I saw this article and for anyone interested, in outlines places BESIDES Houston and Dallas to consider for retirement:
Would you retire to Texas? Would zero income tax be enough to motivate you to move there? I’m curious…
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March 12, 2012 Leave a Comment
December 29, 2011 Leave a Comment
Get Audio Education from the Social Security Site
For those of you nearing retirement, at retirement or not even close, who have questions about social security and Medicare, I present to you this handy page from the SSA website:
Here there are audios as well as written articles (in PDF format) that you can listen to to learn about such things as applying for Medicare early, SSI, part D and more.
The audio and PDF are easy to access on mobile devices such as smart phones and iPads. Enjoy!
October 26, 2011 Leave a Comment
Best Ways to Support Aging Parents
Reuters published a pertinent article on financially supporting aging parents:
Reuters: Best Ways to Financially Support Aging Parents
This fairly recent trend of older adults living in a large house by themselves is a relatively new thing. It wasn’t long ago (maybe mid- 1980s?) that parents lived with their children. It provides safety, family closeness, financial savings, and a built in baby sitter!
But because many older people want to live on their own, the overall cost to the family increases, which pinches more at a time like this when incomes are strained due to job loss risk, low interest on savings and rising insurance costs crimp the budget.
In fact, the article points to a study showing that 32% of adult children have spent more than $5,000 on their parents in the last year – that’s a lot! If you find yourself pinched in this situation, it’s time for some honest conversation with the whole family regarding finances. if you’ve been putting that off, maybe it’s time to face it. If having a financial professional lead this conversation would be helpful, then consider that.
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July 13, 2011 2 Comments
Boomers – Feelin’ Young at 60
A fun article from the East Oregonian recently highlighted some interesting facts about how some boomers are approaching life past 60:
East Oregonian – “Boomers Say 60 Isn’t That Old”
Are you having fun after 60?
Good tidbits from the article include:
“In my 20s, I would have thought the 60s were bad, but they’re not so bad at all,” says 64-year-old Lynn Brown, a retired legal assistant and grandmother of 11 living near Phoenix in Apache Junction, Ariz.
A strong majority of baby boomers are enthusiastic about some perks of aging — watching their children or grandchildren grow up, doing more with friends and family and getting time for favorite activities. About half say they’re highly excited about retirement. And boomers most frequently offered the wisdom and knowledge accumulated over their lives as the best thing about getting older.
“My own parents, by the time they were 65 to 70, were very, very inactive and very much old in their minds,” says Brown. So they “sat around the house and didn’t go anywhere.”
“I have no intentions of sitting around the house,” says Brown, whose hobbies include motorcycle rides with her husband. “I’m enjoying being a senior citizen more than my parents did.”
There are more quotables in the article, so check it out!
And if you’re over 60 or approaching 60, feel free to share your thoughts here in the comment box.
