Tag: Housing
The first and arguably most important decision a new graduate will make is how much to pay for rent. If it’s too high, the rent – on top of those annoying student loans – will push out other priorities necessary to prevent financial trouble down the road. Rick Epple, a certified financial planner in Minnesota’s…
Retirement, as portrayed in TV commercials, is the time to indulge a passion, whether tennis, enjoying more time with a spouse, frequent socializing, or civic engagement. Boston University sociologist Deborah Carr isn’t buying this idealized picture of aging. “This gilded existence is not within the grasp of all older adults,” she argues in “Golden Years?…
