I put a priority on spending that will create wonderful memories for my family. Usually that means trips to visit my daughters who live 800 and 8,000 miles away.
My husband passed way 18 months ago. It comforts me to keep have his toothbrush and hairbrush in our bathroom, his winter coat on the coat rack, the shoes he wore on his daily walks in the bedroom closet. And his computer on his desk.
We had our "age in place" home built two years ago, and then my husband passed three months after we moved in. The house has plenty of room for daughters, spouses/partners and grand dogs to visit. There is some light yard work. (I pay to have the lawn cut.). But I am not the gardener. My husband was. There are other things I would prefer to do with the time I have left (I am 73) than yard work. I will figure out what to do about the yard work as I go along.
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I put a priority on spending that will create wonderful memories for my family. Usually that means trips to visit my daughters who live 800 and 8,000 miles away.
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Andrew, may you and all who love Michele be blessed with unexpected moments of peace and comfort.
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My husband passed way 18 months ago. It comforts me to keep have his toothbrush and hairbrush in our bathroom, his winter coat on the coat rack, the shoes he wore on his daily walks in the bedroom closet. And his computer on his desk.
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We had our "age in place" home built two years ago, and then my husband passed three months after we moved in. The house has plenty of room for daughters, spouses/partners and grand dogs to visit. There is some light yard work. (I pay to have the lawn cut.). But I am not the gardener. My husband was. There are other things I would prefer to do with the time I have left (I am 73) than yard work. I will figure out what to do about the yard work as I go along.
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Jonathan, Thank you for so graciously sharing your life experience and financial expertise in "No Retirement for Me." Wishing you the best.
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