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Retirement Issues

Do You Need a Grandparenting Class?

November 10, 2011 Relationships
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By Jeanie Keogh Perhaps you’ve been patiently waiting for what seems like forever to become a grandparent. Finally, it is happening. The due date is circled on the calendar and you’re counting down the days. Then the trouble starts. Your daughter-in-law thanks you for the disposable diapers but says she will be using cloth diapers. [...]

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Budgeting for Activities

October 28, 2011 Finances
Budgeting for Activities

By Heather Compton Peel Off A “Ritchie Unit” A “Ritchie unit” is a term my husband Dennis uses to refer to a one thousand dollar expenditure.  He’s dating himself as it’s a reference to a comic book character popular in the 60s.  How many of you remember Ritchie Rich – “the poor little rich boy”? [...]

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Canadians Buying Real Estate in the US

October 26, 2011 Housing
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By Margaret Hennessey Park Georgia Realtor Arizona, Here We Come! So, finally you decide to downsize. You’ve made the right decisions and have paid off most, if not all of your mortgage. Moreover, you got the right Realtor ® to represent you, who made sure that you got the highest price for your property. Now, [...]

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Moving To a Retirement Community? How To Cope With Change

October 10, 2011 Housing
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By Kathy Barthel Moving from your home to a retirement residence can be very stressful. We are creatures of habit so this major change can be frightening and hard to accept. There is comfort in what we’ve always known and the place we’ve lived in for years –even if keeping it clean and tidy is [...]

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Supplementing Your Retirement Income with Renters

September 27, 2011 Housing
Supplementing Retirement Income

By Margaret Hennessey Park Georgia Realtor Creative Way to Help Pay Your Mortgage It’s a myth to say that everyone retires with enough money on which to live comfortably. Another myth is that we are all mortgage free in our senior years. I have a lot of older clients who definitely have a challenging time [...]

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RESPs: The Gift of Education

September 26, 2011 Finances
RESPs for Grandchildren

By Heather Compton RESPs: A Lasting Legacy What grandparent wouldn’t wish that all the gifts they gave their grandchildren would truly benefit them for a lifetime instead of just limping through this season and then collecting dust in some back closet? Wouldn’t it just add icing to the cake to know that for every dollar [...]

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Grandparenting From a Distance

September 22, 2011 Relationships
Distance Grandparenting

By Kim Leatherdale Being a great grandparent can be difficult when your grandchildren live far away.  A grandparent is meant to be a model, a fun confidant, and a source of nourishment.  How can you do this from a distance? Being a grandparent from a distance takes some extra creativity, organization and planning but will [...]

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Should You Retire in a Cottage on the Lake?

August 29, 2011 Housing
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Real Estate agent discusses the dream of owning a lake-side retirement house and the realities of living their year-round. People should plan their housing for year round living.

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Are Your Parent’s Finances in Order?

August 25, 2011 Finances
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By Heather Compton The Slow Slide The slow slide begins; I’m seeing it in my own life and I don’t like it one bit. I now have to ask my adult sons to open the pickle jar and thread the sewing machine, I prefer that they drive if we are out together in the evening; [...]

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Strategies for Caregiver Stress Relief

August 22, 2011 Retirement Psychology
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By Kim Leatherdale Let us face it care giving is an extremely stressful task – mentally, physically and emotionally. Those who take care of aging parents are generally on 24/7, with very little help even from other family members. Care giving, as many find out, can be a physically and emotionally draining task that takes [...]

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