One of the first things you come to realize as a care giver is that the minutes go by much faster than before. It becomes very apparent very quickly that merely good intentions to get something done is not enough. This is never more true than when your own family and responsibilities seem to be coming a distant second to the care giver role... Read more
There are a number of interesting forces aggregating out there to make the protecting of the equity in your parent's home even more challenging. Make some good decisions here and you will reap the benefit. Make bad decisions and you will deal with them for years to come. Here's how all this is playing out: Real Estate Values: The... Read more
There are going to be lots of articles in the near future about old folks driving. That's because there will be lots of old folks ... well ... driving. Eighty million Boomers moving toward sunset on Rt. 66 in Shelby Mustangs, Maserati's, Porsche 911's and F-250's. A virtual army of people who from moment to moment won't know... Read more
I love January the first. It's like the greatest day of the year. First of all, it's the great "do over". No matter what the last 365 days were like the first of January is the Great Eraser. Everyone gets a new start. So, if you're a caregiver and had a good year or you're a caregiver and had a bad year, here are my... Read more
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