By Allison Walker
According to a report from the American Association of Retired Persons, cookie-cutter funerals are out. Offbeat farewells seem to be the “in” thing to do.
An author who explored more than a dozen unique farewells, said boomers are changing things up by making funeral arrangements a reflection of their lives.
A company called Eternal […]

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By Knight Pierce Hirst
“A woman of a certain age” is a European expression. She’s not an older woman. She’s a woman who has passed middle age with flair. An example would be Diane Keaton, Diane Sawyer or Oprah.
How do you know when you’re old enough to be a woman of a certain age? I […]

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Whoever coined that was obviously a middle-aged sophisticated, citified woman who had just experienced her very first weekend ever ‘camping’. It wasn’t such a crazy idea (my friends told me after they stopped laughing), it was only May, no bugs yet, and the cause was noble - volunteering for the official annual Horseshoe crab census […]

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Many young girls dream of being a princess but I always wanted to fly a helicopter. Years ago, I’d signed up for lessons but was notified the company had shut down. I searched the obituaries for the cause but apparently it was just a business decision.
I was ecstatic to discover one could take beginner lessons […]

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By Jan Cullinane
An AARP study, in conjunction with Roper Public Affairs and Media, found some important, interesting, and (frankly) scary contrasts in what women reported compared to their actual situations. The survey, “Looking at Act II of Women’s Lives: Thriving and Striving from 45 On” interviewed women from 45 to 90 years old, with an […]

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By Jan Cullinane
 
 
Thinking of selling your home when you retire? Recent research may help you determine an asking price.

A Cornell University study, led by marketing professor Manoj Thomas in September 2007, found that people are willing to pay more for a home if the listing price is exact – that is, […]

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