Tips That Will Help Seniors Live at Home Longer
The good news; we are living longer, healthier life styles. The bad new; where will we live and how in the heck are we going to pay for it! A recent survey supports what most of us would consider just basic a common sense. Older Americans want to remain in their homes and not be […]
Retiring? Revisit When To Sell Your Home
Retirement and financial expert/author Scott Page discusses why those that are retired or soon to retire should reevaluate plans to sell their home. Rent, mortgage rates and home prices change and when to sell should be reviewed periodically. Scott Page was recently featured in Forbes Magazine. Read more:
“I’m the Luckiest Old Broad on Two Feet!” Betty White is Still Hot turning 97 Today – No Retirement in Sight
She claims to be the luckiest old broad, my dear friend Betty White turns 97 today, and I can’t think of anyone that has done a better job of living his or her life to the fullest and leaving a mark on our hearts as America’s favorite sweetheart and Golden Girl. For her, redefining a […]
Are Shopping Clubs for You?
Everyone has that friend, the one who slides into the conversation the fact they saved big dollars at Big Box Store X – and openly wonders why you’re not doing the same. Well, as with most things in life (especially those regarding your money), there are pros and cons to membership with warehouse or wholesale […]
5 Tips for Safer Post Holiday Shopping Online
’Tis the season for kicking online shopping into overdrive. With that in mind, you should be self-aware while on the worldwide web. There are bandits lurking along the information highway, eager to make you their next mark. According to Fiserv’s annual holiday spending report, Black Friday brick-and-mortar sales were up 4.2 percent over 2018. Now, […]
More Older Couples are Shacking Up
Married … with children – or without – is still the all-American way. However, the share of adults who cohabitate has more than doubled since 1993, to 7% from 3%, according to research from the Pew Research Center’s analysis of the National Survey of Family Growth. The number of 50-plus cohabiters has grown by 75% […]
Being Older Does Not Mean Unemployable
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967 prohibits employment discrimination against people age 40 or older. But a 2009 Supreme Court decision – Gross v. FBL Financial Services – imposed a sizeable burden of proof on workers who allege age discrimination than on those who allege discrimination based on race, religion or gender. […]
Betty White and Seniors Expected to See 100
Here’s the good news: Life expectancy at birth rose 0.1 percent in 2018, increasing to 78.7 years for the total U.S. population. So, how does that factor into your everyday financial strategy? For starters, there’s more time to do what’s needed – address health issues, plan for the future, travel. Year-over-year, Data from the National […]
COVID-19 and Credit Scores – Know the Facts
Coronavirus and Credit The coronavirus pandemic is wreaking havoc across all aspects of the financial system. From Wall Street to Main Street, people are anxious. However, you should be proactive regarding your credit score with lenders and creditors. After Congress and President Trump OK’d the $2 trillion stimulus bill, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said […]
