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Posted on 03/18/2013 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Home & Family | Money & SavingsThe following is a guest post by Dennis Eisnach – AARP South Dakota volunteer president What Makes A Community Livable for a Lifetime?  For most of us, the ability to drive ourselves where we need to go is a given. We take it for granted. It’s easy to forget that for many seniors that’s not always the case.  As an AARP volunteer in my home state of South Dakota I see this problem every day. In some rural areas of …

How a Random Act of Kindness Helped Me Heal

Posted on 02/21/2013 by | Volunteering | Comments

Home & Family | Legacy | RelationshipsIt was my first trip to Pennsylvania since Pop Pop passed away, and I was equal parts excited and apprehensive — excited because it was (and is) my favorite place on the planet; nervous because my favorite person wouldn’t be there. My grandfather, the Bernie in my blog Arthur & Bernie, wouldn’t be in his chair in the living room, or a short walk away at the nursing home, where he spent his final year. Would it be depressing? Would …

Making the Most of Multigenerational Living

Posted on 08/17/2012 by | Aging, Home & Family Expert | Comments

Caregiving | Home & Family | RelationshipsEditor’s note: This post follows the first in this two-part series, Multigenerational Living on the Rise. These posts are modified from Amy Goyer’s article, Multigenerational Living is Rising, and May be to Everyone’s Benefit in the September/October 2011 issue of the American Society on Aging’s Aging Today. Those living in multigenerational households admit there are challenges that come with this living arrangement, but most say the benefits outweigh them. Financial reasons are often cited as the primary motivator for multigenerational …

The Takeaway: More Than Half Of Youngest Adults Living With Parents

Posted on 11/4/2011 by | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsIt’s a story that’s been developing for several years now—more and more young adults are moving back home with their parents (or never leaving in the first place). Now the U.S. Census Bureau has data.

A Cheapskate’s Good-Smelling Energy Audit

Posted on 11/2/2011 by | The Ultimate Cheapskate | Comments

Money & SavingsSince I work from home, my wife sometimes wonders what I do all day. I’m a writer, so the fruits of my daily labor aren’t always apparent to her, and I’m pretty sure she thinks I spend most of the day goofing off. That misconception was fueled when Denise came home early from work last week. She found me in my bathrobe, looking like a shaman while I paraded around the house with a handful of smoking incense sticks. The …

Segunda Has a New Home

Posted on 05/3/2011 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Home & Family | Your LifeLook up! Do you see them? I can just about make them out—the parachutes swaying and falling fast—and I, the editor, am ready for them. By this time next week, Segunda, Angelita, and Lady Piola will have landed safely in their new home, AARP VIVA’s website. Come follow their adventures every week. Before jumping, Segunda managed to peck out a message on her smart phone. She texts that she’s a hyperactive Latina in her 40′s (you’d never know it from …

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