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• year of the snake - why 2013 will have some financial bite

  4 Mar 2013 | 0 Comments | reflections , career , family , health , life , money , wellbeing

  February 10, was the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Snake. Chinese astrology believes that each year, finances and fortune are heavily influenced by the characteristics of the ruling animal. So what does the Snake bring to our bank accounts and the bigger financial markets in the next twelve months?
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• working without chains

  11 May 2012 | 0 Comments | reflections , career , community , family , health , life , money , wellbeing

  There is a common dream that continues to be shared by so many Australians in relation to their working lives. Across the country, so many Australians desire to work for themselves, to be self-employed. It is about not being beholden to an employer or company and being masters of their time and solely rewarded for the efforts and initiatives.
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• the kids have moved out – what now?

  4 May 2012 | 0 Comments | reflections , family , life , wellbeing

  Some parents breathe a sigh of relief when their last chick leaves the nest – others find it one of the hardest times of their lives. If you're part of the latter group and finding it difficult to cope, you’re not alone. When the children start moving out of home permanently, it can be a very challenging time—so much so that "empty nest syndrome" is becoming recognised as a medical condition.
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• retiring baby boomers face reality check

  10 Apr 2012 | 0 Comments | reflections , career , community , family , health , life , money , wellbeing

  Retirement can be an exhilarating time, but baby boomers should now begin to think beyond the celebrations, new hobbies and world travel. That's the verdict from ipac's resident retirement planning expert, John Dani who explained on Sky News recently that retirement has been likened to a 'new midlife crisis' and that baby boomers need to 'be aware and prepare'.
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• sea, tree or CBD change

  2 Apr 2012 | 0 Comments | reflections , family , health , life , money , wellbeing

  Throughout their lives the baby boomer generation has created change. Boomers have done so in areas such as music, eating out, gender roles, workplace practices, health, education and technology. A more recent trend is accommodation.
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