It’s about time to start thinking about next year’s resolutions. To help you along, we’ve hand-picked this week’s best reads for women and money from around the web.

Editor picks of the week

  1. Taking the “long view”. Because women outlive men, we’ll spend more post-retirement on healthcare, housing, and just about everything else. We need to include this in our retirement planning.
  2. It’s the financial product we love to hate but sometimes a reverse mortgage is the right choice. This should help you decide if it’s right for you.
  3. Forty-years-old and no credit history? An Edmonton-based MD wants to change that with the launch of financial literacy courses for women.
  4. Change for your changepurse: The Real Simple way to change your financial future.
  5. Marketers thought they knew what women would spend money on in 2016. Did they get it right?
  6. Just in time for the holidays: What’s Your Spending Style?