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2021 Tax Brackets are Out
In case you missed it, the 2021 Tax Brackets are out in the US. If you didn’t know, the IRS increases tax brackets yearly to account for inflation to ensure we pay taxes on our earned income. 2021 is right around the corner, here is some information from the IRS to help you be ready […]
Anxiety Is on the Rise in 2020
If you are a company operating amidst this pandemic, what actions are you taking to reduce work anxiety for your employees? If you are working from home with additional family responsibilities how are you coping? If you are working solo, what about you? How prevelent is anxiety in 2020? ADAA Anxiety and Depression Association of […]
Fall Back!
Fall back, combined with Halloween, combined with a Blue Moon – that’s 2020 for you! Adding an extra hour to this year … seriously?! Yes, seriously! Idioms That Apply to “Fall Back” When Daylight Savings Time ends, an hour “falls back” to add an hour to the day To retreat or withdraw Move away from […]
How Do We Navigate Through Life?
Honest question, how do we navigate through life? When I started The Living Planner, my reminder of why I was doing this was the saying “navigating the moving pieces of life”. Depending on our age, our experiences, what happens around us; we are always navigating. And an integral part of navigating is communication! What is […]
Writing from a Millennial to Boomers
OK Boomer! Coronavirus – COVID-19 remains top of mind for our country and for our world. Practicing social distance, adjusting our lives in accordance for us to “flatten the curve” and continuing to be alert remains important as the “fall surge” is upon us. After reading an opinion piece written by Eli Pariser ” Hello, […]
Tackling Discomfort
Tackling discomfort is often an uncomfortable topic (irony intended)! Let’s take it on beginning today 🙂 Are you familiar with the saying, “Leaders have to be comfortable making others uncomfortable”? This is a way to tackle discomfort. If any of you know, who coined this saying, let me know, I’d love to thank them 🙂 […]
Prepare for Fall 2020
How do we prepare for fall of 2020 to maintain our sanity?! This year has been something else. The up’s and down’s. The losses and silver linings. The continued days of new cases and deaths. Long summer days are shorter and shorter. Let’s take a collective deep breath in and out as we prepare for […]
Financial Stress
Financial Literacy has been a topic of interest for some time. During a pandemic, we are facing life and death health issues and life changing financial stress that no one imagined in 2019. The two issues are intertwined and linked in ways that will be felt for years to come. Curiosity drives me to consider […]
What Does Legacy Mean to You?
Legacy has come up quite a bit this week after the announcement of RBG’s death. Julie Cohen The director of “RBG,” the Oscar-nominated documentary on Ruth Bader Ginsburg, told Yahoo News in an interview recorded before Ginsburg died Friday that “her legacy will carry far beyond the steps of the Supreme Court”. Ginsburg was known for […]