Tag: retirement

Ladies in swimming pool

Maria Machado estimates that women over 50 make up about three out of four of the Dallasites seeking to cut their living expenses either by renting out a room in their home or by renting from a homeowner. Shared housing often isn’t their first choice. “We like our independence,” said Machado, head of the Shared…

Credit cards on a banknotes background

A March blog post pointing out that a large majority of America’s older population pay no federal income tax seemed to surprise some readers – particularly retirees who must send checks to the IRS at this time of year. “[M]y annual tax liability is and will continue to be greater than when I was employed,”…