cash for all your purchases or does your credit card company fall in love with you all over again this time of year? If you are cash and carry, you’re excused from reading this post. The rest of you, maybe there’s a suggestion here that […]
I read an article this morning on alcohol consumption – our reality and what we tell our doctor. Probably more especially interesting to those of us who unabashedly enjoy a few glasses of our “bevvie-of-choice” regularly. I won’t recount the article here, you can read it for yourself Here. What is it about alcohol consumption […]
This article is not the usual subject matter for SassySavvySuccessful, but it’s important. I know a number of my readers have their own websites or are thinking about having their own websites. Being online is getting more and more complicated as spammers and hackers and all sort of cyber-baddies do their dastardly deeds. He Gave […]
Artificial Intelligence Robotics Singularity Virtual Reality Blockchain 3-D Printing Shall we chat about one of these? Could you chat about any of these? Like it or not, all of the above are part of the future of the planet. As with many concepts that are outside of the box we think in, there are […]
I do realize that my definition of serendipity could bring you to my post shaking your head. Back Story Let me give you a bit of back story. I moved recently. In finally unpacking my lovely books after two years in storage, I realized I needed to buy another bookcase. Online I discovered the perfect […]
