Housing For Seniors on Social Security
You’ve steered into retirement lane, in which you’re either approaching the finish line or you’ve already crossed it. The comments from everyone sound all too familiar – “How lucky of you to be done working”, “Oh the vacations you must be planning to take outside the country”, or “I’m so envious of all that free […]
Read MoreThe Do’s and Don’ts of Communicating With Aging Parents
For some of us who are now “grown children”, communicating with our parents may have been a life-long struggle since childhood. But even if it wasn’t, under the best of circumstances (for most everyone) imparting information about anything relating to helping our older parents in late-life can be quite a complicated endeavor. When it comes […]
Read MoreIndependent Living: Finding the Right Fit
How do we know when it’s the right time to give something up? We’ve all seen examples of this before. Your favorite athlete continued to compete well past their prime and ends with an all time low performance. Your favorite band continued to make albums that should have been given up years ago. Your old […]
Read MorePut Your Gratitude into Action – Not Only for the Holidays!
When good things happen to us, we feel grateful. We’re thankful for our family, a comfortable home, caring friends, purposeful activities in retirement or paid employment, health, life in a free country, a pretty sunset, and more…
Read More4 Tips for Having Financial Conversations with Your Aging Parents (#3 is So Important!)
My aging parents are both over 80. They live in their own home and are managing their day-to-day activities and financial affairs with admirable fervor and zest. I see them every few months, and we talk regularly on the phone. They acknowledge…
Read MoreSenior Discounts for Internet, Phone and TV
These days, having a reliable Internet connection at home is incredibly important, especially in the middle of a global pandemic. More and more people are working from home, attending virtual school, and so much more. As a result, the Internet is an indispensable tool. Even for people who are now retired, the Internet has gained […]
Read MoreSenior Apartments
Whether you’re a retired senior or a senior approaching retirement – you may be looking for a new lifestyle that is less straining and easier to manage. It could be due to an empty nest or difficulty keeping up with home maintenance that has you wondering, what else is out there? If you find yourself […]
Read More5 Ways to Refresh Your Fall Wardrobe and Get More from Fashion Over 60
My calendar at this time of year is chocked full with women feeling that it is time to knuckle down, get things off of their to-do list and add a line item entitled ‘time-for-me’ before they get wrapped up in all of the other end-of-year to dos…
Read MoreAfter 50 Dating: 10 Financial Questions to Ask Your Partner Before Committing
Money and sex regularly rank as the most common reasons couples fight.
Research from LearnVest’s Money Habits and Confessions Survey, conducted by Wakefield Research, concluded that financial issues are more than twice as likely as sex to cause tension in a relationship. Read More
I Have Not Hit Rock Bottom Yet… but I Am Struggling Financially
It’s not like I have hit rock bottom. I am not living under a bridge eating cat food. What is true is that for the first time I can see a sequence of events where rock bottom is possible. And it wouldn’t take much. Read More