For many older single women, housing insecurity can come as an unwelcome surprise. We’ve spent our best decades building a family, caring for loved ones, and holding down a career. The reward is often divorce, job loss, and estrangement. When coupled with scarcity of suitable affordable housing, and cost of living far outstripping earnings or interest from savings, it becomes hard to...

What would you do if the banks in your country suddenly closed and the stock market did as well? It’s not an impossible scenario and has happened numerous times throughout history, even in the United States (remember the Great Depression)? Coups, financial meltdowns, software glitches, terrorist attacks, Internet and power outages have all resulted in a sudden inability for people to...

Retirement is a wonderful time to enjoy life’s treasures, to finally prioritize the things that truly matter. But the key to a fulfilling retirement doesn’t necessarily lie in how much you have to spend, but in how you spend. Aligning your finances with your personal values can make your retirement years rich with purpose and satisfaction, no matter your budget.

Sometimes it feels like the world is built for couples, but more and more independent, retired women are proudly choosing to live solo and free. We’ve done our time raising kids, juggling responsibilities, and putting others first. Now, the last thing many of us want is to take care of another adult, clean up after someone else, or justify why we’re heading off on another solo travel adventure!