Our Court System

Our court system can be corrupt—the attorneys and the judges!  Only when people start demanding changes from their legislators, and when they realize they have the power to make changes, then we will see something being done! The expression “you can’t fight city hall” is the position a person getting a divorce is in today.  If […]

Early Midlife Crisis

Researchers have found that many twenty and thirty-year olds go through a quarter-life crisis—feeling anxious and trapped in a job or a  relationship. Young adults are just as susceptible to distressed and depressed feelings as older adults in a midlife crisis.

Preparing for Divorce

When you are preparing for divorce it is very important that you have a clear picture of where you and your spouse stand financially.  The most important goal of the divorce process is to make an equitable distribution of all marital assets and debts.  In order for you to make sure that you get your […]

Web Data

Your everyday life, much of which takes place online, is a growing supply of personal information for whoever wants it.  Marketers, employers, thieves and stalkers, and even suitors are able to piece together mosaics of who we are. Even when the information  is accurate, it’s really none of their business! You can check out your […]

Online Privacy

Unfortunately, there is no such thing as online privacy.  The drive to make money from your personal information is greater than online advertising. Many companies sell every bit of personal information they have about you in exchange for pennies. There is a huge marketplace for personal information.  The biggest threat to privacy is the packaging and sale […]

Men You Shouldn’t Date

These are the guys you should forget about: —Rebound Guy: He’s always comparing you with his ex. Avoid him until he’s healed; —Disappearing Guy: If he always has excuses like “work’s really busy”—there is usually something else going on. The giveaway is erratic contact; —Slick Guy: If his life looks like a magazine spread (sports […]

Women in Business

A recent study in 2011 by American Express OPEN showed that the fastest-growing segment of businesses is companies owned by women. Since 1997 the number of companies owned by women in New York state alone has increased 58% to more than 622,000. Nationwide New York is ranked third in the total number of businesses owned by women, Texas […]

Wedding Vows

Today many people write their own wedding vows.  Love and  cherish or honor should be part of your wedding vows—but not  OBEY (in the past “love, cherish or honor and obey” were part of the vows).  Only women were  the ones whose vows included “obey.” No woman should have to “obey” her husband.  Kate Middleton as well as […]