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Check out "Smart Women Smart Money Smart Life", my new book meant to help you take charge of your financial future whether you just now are beginning to think about retirement planning or are nearing that goal. In 70 chapters, Smart Women Smart Money Smart Life covers topics such as how to take an early job buyout offer, how and when to claim Social Security benefits and how to marry after age 60. Do you need basic estate planning help with wills and health care directives? The book has answers. Managing on your own? Smart Women Smart Money is a place to start.
Are you looking for resources and support as you map out your future? Here ya go....
Click here to check out my extensive collection of articles on finance, retirement, investing and life planning specifically for women.
Or read Julia's latest article here:

Retire Early: Here's How

“"We simply attempt to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful."   
-
Warren Buffett, business magnate (1930 -    )


A woman I met while traveling this fall gave me living proof that you still can retire early.
In her mid-50s, she had left behind a successful career in marketing a year earlier and said she was enjoying every minute of her freedom or as she called it, her “financial independence.” 
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How did she do it, I asked, as we strolled along Camino de Santiago with our tour group in Spain.

“I realized at an early age that I didn’t want to end up like a lot of girls I knew… out of high school with a baby, in debt with no future,” she said.  At age 13, she began asking her parents about saving money, going to college and getting ahead.  “It really wasn’t that hard…I just stayed focused, saved and invested. I wanted to retire early. Over 25 years of working, I made it happen.”

Listening to her, I heard three key points....
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Own Your Future: Money Workshop

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On-Location Financial Workshops for
Employees, Group Retreats and More

Own Your Future is my two and one-half hour workshop with one goal: Help people plan, save and invest for their long-term financial well-being.
We explain the miracle of compound-interest and reinvested dividend returns and why starting early is so important.
The workshop leads people through a 5-step method of long-term retirement planning. We cover investment fund management fees, how to hire a financial adviser and why inflation can eat up your savings nest egg.
If your employees or group would benefit from a high-energy, how-to workshop with power-point and handouts, please contact me by email at grinnellroadfarm@gmail.com. 
See separate page for more details. 
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Smart Money: How to Get Married After 60

Part of the Smart Money series with Julia Anderson on TVCTV public television

Julia Anderson and Joe Smith discuss prenuptial agreements and taking the plunge after the age of 60 on this episode of Smart Money.
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