Saturday, January 21st, 2012 Posted in Real Estate | 2 Comments »
This is the position, I find myself in at the moment. We have been in our home for 24 years and are just about to retire. We are trying to ... Read more..Saturday, January 21st, 2012 Posted in Health Bills | 1 Comment »
In our last post we wrote about the times to negotiate your health bills and we felt that some more detail behind each suggestion was warranted. The first one was ... Read more..Saturday, January 7th, 2012 Posted in Health Bills | 1 Comment »
It used to be that the doctor was god and whatever he said was gospel. Now a days we have all learned that doctors are just like everybody else. They ... Read more..Saturday, January 7th, 2012 Posted in Down Sizing | 2 Comments »
Downsize to a Bungalow? Lot's of baby boomers are thinking about whether they should stay where they are in their current homes or downsize to a bungalow. There can be ... Read more..Wednesday, December 21st, 2011 Posted in Remarriage | No Comments »
In our last post we were talking about some of our buddies who have to work long into their retirement years because of their poor finances associated with being married ... Read more..Sunday, December 18th, 2011 Posted in Investing | 1 Comment »
The year is almost over and you still have time to make some financial moves before year end to minimize your taxes and position your investments for next year. We ... Read more..Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 Posted in Down Sizing | 1 Comment »
Well, this is a subject that many people who are about to retire or have just retired think a lot about. The kids are gone. You are tired of the ... Read more..Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 Posted in Remarriage | No Comments »
Retirement and 2nd Marriages I was having coffee with a buddy the other day and we were discussing a lot of things that are going on around us, when we touched ... Read more..Monday, November 21st, 2011 Posted in Investing | 1 Comment »
There is another huge market that many people participate in. The fixed income market such as GIC's and bonds issued by government and corporations. These typically are a little more ... Read more..Monday, November 21st, 2011 Posted in Lotteries | 1 Comment »
In our last post we talked about guidelines for lottery group play and some of the problems that can arise if you do not document things properly and follow some ... Read more..Monday, November 7th, 2011 Posted in Investing | 1 Comment »
In our last post we talked a little bit about dividend income vs. interest income. This post is going to focus on why dividend paying stocks are a really good ... Read more..Monday, November 7th, 2011 Posted in Lotteries | 1 Comment »
Most of us have heard about a group of people getting together, picking their favorite lottery numbers and then registering as a group to try to win the big one. ... Read more..Friday, October 21st, 2011 Posted in Investing | 1 Comment »
It is really tough to find good investments these days from interest oriented income. Iy is really tough to find investments that pay 4 to 6% unless you are going ... Read more..Friday, October 21st, 2011 Posted in Senior Living | No Comments »
In our last post we talked a little about tax issues for snow birds from Canada. These are people who spend a lot of time in the US to get ... Read more..Friday, October 7th, 2011 Posted in Travel | 1 Comment »
In our last post we wrote about living in an RV and traveling. Living in an RV is not something for us! This post is a bit more general in ... Read more..Friday, October 7th, 2011 Posted in Senior Living | No Comments »
Most of us really do not give it much thought when we head off on vacation to the United States. We may have been going to the states for many ... Read more..Wednesday, September 21st, 2011 Posted in Senior Living | No Comments »
A little while ago, we wrote a post about Snow Birds Renting Long Term Condos. This was a general post about retired people heading south for the winter. Perhaps renting ... Read more..Wednesday, September 21st, 2011 Posted in Travel | 1 Comment »
You might wonder what does living in an RV and traveling have to do with finance and financial issues for seniors? Well as it turns out lots. I met a ... Read more..Wednesday, September 7th, 2011 Posted in Down Sizing | 1 Comment »
What will we do with all our stuff? Downsize to a Condo? We cannot possibly fit all of the things we have into a two bedroom condo! We hear that ... Read more..Wednesday, September 7th, 2011 Posted in Senior Living | No Comments »
Many people are becoming snow birds these days, ourselves included, so we thought we would write about Snowbird Lifestyle Issues and ask readers to let us know about their experiences ... Read more..