In the beginning, real estate brokers were known as middlemen and optioneers. Back then, the customary practice was for a middleman to know about a property for sale, but to Read more
Tag: Relationships
How to Build Profitable Customer Relationships
It is a challenging time for most business leaders today. Leaders are demanding their company’s grow and so marketers are continually focused on driving their products and services into the Read more
Using Social Media Marketing to Build Small Business Relationships
For years now, small business marketing on the web was all about getting a high ranking on Google. But as always with the net, times are changing. The new measure Read more
Making the Connection: Customer Relationships That Build Your Business
Have you ever wondered why you often find a coupon tucked inside your cereal box, or get invited to a customer preview sale at your favorite department store? Those companies Read more
‘Love yourself and protect yourself’: I care for my mother, 90, and husband, 73. He contributes nothing. I work and pay all the bills. What hope do I have?
I am 65 and had long hoped for early retirement, yet I am still working. I have my 90-year-old mother with no income under my care, and my 73-year-old husband, Read more
3 important questions for couples to help update and re-evaluate your money goals and habits
This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org. Setting the stage for having money conversations with your loved one requires intentionality and care. Often, couples rarely slow down from the hustle Read more
Should I retire? One man’s yearlong search for whether, how—or if — to retire
A few years ago, when he was just past 65, Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez was at a crossroads. Should he retire, after nearly 50 years as a journalist, Read more
How I survived Hurricane Ian
I’ve lived through earthquakes, wildfires and tropical storms. I have now survived Hurricane Ian hitting South Venice, Florida. In “Northanger Abbey,” when Jane Austen wrote, “There is nothing I would not do Read more
How do you care for an aging parent who didn’t care for you?
Family caregiving is commonly viewed as an act of love. So much so that the phrase “caring for a loved one” is practically synonymous with family caregiving. But not every family experience Read more
‘Let the kids be kids and you be a kid along with them.’ Why you should take a trip with just your grandchildren.
When Margie Jordan took her first Disney DIS, -2.31% cruise alone with one of her five grandchildren, she jumped into every kid-centered activity her 12-year-old granddaughter desired — until it Read more