Probate Not The End of the World?

Personal Interview with David Savage, a CFP Professional…. Walking back from my post box, I recently saw a familiar sight.  I had received my 1,000,000th invitation to a free dinner to inform me about handling the assets they assume I have and more specifically how to make a living trust.  That millionth number might be … Read more

Yay or Nay? — Should We Abandon New Year’s Resolutions?

Could you guess how many of my 2015 New Year’s resolutions I kept?  If you guessed ‘zero’ you would be correct.  In my defense, there is more to it than quitting.  And, if you have read other posts I have written you might be more clever,  and guess that I kept zero of them because … Read more

A Dozen Things Learned During 2015

To keep the mind sharp, it is said that we should learn something new every day.  At this age, much of what we ‘learn’ is something we have actually simply forgotten.  Other stuff we learn new is a shock.  Like me, you might ask yourself ‘how did I not know that?’  Especially if others seem … Read more

School ‘Daze’ a Misnomer for Older Students?

New Findings about Possible Dementia Risk Reduction   Without fail, for the last few decades, every time the November / December time frame is upon us, I find myself saying “oh no, I haven’t completed my Continuing Education (CE) requirements yet.”  Every January I swear I will do it ‘sooner this year’, but so far … Read more

The Music of Gratitude – a Good thing to Practice

I suspect it is fair to say that most of my readers have been privileged ENOUGH to have owned or played a musical instrument somewhere along the path of their lives.  Sometimes privilege doesn’t even come into play.  Sometimes it is the opposite. Case in point.  I often prefer driving back roads.  I remember one … Read more

Are ‘Slips & Falls’ Inevitable as We Age? Maybe.

But what about Frequency and Severity? On a glorious autumn day with colors bright and 75 degree temperatures, I forsook the temptation to bask in the sun and attend a community lecture.  I wasn’t alone.  While held mid-day and with outside conditions as I descripted, the theater was packed, with only a handful of vacant … Read more