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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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…
Sick and Struggling to Pay
by Naom Levey / NPR
(June 25, 2022)
100 millioin people in the U.S. live with medical debt…
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…
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…
Retirement Savings
by Stu Johnson
(November 13, 2021)
How do you compare?…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Medical Debt
by U.S. Census Bureau staff
(April 10, 2021)
How serious is it and who has the most?…
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…
Giving Money to Adult Children
by Barbara Greenleaf
(October 9, 2020)
When excitement becomes expectation…
COVID Upending Housing Plans
by Ellen James Martin / Smart Moves
(September 18, 2020)
Pandemic forcing some retirees to reconsider options…
The ADA Turns 30
by Stu Johnson
(July 27, 2020)
The demographics of disability today…
Scams that Prey on the Elderly
By Miriam Cross
(July 3, 2020)
Six scams that target older Americans…
Is Your House Aging-Ready?
Reported by Stu Johnson
(June 25, 2020)
The desire to age in place requires a suitable place…
Counting Transient People
by U.S. Census Bureau staff
(March 2, 2020)
How the U.S. Census Bureau counts people living in unconventional places…
Millennials, Boomers and Housing
Reported by Stu Johnson
(January 26, 2020)
Trend could impact seniors…
Working Longer, Earning More
by Stu Johnson
(April 27, 2018)
Census research reveals significant trend…
Is Social Security Healthy?
Reported by Stu Johnson
(February 19, 2018)
It's stronger than many think, but worthy of caution…