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Sixty and Me is a community of over 500,000 women over 60 founded by Margaret Manning. Our editorial team publishes articles on lifestyle topics including fashion, dating, retirement and money.

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6 years ago

How to Save $300,000 for Retirement in 4-Weeks of Cleaning Bubble Gum

Imagine the following scenario. You are 57-years-old and have less than $10,000 saved for retirement. Realizing that you have less than a decade before “retirement age,” you decide that you are going to do “whatever it takes” (literally!) to get your retirement dreams back on track. So, you set out to find a part-time job with the intention of saving every penny of extra income. Read More

6 years ago

Stop! It’s Time to Challenge These 5 BIG Assumptions and Save More for Retirement

Are you still living in your oversized family home despite the fact that your kids have long ago flown the nest? Do you still own a car even though you no longer commute? Are you proudly proclaiming to the world that you are retiring soon and that you will never work again?

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6 years ago

Save $44,500 More for Retirement by Developing This One Simple Habit

Would you like to save $1,000s (or $1,000,000s if you start early enough) more for retirement? It’s actually easier than it sounds… and way more fun than giving up your daily Starbucks or taking on a second job. It’s an approach that won’t ask you to take on additional risk with your investments. Nor does […]

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6 years ago

Feeling Stressed? 19 Lessons to Help You Find Calm in this Crazy World

If you’re feeling a bit stressed, you’re not alone. It seems impossible these days to turn on the news without feeling worse about this crazy world that we live in. So, today, I want to share 19 lessons that can really help you to take back control…

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6 years ago

4 Questions to Guide Your End of Life Planning (#2 is So Important!)

In today’s video, author and non-profit Before I Go Solutions founder Jane Duncan Rogers take a deep and compassionate look at end-of-life planning for women over 60. Read More

6 years ago

The Poisonous Impact of Losing Your Sense of Control After 60… and the Surprising Antidote

We all need to feel like we are in control of our lives. We want to believe that our actions matter… that if we do “the right things,” we will be rewarded. Psychologists call this belief – that our actions control our outcomes – our “internal locus of control…”

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6 years ago

3 Reasons to Share Your Money Mistakes with Your Grandkids

When I was growing up, my family never discussed money. It wasn’t that my parents or grandparents though that money was “evil.” It’s just that, like many working-class families, we didn’t have much to discuss… or so we thought!

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6 years ago

4 Reasons to Move to a Smaller Home in Your 60s (Most Forget #2!)

Owning a home is an essential part of the American Dream. This is especially true for our generation, which grew up at a time when traditional family living, centered around the cozy home with a well-maintained lawn and a white picket fence, was idealized in magazines and on TV…

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6 years ago

Traveling the Globe Has Never Been So Easy for Older Women (+ Great Deals from Road Scholar)

Everyone wants to get the most for their money – and that means everything, whether you’re buying a large item, shopping… or planning a travel experience! Some of us are still working and some are retired. Regardless, each of us is looking to maximize our money to get what we want at the best value…

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6 years ago

My No-Item-Over-$5 Drugstore Makeover Video – I LOVE This Look!

I hope you are having a great Saturday so far! Today, in addition to our fantastic articles below, I would love to share a new makeup tutorial that I just recorded. Best of all, all of the items that I featured are under $5. In this morning’s video, I compare my favorite high-end products side-by-side […]

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