Friday Links Variety Show (November 6, 2009)
Hattie uses a Kindle now to read, and gives us quick reviews of some of the works she’s read lately.
This is horrifying but we can’t turn away from this issue. A 50-something mom writes about the rape of a 15-year-old girl in Richmond, California
How healthy is green tea? The Science Blog knows.
Americans are not ready for retirement. So what else is new?
November 6th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
On retirement: It has been easier for us pre-boomers and older boomers to plan for retirement. We got educated, bought our homes, brought up kids, when things were cheaper.
I was reflecting that my husband got a free ride in grad school and the rent on our apartment then was $75.00. We saved half the income on his first job, because we had never had money before and had no idea how to spend it.
But we learned! We never forgot how to save, luckily.