The flame from a single candle lights up ones own little corner, but the flames of many candles light up the world. What we believe can have an illuminating affect on our immediate surroundings such as family and friends. However, what we do in our communities and beyond shines a spotlight on ways to make [...]
Maybe it’s me, but a friend, who is also a pre-boomer, told me he is moving into a retirement facility later this year. I could not determine if he was pleased or simply resigned to it. This man is younger than I am, so it got me to thinking about this as an option down [...]
If you watch television, you have likely seen commercials for a number of different financial institutions promoting reverse mortgages. The idea of living in your home and having it pay you is appealing to some. Others fear they will be letting go of their last physical asset and, ultimately, the last bit of security in [...]
Now that people have had a chance to read the historic health care bill, the problems, oversights and blunders of this legislation are starting to surface. And some of these will affect New Seniors. At the same time, there are other factors that cause those of us on fixed incomes to wonder if the light [...]
The one thing that worried me most as I drew close to retirement was what to do with all the time soon to be on my hands? Being bored to death was not a pleasant prospect. I hoped to find ways to fill each day but believed the hours would go slowly as the days [...]
