Plaid for Women | Gail White | Activity https://www.plaidforwomen.com/members/gailwhite/activity/ Activity feed for Gail White. Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:56:30 -0600 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 ef74095927a29307b1e2e3b13aa87d51 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=32202 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:30:25 -0500 Changing the World Last month I crossed a major milestone—75 years—feeling strong, healthy, and newly energized to consider not only where I have been, but where I a […]

]]> 96f6a4d062c72fdf4cbd4f73774aae37 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=32177 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:30:37 -0500 Wrapping Up the American Dream Our deep dive into the items listed in the December 2025 USA Today News article’s American Dreams List wraps up with four final examples of a l […]

]]> 10e5978ca9dd91430f960fcfdb0c1802 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=32161 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:48:29 -0500 The Dream of Children and College “Raising Two Children and Paying for College” is number four on the December 2025 USA Today News article’s American Dreams List, with a lifet […]

]]> ba412598b1fe0558deeb4cd73cdc18f0 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=32138 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:30:50 -0500 The Dream of Owning a New Car Continuing the deeper dive into the items on the USA Today News December 2025 American Dream article, I arrive at one of the most emotionally […]

]]> a94156077c11905df93a2421ee40415b Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=32119 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:30:28 -0500 The Dream of Owning a Home  For many families, owning a home remains one of the most cherished expressions of the American dream. A December 2025 USA Today article placed the […]

]]> 6317ae008c5297d13ccdd826b1636ea9 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=32085 Mon, 18 May 2026 12:30:26 -0500 The Dream of Retirement  The term “retirement age” is generally defined as between 62 and 70, based on standards set for claiming social security benefits. But pra […]

]]> 4d7453ec00f779b627bb77ce6686da1a Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=32068 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:30:45 -0500 The Dream Has a Price Tag The American Dream is the belief that anyone, regardless of background, can achieve success, prosperity and upward mobility through hard work, […]

]]> 781a617de0f155ef2d6ab0aaea9f0460 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=32044 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:30:54 -0500 The Five Percent Quadrant We all want answers to certain questions about money. Where is the wealth of this country and who controls it? Can we as individuals increase the s […]

]]> fcd76d480983b10cffca88e703b49960 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=32017 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:30:24 -0600 Self-Directed Learning Financial literacy is competence in and a knowledge of money. This competence and knowledge is anchored in the skill of self-directed […]

]]> 0d9abaa523b412b7f4b9c8d65d2242ad Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31998 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:30:35 -0600 Back to the Basics of Community Sitting in our annual HOA community meeting, fighting through fatigue and hunger, I struggled to pay attention. This meeting represented important […]

]]> 8a86d5bee0cf694c9ea2fc487fb52967 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31981 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:30:33 -0600 Do You Want to Play? In my quest for a part-time job this year I landed a retail position at The Christmas Store, the largest one in the state of Texas. It opens July […]

]]> 9375c25b3d1def0c4fa99e408f24afc0 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31955 Mon, 24 Nov 2025 13:30:38 -0600 It’s Time To Re-Think Wealth Transfer Taking the time to re-think has become a key empowering concept for viewing the social and economic landscape. What seemed practical, workable, […]

]]> dc50b2c0148eac41e411300c21dfff7a Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31929 Wed, 22 Oct 2025 12:30:36 -0500 The Algorithm Is Gonna Get ‘Cha! The song entitled “The Rhythm is Gonna Get ‘Cha” was released in 1987, written by Enrique Garcia and Gloria Estefan. Its words and compel […]

]]> 67cd0a0f811099a3148009da71271d36 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31897 Mon, 22 Sep 2025 12:30:33 -0500 A Quiet Rebellion More than likely we think of a rebellion as a violent act of a mob, bent on overthrowing an established system of authority. “Down with the e […]

]]> aeaa239d59e7b0c4fa2bdf560d758ea1 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31868 Wed, 20 Aug 2025 12:30:11 -0500 Let’s Get This Party Started! In July of 1993 I joined with a team of parents to chaperone a 5-day conference for our teens. Imagine 500 teens descending on a hotel for a week, […]

]]> 892b556f4092d7edc899ea178675d744 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31838 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:30:23 -0500 Understanding and Overcoming Without question we are in a period of economic transition. New words and concepts are becoming increasingly common place in our […]

]]> f027819201b6766bc1306885945a78bf Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31814 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 12:30:20 -0500 Stress Points What began as an informative Saturday morning discussion of the biology of stress—its causes, impact and treatment—took a sudden and unexpected har […]

