Your Safe Retirement Coach
Jack Tatar speaks to Diana Denholm, author of The Caregiver’s Handbook about the challenges of caregiving. In this powerful audio, Diana discusses her experiences being a caregiver to her husband. Through this experience, Diana provides advice for each and every person who is either an existing caregiver or potentially in the role of being a [Read More...]
I’d venture to say that this happens VERY often. One spouse wants to retire and the other doesn’t. Well, what happens in these situations? More importantly. what are the considerations to be made in order to make a decision that benefits both parties? Here’s some interesting facts: 62% of couples don’t agree on their expected [Read More...]
The reality is that there are more than 40 million women who are the primary caregivers for a sick person and very often that person is the man that they’re married to. This is often an “expected” role for the wive and most accept it as a duty that they have to handle. What we [Read More...]
The challenge of care giving impacts many members of a family, not just those providing the care. Here’s a story of a son, who happens to be an executive with a technology background, who watched his parents manage a care giving situation and felt that there should be a better way. It’s a great story [Read More...]
It’s becoming a story that we’re hearing more and more these days: once the kids have left the house for college or for work, the mom and dad are announcing that they’re separating. ”It’s been a long time coming”, they’ll say. Well the fact is that the divorce rate for people 50 and over has [Read More...]
In the book, Safe 4 Retirement: The 4 Keys to a Safe Retirement, we explore the topic of being Senior and Single. The reality for the single senior is much brighter these days than they were just a few years ago. One of the main reasons is the range of “choices” out there. No longer [Read More...]
As those who know me are aware, I love my kids more than anything. When they’re children they hang on your every word and action. As they grow up, they become more distant and laugh less at your jokes. But, hey that’s how it’s supposed to be! They’re supposed to grow up and become their [Read More...]
My thanks to SeniorsforLiving.com for this wonderful story : “Gilbert Herrick, a 99 year old war veteran, married 86-year-old Virginia Hartman in Rochester, NY in June, 2011. She was a widow, and he had never been married. The two met in their nursing home when Herrick admired some hand-painted china on display and wanted to [Read More...]
I will admit that one of my guilty pleasures on the internet is a site called DatingSeniorMen.com. That’s not because I’m interested in doing that (but for those who are, there are some interesting tips), but because it continues to reinforce the reality that even seniors experience sexuality as much as, if not more, than [Read More...]
Grief is such a personal matter that can often be helped by being with others in simple situations. What many men have found is that bereavement groups are often filled predominately with women. This has proved to only compound the ability for men to deal with their grieve in a manner that is effective for [Read More...]
