This section is aimed at helping you make wise decisions with your finances, incluidng housing options, and knowing legal issues you should give attention to in the second half of life, whether you have been able to build a comfortable nest egg or not. 


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25 articles found.

SUMMARY VIEW  Expanded details within a Category. Click on article title, Category, or a listed Topic

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Financial

 6 records found

When Money is Tight by The Penny Hoarder


(May 17, 2024)
These 8 resources will help nearly everyone
Topics: Advice, Guidance & Mentoring • Coping • Financial • Lifestyle, General


Retirement Savings by Stu Johnson


(November 13, 2021)
How do you compare?…
Topics: Circumstances, Life Events • Financial • Lifestyle, General • Planning • Retirement


New Loan Options for Seniors and Low-Income Homeowners by Lew Sichelman


(June 26, 2021)
Introducing a new 'retirement mortgage' available now in a few states that combines features of a home equity loan and reverse mortgage…
Topics: Financial • Hopes & Dreams • Housing • Lifestyle, General • Optimal Aging • Planning • Retirement


Giving Money to Adult Children by Barbara Greenleaf


(October 9, 2020)
When excitement becomes expectation…
Topics: Advice, Guidance & Mentoring • Choices and Decision Making • Family • Financial • Money • Relationships • Risk


Scams that Prey on the Elderly By Miriam Cross


(July 3, 2020)
Six scams that target older Americans…
Topics: Advice, Guidance & Mentoring • Financial • Fraud • Lies, Deception, Scams • Relationships • Risk


How Much is Too Much? by David Noreen


(May 24, 2015)
Memorial Day inspires thoughts on living and giving…
Topics: Charity • Choices and Decision Making



Government & Politics

 2 records found

Who Uses the Social Safety Net? by U.S. Census Bureau staff


(May 22, 2021)
While those with a high school diploma or less make up the majority of government assistance recipients, even before COVID one in seven had earned a college degree…
Topics: Circumstances, Life Events • COVID-19 • Education • Financial • Food & Nuitrition • Government • Social Services


Counting Transient People by U.S. Census Bureau staff


(March 2, 2020)
How the U.S. Census Bureau counts people living in unconventional places…
Topics: Demographics • Government • Travel • Trends



Health & Wellness

 3 records found

Sick and Struggling to Pay by Naom Levey / NPR


(June 25, 2022)
100 millioin people in the U.S. live with medical debt…
Topics: Disease • Financial • Health Care • Social Issues • Statistics • Trends


The Staggering, Exhausting, Invisible Costs of Caring for America's Elderly by Anne Helen Peterson / Vox


(August 28, 2021)
As millions 'age in place,' millions more must figure out how to provide their loved ones with increasingly complex care…
Topics: Circumstances, Life Events • Coping • Cost of Living • Crisis • Financial • Health Care • Legal • Optimal Aging • Social Issues • Statistics


Medical Debt by U.S. Census Bureau staff


(April 10, 2021)
How serious is it and who has the most?…
Topics: Demographics • Financial • Health Care • Statistics • Trends



History

 1 record found

The ADA Turns 30 by Stu Johnson


(July 27, 2020)
The demographics of disability today…
Topics: Demographics • History • Legal • Statistics • Trends



Holidays

 2 records found

Veterans and Those They Left Behind by U.S. Census Bureau staff


(May 27, 2021)
How we take care of families of those who died while serviing in US Armed Forces…
Topics: Armed Forces • Family • Financial • Government • Holidays • Loss & Grieving • Memorial Day • Social Services • Veterans


A Rabbi and an Actor Give Thanks by David Noreen


(May 30, 2015)
Lessons from Moses Maimonides and Charlton Heston on giving and thanksgiving…
Topics: Character, Integrity • Charity • Gratitute • Holidays • Thanks, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving



Housing and Living Options

 5 records found

COVID Upending Housing Plans by Ellen James Martin / Smart Moves


(September 18, 2020)
Pandemic forcing some retirees to reconsider options…
Topics: Change • COVID-19 • Family • Hopes & Dreams • Housing • Planning • Social Issues


Is Your House Aging-Ready? Reported by Stu Johnson


(June 25, 2020)
The desire to age in place requires a suitable place…
Topics: Financial • Hopes & Dreams • Housing • Safety • Social Issues • Trends


Millennials, Boomers and Housing Reported by Stu Johnson


(January 26, 2020)
Trend could impact seniors…
Topics: Financial • Future • Housing • Trends


Senior Home Sharing by Susan Diddle / submitted by Stu Johnson


(July 23, 2016)
Providing family life in an affordable setting…
Topics: Financial • Housing • Lifestyle, General • Relationships


Exploring Cohousing by Stu Johnson


(February 24, 2016)
Looking at housing options, starting with cohousing…
Topics: Housing • Optimal Aging • Relationships • Social Issues • Trends



News & Current Events

 3 records found

A Supreme Decision by James N. Watkins


(June 24, 2022)
Thoughts on the cultural/political debate likely to intensify following the Supreme Court decision striking down Roe v Wade, sending abortion policy back to the states…
Topics: Beliefs • Change • Government • News • Politics • Religion • Social Issues • Social Movements • Social Unrest, Division


Seven Ways You Can Financially Prepare for a Recession by Michelle Singletary / The Washington Post


(June 18, 2022)
If a recession is inevitable, here are some financial moves you can make to prepare…
Topics: Financial • History • News • Planning • Social Issues • Trends


Stimulus Check Myths, Debunked by Julia Glum / Money.com


(March 19, 2021)
Can the IRS take back your $1,400 payment . . . and other myths you may have heard…
Topics: COVID-19 • Financial • Fraud • Government • Legal • Money



Retirement

 1 record found

Is Social Security Healthy? Reported by Stu Johnson


(February 19, 2018)
It's stronger than many think, but worthy of caution…
Topics: Financial • Future • Government • News • Planning • Retirement • Risk • Social Security



Trends

 1 record found

4 Reasons Why Your Car Insurance Premium is Soaring by Scott Horsely / NPR


(September 16, 2023)
Auto insurance costs are soaring—well outpacing overall inflation…
Topics: Financial • Money • Transportation • Trends



Work, Employment

 1 record found

Working Longer, Earning More by Stu Johnson


(April 27, 2018)
Census research reveals significant trend…
Topics: Demographics • Financial • Trends • Work