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• In preparation to help our mothers enroll, my wife read "10 Costly Medicare Mistakes You Can't Afford to Make" by Danielle Roberts. She said it was really helpful in highlighting some of the major pitfalls of the enrollment process. Along with "Medicare for Dummies," she gained a pretty good understanding of the process. Both books are on my reading list this winter.

  Post: Medicare and Me

  Link to comment from October 15, 2021

• Thanks for the article. I was looking at my Vanguard account today through Portfolio Watch and noticed 3 alerts. One was to further diversify my portfolio with an allocation of 30-50% foreign stocks. Second, to allocate 20-50% of bonds to foreign bonds. Perhaps these alerts have been up for a while, but I thought it was interesting after having read this article and figured I'd share...

  Post: Leaving the Country

  Link to comment from July 22, 2021

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  Post: Magic Number

  Link to comment from June 30, 2021

• I think the fear of aging alone..of just being alone...is inherently human. The difference is, people without children know ahead of time who won't be there for their future selves. Others won't know if their children will be there until the time comes when they need them. However, this doesn't mean no one will be there. What helps me find solace on this topic is something I've read from various authors on this blog. It's the importance of the social investment for retirement: family, friends, church, neighbors, people we don't even know yet... I'm reminded of a sweet elderly neighbor I had who was close to 96 when she passed. She never married, but had family in the area. My wife and I would often visit with her over a cup of coffee or go over and help her with a task. I'm sure I wasn't part of her retirement equation. I was a mere stimulus check compared to her actual social investments, but I enjoyed spending time with her and would've done anything for her. Of course, at the time I didn't think about it like this. It was just life. I think all we can do is plan and hope our investments can take care of us in the future. The rest, our future selves will have to figure out...

  Post: Aging Alone

  Link to comment from May 20, 2021

• Not sure if you're the R Quinn that writes for HD, but his last blog post contained a lot of "I" and "my" as well. Why? People speak from their own perspective, as Kristine is doing in speaking her concerns of aging alone and the steps she's taking to combat that.

  Post: Aging Alone

  Link to comment from May 20, 2021

• We'll, HD just saved me some $ on my taxes this year and next year! Thank you! I've been slowly working my way through different sections of the guide and have been pleasantly surprised at how informative it's been. Who created this guide and helps maintain it to keep it current? I really appreciate all of the great info!

  Post: Charitable Deduction

  Link to comment from April 19, 2021