And ignoring it is still a plan In my first article of this series, “Will You Need Long-Term Care Services?” I included a list of all the services that fall under the term “long-term care.” In addition, I pointed out that most people receiving long-term care choose to receive it…

And you will be happier for it! — It seems like everyone is trying to do something at one time or another. Perhaps you are: “trying” to lose weight. “trying” to save some money. “trying” to make more money. “trying” to be a better parent or partner. But when you say that you are “trying” to do something…

Planning for Long-Term Care Costs as You Age Part 2 — In my last article in this series https://medium.com/crows-feet/will-you-need-long-term-care-services-c5f0167ab335 I discussed the fact that if you needed long-term care, home care was more likely than nursing home care. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t think about what you will do if you need care in a nursing home. Several readers of…

Planning for Long-Term Care Costs as You Age Part 1 — IMPORTANT NOTE: It is essential for you to know that I am a licensed insurance with more than 40 years of experience specializing in the healthcare needs of people ages 65 and older. Long-term care expenses are one of the biggest worries for retirees. And it is easy to understand…

I thought that it would be fun to start each month by choosing a year and looking back at what happened. This month, as I approach 70, I am choosing my birth year, 1953. Top News Stories Joseph Stalin Dies March 5, 1953 Nikita Khrushchev is selected First Secretary of the Soviet Communist…

Is anything dramatically different? In a mere two weeks, I will cross into my seventh decade of life. As my birthday zooms towards me, I have begun thinking about what it means this year. In truth, no prior birthday loomed as large in my mind nor occupied my thoughts quite…

And yes, Duolingo does work — I began studying Spanish in 2018. At first, I purchased a variety of courses on Udemy. Then, when my wife and I made our trip to Merida in 2019, I knew just enough Spanish to be dangerous. In fact. On the first day in Merida, I got us completely and…

And why we have returned to Green Valley, Arizona — On March 22, 2021, my wife and I entered Mexico for a three-month stay. We had rented a one-bedroom apartment in Mazatlán, Mexico beginning April first. Our trip from Winston Salem, North Carolina included time in Saltillo and Durango, Mexico. At the end of the first week of June, we…

Possibly the best kept retirement secret in the US. In July of 2021, we sold what we thought would be our forever home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Three weeks later, we made our first visit to Green Valley, Arizona. We rented an AirBnB for a week before heading to Mazatlán…