Tag: aging

Every year, older homeowners leave billions of dollars worth of the wealth locked up in their houses to their adult children. This is a paradox if one considers that home equity is one of retirees’ primary assets and could be a crucial source of income for people who are “house rich and income poor.” Retirement…

Gayle Blanton, the blogger’s mother My 85-year-old mother is on top of her bills. She pays several of them online, which is impressive enough, and she knows which bill is due when. So, we should both take some comfort in the fact that she is not having difficulty managing her money, which is an early…