A recent blog I posted was about how boomers are running out of time and now I want to talk about when we do. Estate planning and dying are not subjects we are always comfortable…
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Shrinkage Is Costing Us Billion$
We’re not talking about George Costanza’s kind of shrinkage issues here, or what happens to our jeans after dessert. The first time I heard the term shrinkage was in 1970 when I was working in…
Listen Up! . . . Boomers And Seniors Need Housing Too!
It’s not just millennials (also known as Gen Y) who are experiencing the failings of the housing market. The boomer generation has challenges too. Those of us who already own may be stuck in family…
Technology And I Are Getting a D-I-V-O-R-C-E!
Under no circumstances will I touch the buttons on my cellphone ever again—well, except for using the app to adjust the volume on my hearing aids, a necessity at my age. Any digital missteps could…
How Do You Sort Out The Scammers From The Real Thing?
The other day I received a telephone call requesting a convenient time to schedule the annual servicing of our air conditioning unit. The caller’s English was heavily accented and I had trouble hearing her, so…
Is Martha Stewart’s Sports Illustrated Cover Really a Good Thing?
Domestic goddess Martha Stewart is grabbing a lot of headlines these days for showing up on the cover of Sports Illustrated’s annual swimsuit edition at the age of 81. Claiming a healthy lifestyle and good…