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Seven Retirement Lessons Learned

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Then the Great Recession hit so I postponed for a few years. When I was preparing to retire, I tried to go part time – but my company wasn’t willing to fill my spot with a part-timer. In 2010, my company was just preparing to do their first round of recession related layoffs. Lesson Two – Exit Smartly.

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My 2011 Goals Part 1

Saving SAHM Sanity

A year ago when I had a part-time night job I ran around all day taking care of kids, my home, and work. I think I've written in these journals maybe 10 times. So many places in my community have been hit hard with the recession and depend mainly on volunteers to stay open. I mean real exercise. Start walking.

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