Smart Strategies To Protect Health & Make Extra Money

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Are you looking for strategies to stay healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic? Do you find yourself losing sleep over money? Has your stress increased because you are worried you won’t be able to continue saving for retirement? You are not alone!

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How To Make Fabulous Herbal Vinegars And Save Money

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Save money making lovely herbal vinegars to give as gifts! Image by Bernadette Wurzinger from Pixabay.

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What are you planning to do once you retire? Start traveling, take up golf, maybe plant an herb garden and make your own fragrant, flavorful herbal vinegars?

I’ll probably do a little bit of what I’ve always done, because I don’t believe in waiting to start my best life. I want to live it now!

That’s why my husband & I take so many trips, even though I’m still working to catch-up retirement savings. He likes to remind me of an old guy he worked with years ago, whose retirement plans included traveling to exotic places with his wife. Unfortunately, by the time this couple retired, their health was so poor that travel had become impossible.

So, my husband and I travel as much as we can right now, and I dabble in my favorite herbal hobbies. Herb gardening is a big one, along with making herbal crafts and gifts.

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Saving For Retirement: How Becky Won The Race Despite A Late Start

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Becky shares how she & her husband made saving for retirement a priority. Image courtesy of Becky Heptig.

Saving for Retirement: Successful Catch-Up Stories. Interview with Becky Heptig.

Saving for retirement can be challenging at any age, but what if you haven’t even started? I think it is helpful for baby boomers to hear that it’s possible to catch up retirement savings, even after a late start, from someone who’s done it.

Let’s learn from others who have used their creativity to increase savings and maximize retirement catch-up strategies in my new interview series, Saving for Retirement: Successful Catch-Up Stories.

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Boost Retirement Savings Now For A Healthy Nest Egg

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Want to grow a healthy nest egg? Boost retirement savings now!

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Behind in your retirement savings? I was, too. It’s a scary moment when you realize you haven’t saved enough (or even started to save) money for your retirement. Maybe you never got around to contributing to your 401(k), or maybe your money story wasn’t the greatest and you feel guilty about it.

Honestly, it doesn’t matter what led up to this moment. What matters is the action you’re willing to take to boost your retirement savings now.

In this post, I want to share 5 things you can do today to help catch-up your retirement savings. These are the steps I took to get my own retirement savings back on track after a late start. There is just one thing I want to mention first . . .

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A Value-Based Side Hustle Can Help Grow Your Savings!

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My value-based side hustle – sharing organic skincare products made with fragrant herbs.

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I’ve had several side hustles over the years. You might think that is because none of them generated much money by themselves and therefore I needed more than one to make any real cash. The truth is, most of my side hustles have developed out of my personal interests and passions. Making money was just an extra bonus!

This led me to realize that following my passions and putting my efforts into a value-based side hustle could help me grow my retirement nest egg. I already have a job that I enjoy, but being able to make some extra money on the side while doing something fun is a great way to boost retirement savings!

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