These days, any time baby boomers get together, chances are good that the topic of real estate will come up in conversation. Recent studies suggest that more than three-fourths of this huge generation, now between their mid-fifties and their mid-seventies, are home-owners, and as they retire (or approach retirement) the question of whether to sell, … Read more
We’ve read an untold number of articles warning retirees about the financial pressures they’ll be facing as they grow older. We’ve read endless alerts about the perils of inflation. We’ve seen dozens of articles explaining how many hundreds of thousands of dollars the average senior is going to end up paying for health care. From … Read more
Do you live in a Blue Zone? If you’re reading this article on the AgingOptions blog, chances are the answer is no. The so-called “Blue Zones,” described on this website, are five places in the world where people live longest and stay healthiest. Only one, Loma Linda, California, is in North America – the rest … Read more
Many of today’s boomers are finding themselves caught in the middle of a generational vise: their kids are coming into young adulthood in a weak economy, burdened with student debt, while their aging parents are finally deciding that it’s time to leave the big old family home and downsize. We’ve covered the issue of helping … Read more
Seniors don’t have to look very far these days to find articles and websites extolling the virtues of exercise. Staying active is supposed to make us feel better and live longer, and repeated studies have shown that those claims are true. For those who need more specific answers to the question, “Why and how should … Read more
Periodically as we prepare articles for the AgingOptions blog, we get an overwhelming sense of déjà vu, as if we’ve read the exact same story several times before. Reports about the health of the Social Security system are a case in point. In late August the Social Security and Medicare Trustees Report for 2021 was … Read more
This week on the AgingOptions blog, we’re featuring two stories about Social Security – one filled with ominous predictions, and other significantly more optimistic. This article, based on an extensive recent report from the Detroit Free Press, contains the good news. According to the story written by reporter Susan Tompor, the 2022 Social Security COLA … Read more
“With all the talk about COVID-19 vaccines and boosters, it’s easy to forget that there’s another respiratory virus poised to strike.” That’s how this recent story on National Public Radio begins. In her NPR report – as you might suspect – reporter Fran Kritz is talking about a familiar illness that, thanks to all the … Read more
The term “estate planning” means different things to different people at different stages of life. Estate planning should encompass an entire adult lifetime of saving, planning, preparing, and insuring, all with the goal of finishing life well and passing your legacy along to the next generation. Once in a while, then, it’s helpful to step … Read more
Getting ready to retire? Chances are you and your significant other have given serious consideration to where you plan to settle down. There are definite advantages to staying put in retirement, but for many people, this new phase of life represents the opportunity – finally! – to relocate to that city or town in another … Read more
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