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Senior Volunteering: Making a Difference in Your Community

August 10, 2023

Retirees are extremely lucky. Why? One, they have time on their hands. Two, having had many experiences, Seniors are equipped to make contributions to a community. Three, they are presented with multiple volunteering options. Twenty-five percent of volunteers in America are over the age of sixty-five with Seniors being the backbone of building communities. Communities […]

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Starting a New Business in Retirement

July 25, 2023

Grandma Moses was seventy-eight when she began painting. Tom Parker (Colonel Sanders) was sixty-five when he opened Kentucky Fried Chicken. How old should a Senior be to realize their dream of starting a business? An ABC network report reveals the older generation is much more successful building a business due to social networks, experience and […]

Rediscovering Romance: Love and Relationships in the Senior Years. Elderly couple is sitting on the couch together in love.

Rediscovering Romance in Your Senior Years

July 13, 2023

Redefining Love in the Golden Years Author Terry Mark states “Sometimes people are afraid of falling in love, because it sometimes comes in a way we never expected.” Are Seniors likely to find love in their golden years? Is romance still possible? As we age, “falling” in love takes on a new meaning. Seniors are […]

Financial planning for Seniors is important as benefits have slowly disappeared through the years as the cost of wages and premiums have risen. Senior is holding a pink piggy bank in the image.

Financial Planning for Seniors: Strategies for a Secure Future

July 6, 2023

Money is not everything… but it certainly helps. The National Institute on Retirement Security reports forty percent of older Americans rely solely on Social Security as income. Only seven percent of Retirees have ideal income scenarios drawing from three sources: Social Security, a Pension, and Savings, commonly referred to as the “three-legged stool.” Alarming? Surprising? […]

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Benefits of Senior Living Communities

June 20, 2023

The U.S. Census Bureau presents a statistic worth thinking about… in 2030, just seven years from now, those over the age of 85 will outnumber children for the first time ever in history. Several reasons support the logic behind this prediction, and luck is not one of them. Seniors today are making wiser choices concerning […]

Coping with Loss and Grief

June 16, 2023

The advancement of age brings various reasons to grieve. Loved ones move or pass away. Life’s normal routines change with new medical diagnoses or assistance may be needed for daily tasks. Most importantly, find the positive when faced with a loss. Grief is a result of losing happiness; without happiness we would not experience grief. […]

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