Like you, I’ve been staying home and my time has been spent “seeing” clients on the phone and via Zoom, FaceTime and Skype. As I listen to them and to my friends, I hear a consistent theme: that living with this pandemic and its impact, many of us are finding ourselves
To my beloved POP community: What is POParenting? It’s caring with love, patience and useful tools for those loved ones who once cared for us and now need us to help them. What POParenting is NOT: “taking over someone’s life,” being a harsh disciplinarian, issuing orders. None of these
To my beloved POP community: If you’re reading this, it’s likely you are the middle-aged POParent of someone now deemed “elderly,” or – oh, my! you ARE the “at risk elderly,” even though you and I may still consider ourselves Baby Boomers and might be in fine health. So, my
Whether you’re a young person or someone with kids and grandkids, there’s much useful in the FREE LEGAL ADVICE in these 5 Fabulous Financial Planning Tips for your serious consideration during each December – but only for those of you who are smart enough to POPlan ahead. Recall the central
As tax day quickly approaches, knowing what tax breaks are available could help you this tax season. Here are some great tax breaks for those 50 and over from news.yahoo.com – Bigger standard deduction The standard deduction is $7,850 for taxpayers age 65 and older in 2016, which is $1,550 more
At age 59, Janice McClintock is beginning a career as a first-grade teacher. Although she had a desire since childhood to be a teacher, Janice waited until her kids were grown and took the time to care for her aging parents before pursuing her dream of becoming a teacher. Whether
We all know that our seniors are ideal targets for financial swindles —especially online — because they often have accumulated savings over a lifetime, own their own homes and are compassionate, may live alone and become lonely and therefore are susceptible to being deceived by someone intent on fraud. Here are some
BE SMART! When a crisis happens in your family, you’re likely to forget more than where you left your keys. You’re likely to find your mind a bit “paralyzed.” At a moment like that, it’s SO comforting to know you’re organized and can find that Advance Directive or the list
Helping your parents to organize — or re-organize — their finances may not be something that’s atop your bucket list. Nonetheless you, like many POParents, may be noticing you have to deal with these issues and see that you need some real specific guidance. First things first! That means either