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Cranky Boomers, collaborative Millennials can make for a toxic mix at work.

We just came back from a two-week holiday in Florida. It was lovely and we got used to the sound of the waves, the heat and the bright sunshine. We also got used to watching men and women in their 70s and 80s pack grocery bags and carry them out to our car.

Those questions and more (how much to save, caring for older relatives) answered by financial expert, Caroline Cakebread

If this was your last day of life, what would your biggest regret be? Would you be sad about the promotion you didn’t get? Or the fact that you didn’t finish your report on time? Probably not. Indeed, according to former palliative care nurse Bronnie Ware, you’re more likely to regret the amount of space work has taken up in your life. In her book, “The Top Five Regrets of the Dying,” Ware chronicles the regrets she heard most when helping people who are living through their final days. Number 2 on the list – “I wish I hadn’t worked so hard.”

We’re headed to Florida in a few weeks, so I’ve been digging out my kids’ summer clothes — nothing fits anymore! My daughter is just eighteen months and my son is three — they’re growing like weeds and I’m lucky if their jeans get them through a season.