]]> 2ca576c4af97230da65256fad95d3146 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31798 Mon, 12 May 2025 12:30:30 -0500 Community 101 Of all species living on planet earth, humans are arguably the ones most dependent on community life for survival. Families and friends, towns and […]

]]> e78ef86aed1224022435ca67ed13242e Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31765 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:30:19 -0500 Reality Check – Part II In our post-industrial world the stage has been set by a technology-driven, information tsunami that forces us to press forward in a turbulent […]

]]> 1e7b4eaacd268547c9c0bc5173d6ef72 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31742 Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:30:52 -0500 Reality Check – Part I What’s Going On? A hit recording by Marvin Gaye in 1971 posed the question, “What’s Going On?” As a college student in Ohio when this song came on […]

]]> b6964b9dfcdc162e0dc5e557e23bc94b Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31700 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:30:33 -0600 Financial Empowerment Today Empowerment has become a very popular buzz word and goal for all humanity in all aspects of life.  A quick definition reads: The authority or […]

]]> cfe73371b6c0ccd21664d428b7d7e5ea Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31670 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 13:30:35 -0600 The Illusion of Independence As I think of building an effective financial community, my mind is drawn repeatedly to concepts outlined by Stephen Covey, based on his […]

]]> a45cb704058ae678196cbeaed7e0408a Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31661 Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:30:32 -0600 Gold – the Perfect Gift The story of gifts brought to an infant over 2,000 years ago by wise kings from an exotic land captivates our attention each year.  Some believe […]

]]> 7c34f31585af2af35252267a4b715967 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31636 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 13:30:45 -0600 Re-Thinking Gratitude Gratitude: A working definition might be, “a readiness to express appreciation”.    During this season we expect the question: “What are you […]

]]> dc311765f9d227b10c00c757ca4c995d Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31603 Mon, 14 Oct 2024 12:30:32 -0500 I am not afraid of you! She stood about three feet tall, neck craned backward and her beautiful little baby face pointed upward.  Her countenance was stern and her words […]

]]> 2b1c81dc8c73b366b6b1e289efbc9322 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31576 Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:30:27 -0500 Regarding Our Economy “It’s the economy, stupid!”   That line from the 1992 presidential campaign was (according to Wikipedia) coined by a strategist in Bill Clinto […]

]]> 873d82eb68fa890a5bdccc298034c2d7 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31553 Mon, 19 Aug 2024 12:30:26 -0500 Authenticity in a Toxic Work World The moment was magical and led down a path that neither of us anticipated.  My client, I’ll call her Stephanie, was a successful and admired in […]

]]> bb9be6f11ab76f093288421df7cbf07a Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31530 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 12:30:54 -0500 Becoming the Solution Let’s face it: we’re in a mess.  All economies—locally, nationally and globally are struggling to right themselves while being bombarded contin […]

]]> cbcd0c932b4c7f25928a9938930ad918 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31517 Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:30:53 -0500 The “Living Wage” Examined The concept of a living wage has surfaced as a growing concern among my family, friends and associates.  Across a broad spectrum of […]

]]> 0cc4f6c115c316f8c5317add1fdc2a3a Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31500 Wed, 22 May 2024 21:07:36 -0500 Money Personalities This complimentary e-book explores five basic money personalities, mindset profiles, that drive spending and saving decisions. And how to become the one that brings wealth. Download your complimentary copy today! 

]]> 174722a14fdd19deb64ee172a3367735 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31461 Mon, 13 May 2024 12:30:58 -0500 A Legacy Up in Smoke As a sequel to the story of my youngest son’s fascination with money and his passing the baton to his son in this legacy race, I want to examine t […]

]]> e9cde32c52f38551390922965007935f Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31429 Mon, 01 Apr 2024 12:30:44 -0500 The Seeds of Legacy Grabbing our English professor hat for a moment, let’s define “legacy”. The familiar definition is: (1) an amount of money or property left to som […]

]]> fe3aa54723025a8befd6890220606749 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31406 Wed, 06 Mar 2024 13:30:00 -0600 My Tangles with Technology Numerous times each day we experience tangles with technology, from which we emerge twisted and a bit disoriented. The password is rejected, and […]

]]> 822417f701de684b5d8b44d084e80f6d Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31396 Mon, 26 Feb 2024 13:30:17 -0600 De-Stressing Our Decisions Is there a way to manage financial decision-making so that, come what may, we are at peace with the outcome?  Can we bring an end to high anxiety, […]

