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WRAPPED in Reflections: Financial Wellness

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It’s THAT time of the year again: year end freezing temperatures, lots of snow and the shortest days (longest nights!) in Saratoga County, New York and around the Capital Region. Brrr… If I were to select which dimension of wellness to reflect and write first in a blog, it would be financial wellness. Why? Because a healthy budget and strategic financial planning makes an economically stable and happy family. Yes, money is not everything. And  statistics don’t usually lie; yet sometimes they are engineered to generate certain results by the publisher. So it’s good to take it with a pinch of salt just like you would with news reports. According to Statistica, a global data and business intelligence platform based in Germany: “As of 2021, there were about 690,000 divorces registered in the United States and the divorce rate stood at 2.5 per 1,000 of the population. Data on family income levels show that, in aboslute values, there are more divorces among the lowest and the very high-i...

Secrets Behind The Scene: World Hijab Day 2024

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February News DO you know why  many Muslim women wear the hijab or head scarf also known as poncho? Do you need some inspiration to wear the hijab full time? Or do you need ideas to motivate someone to wear the hijab?  World Hijab Day 2024  To commemorate World Hijab Day 2024 on February 1st, we released a new episode on the ASK Trio About Wellness podcast entitled, World Hijab Day 2024. The topic on the significance of hijab for Muslim women was discussed effectively with a book discussion on “ Hijab: Everyday Stories of Muslim Women from Singapore and Beyond”  edited and published by Hidayah Amin of Helang Books, Singapore.      World Hijab Day 2024 (Ep. 54) Fun facts The world of podcasting is often fun and exciting! Any secrets behind the scenes? Of course! Here are some fun facts we discovered about our special guests, Hidayah Amin, editor/publisher of Helang Books (Singapore) and Malaysian university lecturer, Nadia Rose Noordin:...