Living

If you or your spouse are thinking about retirement, make sure to add one important consideration into the mix: how retirement will affect your relationship as a couple. With estimates of 10,000 people retiring every day and the rise of divorce among older people, it’s likely that many people are…

Those of you who are older women probably know about this. In a store or on the street, there are times when people don’t seem to notice you, almost as though you’re invisible. It’s a common feeling among women of a certain age, as society seems to have lost interest…

You know the saying:”You’re only as old as you feel.” It turns out there’s some scientific truth in that!   While we all age, it’s also true that we all experience aging in different ways, something that’s called “subjective” aging. Researchers in Korea wanted to determine whether there was any association between our…

A sad but inevitable part of growing older is that old friends may pass away and making new friends is not easy. As a recent article in Kaiser Health News points out, acquiring new friends, especially into our later years, can be a daunting task. Yet we also know how…

The facts are distressing but undeniable: many of us are entering retirement less financially prepared than retirees of previous generations. We haven’t saved enough, our pensions are non-existent, we’ve taken on student loans and other debt obligations, and we can’t cover our health care expenses. The entire outlook for many…

So you’ve made the decision: the house is too large, the possessions too many. Time to simplify your life and scale down your living arrangement. Now what? Once that momentous decision is made, the real work begins. Trying to sell your large suburban or rural home may be a challenge given that…