Adrift Clothing is for “every woman” – so is it for every woman under 90kgs or 35 years? Here’s our review of the brand for “all women” not just those blessed with a killer metabolism and conventional body shape! This Adrift Clothing review was originally published by Jan back in 2018, and updated in 2024 […]
There’s no greater time in a retired couple’s life than when their partner is out from underfoot, doing a project. While everyone thinks they know what retirement will be like, the truth is, no matter how many trips you take, or how many bucket list books you get through, there’s still plenty of hours in […]
Scammers aren’t just online or the other end of the telephone. How do you know if you’re about to be taken by a local tradesman?
The essential shopping list for newly diagnosed diabetics with a sweet tooth. And, your first fail proof recipe.
Let’s take a moment to celebrate old wives shall we? Old wives’ tales are easily dismissed, but there’s a reason these ideas linger in the human consciousness. They often work. See, women have been looking for ways to fix problems without adequate resources since the beginning of time. We hunt down solutions. Some of the […]
I have always written creatively, but years of writing and working in the academic world had seen my creative writing mojo wilt. Retired and away from the workplace I wanted to rediscover it. But writing is a solitary occupation and I love the buzz and company of people to gather ideas. Could I find a […]
My grandmother, long gone, was the best person I ever met. She taught me so much. Every day I miss her and thank her for everything she gave me, except, my feet. I remember looking at her gnarly feet thinking, phew, I’m so glad I don’t have those size 11, high-arched, narrow-ankled, wide-balled, hammer-toed clodhoppers. […]
This is a contribution by our resident financial advisor, Christina. Christina has one eye on the retirement prize but in the meantime she’s a taxation and financial advisor in Brisbane. Christina is here to answer your questions about financial planning, selling up your business and getting your dollar ducks in a row for retirement. We […]
Somehow our younger-years vision of retirement has morphed from sitting in the shade of an umbrella on a white sandy beach, book in hand. With the world recently doling out ‘no historical data on that, mate’ scenarios, there is no longer a traditional notion of retirement. So, should individuals reevaluate their life paths, priorities, and […]
Caravanning around Australia – the best way to test if you had a heavy vehicle and were surrounded by desert suitable for dumping a body….would your spouse make it back? Wait, no. Caravanning around Australia – the best way to spend your retirement travelling on budget. That’s what I meant. For sure. So you and […]
