Belle Burden's Strangers is a best-selling memoir about her 21-year-long marriage to a C-suite executive who left her and their three children for his mistress. The book has gone through nine printings since its release in January and a film adaptation starring Gwyneth Paltrow is underway. Married women are discussing how to better protect themselves in the event of a divorce.
Being kind to yourself during hard times helps to offset some of the negative aspects of social disconnection. Self-compassion involves treating yourself with kindness and avoiding harsh self-judgment. The finding comes from a study examining how working from home affects feelings of loneliness.
The Senate Aging Committee has published a financial literacy guide for older persons. It warns against several types of scams. The guide covers many standard topics for retirees and pre-retirees such as Social Security and Medicare enrollment considerations and weighing whether to turn savings into an annuity or downsize a home.
The U.S. national debt just crashed through $100 trillion for the first time in history. The federal government reports that the commitments of Medicare and Social Security now exceed their assets by an eye-watering $97 trillion. This could be a serious reckoning that rolls through the whole economy. The prevailing assumption is that the excesses will be inflated away.