All through our adult lives we’re continually reminded of the importance of paying our bills on time. One of the chief benefits: a high credit score, the Holy Grail of good money management. With a high credit score, we’re told, credit card companies, mortgage companies and car loan companies will be tying themselves in proverbial … Read more
Here at AgingOptions we’re always on the lookout for articles that describe a retirement problem that’s a bit out of the ordinary. For that reason we were intrigued to discover this new article on the Money magazine website that asked a question to which we hadn’t given much thought: what happens to Americans who decide … Read more
When we summarize articles about retirement for our AgingOptions blog readers, we don’t typically begin at the end. But as we scanned this extremely helpful article that was just published by Forbes, we not only liked the thinking behind the article but we liked how the author, retirement author and professor Jamie Hopkins, summarized his … Read more
Most people approaching retirement age probably dream about retiring debt-free. Entering retirement without the burden of debt is certainly the ideal – but if you think it’s the norm, think again. The reality is, about seven out of ten households headed by those in the 65-74 age group are carrying at least some debt load, … Read more
We recently ran across this article published a few months back on the CNN Money website. Written by retirement expert and well-known money writer Walter Updegrave, the article tackles a question we hear often at our AgingOptions LifePlanning Seminars and on our radio program: What do I do if I’m in my 50s or 60s … Read more
Here at AgingOptions we’re not only committed to helping people plan for retirement, but we’re also determined to help change some of the negative perceptions many people cling to about getting older. Earlier this year we ran across three related articles that shed new light on aging by describing the happiest stage of life – … Read more
Here at AgingOptions, as you might imagine, we read quite a few articles about preparing for retirement. Many of them sound similar, with titles like “Five Things You Must Do Before Claiming Social Security,” or “Four Sure-Fire Ways to Get the Most Out of Medicare.” So we were a bit skeptical when we encountered this … Read more
Many of those who are boomers and older remember when our parents retired. The common pattern a generation or two ago was that dad (typically the chief breadwinner) hit the magical age of 65 and retired on a company pension. Things have certainly changed. Not only are far fewer workers retiring with a pension, but … Read more
Whenever you hear people discussing their retirement hopes and dreams, what’s the number one thing they seem to talk about? In our experience the answer is usually money. “I’ll retire when I can afford to,” they’ll say – or “I think my financial plan will allow me to retire next year.” This kind of one-dimensional, … Read more
Some people think that “retirement planning” means “planning for all the things I want to do after I retire.” But it’s not that simple. That’s why we wanted to bring back to your attention an article we first read in the Seattle Times early last year. The very first lines really caught our attention. “There’s … Read more
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