]]> 09cf0be0e948ca56c22af477af37d3d7 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31321 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 13:30:52 -0600 Mindset Booster The goal   Being able to spend more time with yourself and enjoy your own company!  To reach this lofty goal, we need a massive mindset bo […]

]]> 154245f0674f80685b786924c59df924 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31307 Wed, 20 Dec 2023 13:30:42 -0600 Money and Loneliness Two grandmothers sat sipping tea and quietly lamenting over their relationship with their grandchildren.  The first spoke: “I am so sad.  It see […]

]]> 6dd0980d947c8e86e4c166121bc2b899 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31253 Mon, 06 Nov 2023 13:30:09 -0600 Not Safe, But Good! The little girl, Lucy, in one episode of the epic allegory Chronicles of Narnia (C.S. Lewis) asked the question, “Is he safe?”  She was refe […]

]]> 9d022d398a14f339470184ab017a62c4 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31205 Wed, 04 Oct 2023 12:30:22 -0500 The Tail is Wagging the Dog The topic is still fintech – financial technology.  You might wonder how long I will stay on this subject.  The answer is simple: until most peo […]

]]> c0eeeb512bc4220c6c316483b1ae0fd8 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31187 Fri, 22 Sep 2023 12:30:12 -0500 Girl, Get in the Boat! “Surely when the mighty waters rise, they will not reach us.” This old adage jumped off the page, grabbed me by the shoulders and shook me har […]

]]> 34bb889c262e2d7c72a1ad89b22b7e33 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31139 Mon, 14 Aug 2023 12:30:47 -0500 Other People’s Experience Experience is truly the best teacher; however, most of us would prefer learning the tough lessons from the experience of someone other than […]

]]> bd25cca809a9ab129c84c4260b53cfbd Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31119 Mon, 10 Jul 2023 12:30:45 -0500 Have We Lost Our Ever-Loving Minds? Both of my grandmothers and the oldest of my aunts would say, “Have We Lost Our Ever-Loving Minds?” to describe things people did that made no sen […]

]]> bee1eae3bdef2c7514cc66c718b3f1da Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31072 Wed, 07 Jun 2023 12:30:32 -0500 Separation of Money and State? The political debate over separation of church and state in the U.S. seems endless.  Although the constitution does not explicitly speak to this […]

]]> 5a87feddef2fba7869476e9c02a0c797 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31050 Tue, 23 May 2023 14:22:16 -0500 Empowering Your Money

]]> 401c87115fabcf11ba99e86c177b8ac5 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31036 Wed, 17 May 2023 12:30:41 -0500 Money Empowerment in the Digital Age Money Empowerment in the Digital Age is the tool you need to get your money back on track. This tool was created by Plaid’s Money Empowered E […]

]]> 5a1b2d4595cb1f336fb7aa20750741cd Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=31012 Wed, 03 May 2023 12:30:17 -0500 An Honest Hug My plans to address a tax strategy this month has been derailed. One big bear hug has stopped me in my tracks. It caused me to pull off the road […]

]]> 388d38d94e8eba89169ee2aad8d2d0b0 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30986 Tue, 11 Apr 2023 14:49:26 -0500 Death and Taxes Whoa!  How can we extract a positive message from the phrase ‘Death and Taxes,’ often cited as the two things that are inevitable in life?  Both […]

]]> c3e7c5ddb5b4f07a4d69ac1c924434f9 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30944 Wed, 08 Mar 2023 13:30:15 -0600 Circumventing Two Financial Roadblocks A new technology has been steadily revolutionizing money for many years without us being aware of its presence.  This industry boasts of over $300 […]

]]> aaa2078c0fff4186759709033144e372 Gail White changed their profile picture https://www.plaidforwomen.com/activity/p/107924/ Sat, 18 Feb 2023 14:48:45 -0600 0 a4e8b8ae80e3dbe49aaff3edd87ff4f5 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30900 Wed, 01 Feb 2023 13:30:38 -0600 Six Words to Address Financial Pressure Points The speaker’s topic to kick off 2023 was entitled “Pressure Points”, and I listened with great interest.  Indeed, the changes in the financ […]

]]> 71acf26062b32dd9f602106a0877e939 Gail White wrote a new post https://www.plaidforwomen.com/?p=30871 Wed, 04 Jan 2023 13:30:12 -0600 One of the phenomenal trainers in my learning community smiled as he shared his Zoom screen. He was displaying a spreadsheet of his portfolio.  He accidentally scrolled over too far and revealed information that […]

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