Archives for Aging and Finances - Page 2
Are You Ever too Old to Get Money from Relatives?
As a kid, money was my favorite present; preferably cash since I could go out and use it immediately. I could never leave a store with any money left over,…
Social Security vs. Personal Retirement Accounts: Which Way for Gays?
'œThey want the federal government controlling Social Security like it's some kind of federal program.' '“ George W. Bush Recently, I heard from Lea Abdnor, the Executive Director at Women…
LGBT and Caring for Aging Parents
'œForty is the old age of youth; fifty the youth of old age.' '“ Victor Hugo Jeanine and I spent the weekend in the Berkshires celebrating a friend's fortieth birthday.…
WWYD: Would You Disrupt Your Life to Provide Care for Aging Parents?
Mindy Fetterman at USA Today reports, "Forty-one percent of baby boomers who have a living parent are helping take care of them, with personal help, financial assistance or both, according…
Now is the time to talk about Long-Term Care Insurance
Write down three words along the left margin of a piece of paper. You will want to remember these words, as they are the collective key to unlocking a financial…
Social Security: Gays and Lesbians Denied Benefits
"Younger people can feel confident that Social Security will still be around when they need it to cushion their retirement." -- Ronald Reagan, 1982 Around this time of year, I…
Out and Aging: Gay and Lesbian Boomers
"To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am." -- Bernard M. Baruch Learning to Love Growing Old is a dated, but useful article that appeared in…
Planning to Death: Pre-Need Funeral Arrangements
"Death does not concern us, because as long as we exist, death is not here. And when it does come, we no longer exist." -- Epicurus With all the talk…