Matt Swenson

1 week ago | aarp.org | Matt Swenson

Ran Zheng Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Ron Kissiah, a technical writer in Atlanta, has worked in full-time positions enough to know that he prefers to work freelance now. “It’s more secure,” says Kissiah, who is older than 50 and has been in business for himself since 1994.

1 month ago | nextavenue.org | Matt Swenson

Much to the chagrin of anyone from the Buckeye State, "Ohio" is slang for a putdown on today's school playgrounds. The good news is that this unique replacement for "the worst" probably won't stick. Such is the nature of slang. Each generation has its own vernacular, much of which doesn't make sense. How children pick up the terms may be a bit dubious and many so-called new words have roots dating back centuries or even millennia.

1 month ago | aarp.org | Matt Swenson

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn En enero, Nancy Papazian, de 85 años, de Denver, cambió las montañas por el océano. Papazian, quien está jubilada, recuerda con cariño caminar hacia el océano Atlántico desde su hotel en Amelia Island, Florida. "No fue siquiera una caminata de 10 minutos", dice Papazian, quien creció en California.

1 month ago | aarp.org | Matt Swenson

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn In January, Nancy Papazian, 85, of Denver, traded the mountains for the ocean. Papazian, who is retired, fondly recalls strolling toward the Atlantic from her hotel in Amelia Island, Florida. “It wasn’t even a 10-minute walk,” says Papazian, who grew up in California.

2 months ago | aarp.org | Matt Swenson

Glenn Harvey Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Employers looking to cut costs often begin by offering buyouts to staff, particularly long-tenured employees who earn the highest salaries.