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Why Ever Retire?

I admit that I consider myself part of the “post-retirement” generation. Most of my peers and friends, as well as me—are quite convinced that we are never going to see a cent of the Social Security we have been paying all these years. In fact, I imagine that most of it will go to pay for the burgeoning baby boomers golden years and meanwhile, with the economy the way it is and my ever-depleting supposed retirement account, it looks pretty likely that I will be working to the end. Is this necessarily a bad thing, however? After all, with a … Continue reading →

Retirement Dilemmas

Retirement is one of those things that seem so far off. Therefore, planning for it often takes a backseat to many other problems and concerns. The sneaky part about planning for your retirement is the sooner you start the better off you will be. That means you do have to make some time to confront retirement plans… long before you need them. The trick is to make it simple and low maintenance. Spend a week determining how you will plan for your retirement – then do it. If you set it up the right way, you shouldn’t have to think … Continue reading →

Love Letters to Your Grandparents

In movies and novels, we always see widows paging through love letters from ages past. These letters become treasures to hold onto in their later years. As a genealogist, I love the copies (of the copies) of my great-great-grandfather’s letters to his wife-to-be and, in later years, to his wife. While I appreciate the speed and immediacy that comes with technology – if my husband were away at war, for instance, I would vastly prefer the relatively instantaneous communication of email versus the regular post office – handwritten letters take more time and require more thought, thus creating lasting family … Continue reading →