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Retirement Living For Baby Boomers
Baby boomers expect more active retirement living that the generation before them. Baby boomers look at amenities available for use during retirement living. Boomers require for retirement living: social networking, volunteering and learning. As homeowners, Boomers also want home design that better fits their needs like larger kitchens, dual master suites and spare bedrooms. And even Boomers on a limited budget are looking for extra amenities for their retirement living.
How Can You Boost Your Financial Literacy?
One in 10 Americans reported being late or missing a mortgage payment last year, according to a survey released by the National Foundation for Credit ...
Ilyce Glink on WSB Radio – April 27, 2008
This week on the Ilyce Glink Show, Ilyce talked about the Federal stimulus package, and the recession diet that many Americans are going on. Some folks are trading brand names for store names, and eating more pasta and less red meat. What are you doing to save money in this recession? Listen to the show, and then join the conversation at www.thinkglink.com/blog. Check out Ilyce's new all-video site, www.expertrealestatetips.net and be sure to subscribe to her YouTube channel.
Cash Rebates: Coming Your Way on Monday?
President Bush stood in the garden of the White House this morning and announced that the tax rebates would be on their way in your pocketbook by Mond...
One More Thing…
The Schwab survey also found that 69 percent of parents polled feel more prepared to talk about "the birds and the bees" instead of money. April 21, ...
Who Will Teach Your Kids About Money?
Money must still be taboo in many American families. Only 20 percent of parents involve their teens in financial discussions, according to a Charles S...
Consumers Want Better Gas Mileage
Do you know anybody who doesn't want better gas mileage? I don't. But, apparently only 73 percent of those surveyed by the Consumer Federation of Amer...
Americans Feel Unsure About Retirement – Yes, Really
Only 18 percent of those polled feel confident about retirement, announced the Employee Benefit Research Institute this week. Sounds pretty grim. Last...
Today on the Ilyce Glink Show
We're talking taxes, 10 days before Tax Day. But you might have more time if you're in one of the Georgia counties hard-hit by the Tornados of March 1...
Jobless Claims Return To Post Hurricane Katrina Levels
In December 2001 a group of us went to a conference room in a high rise tower in Fairfax, Va. We knew it was coming. Layoffs. It wasn't that we hadn'...