Photo by Marko Blažević on Unsplash Over the summer my oldest granddaughter, 10-year-old Margaret, was bitten by the writing bug. At first she was creating a short story, but she kept writing until it was no longer short. When she finally concluded the project in late August, it stood at 80-plus handwritten pages – an admirable feat of […]
Photo by Getty Images on Unsplash I have not been a big fan of retirement communities. All things being equal, my wife and I would prefer to spend our final years in the comfort of our own home, thank you. But all things are not always equal. There may come a day when living in […]
No. 40/September 13, 2023 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. Using Your Home Equity to Fund Retirement Don’t forget to count the equity in your home when you add up your assets for retirement. Retirement specialist Mark Miller notes […]
Photo by Jens Frank Jakob on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. I have been assured in many articles and books that as we grow older, we grow wiser. Wisdom is held out as the great consolation prize that […]
Photo by British Library on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. We have no problem talking about our physical health. We’re happy to tell you about our new hip, our defibrillator implant, and our gym routine. Get any two older adults together […]
No. 39/August 30, 2023 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. When Your Kids Push You To Retire Are you a bit prickly when one of your children interrogates you about your retirement plans? It can be a sensitive topic, […]
Photo by Hansjörg Keller on Unsplash The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Mrs. S., who is 95, needs to reach her ophthalmologist and can’t locate his telephone number, so she picks up her phone and calls Directory Assistance. However, Directory Assistance doesn’t work […]
As the Chief Gerontology Officer at the American Society on Aging, Leanne Clark-Shirley is a passionate advocate for fighting ageism, wherever it appears (even if it shows up in our own thoughts). In this interview, she talks about three main area where ageism harms older adults: Healthcare, climate change, and public policy. Among her observations: […]
Photo by Getty Images The EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. There were signs and omens long before we fully realized my mother’s absent-mindedness had reached a dangerous state. There was the time she forgot to turn off the burner on […]
No. 38/ August 16, 2023 NewScan is a biweekly briefing on news relevant to readers of The EndGame. NewScan is a premium feature exclusively for paid subscribers. Harvard Study Discovers What Makes Us Happy The Harvard Study of Adult Development started following participants 85 years ago and has now analyzed more than 2,000 people through three […]
