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5 Expensive Items Everyone Should Buy Before Retiring

Once you're on a fixed income, big-ticket items become harder to afford and finance. Here are five expensive items you should buy before you stop working.

GOBankingRates · Sep 8, 2025

I Lost My Dad 3 Years Ago, and Now I'm Afraid for My Mom — If She Enters a Nursing Home, Can the State Take the Home They Worked So Hard For?

For one Redditor, the family home isn't just a house — it's the result of decades of sacrifice. After losing her dad three years ago, she explained that her mom is all she has left. Her biggest fear? That the home her parents "worked so hard to have" could slip…

Benzinga · Sep 8, 2025

'Rich' Tricks to Volunteer and Donate in Retirement

There may be some tax benefits to giving back in retirement.

Kiplinger · Sep 7, 2025

Why Are More People Ending Friendships Over Medicare Decisions?

Medicare used to be a personal decision, something friends might compare casually without much conflict. Today, however, these choices are straining relationships in surprising ways....

Saving Advice · Sep 5, 2025

10 Bills That Drain Your Retirement Savings — and How To Cancel Them

Here are ten sneaky bills that can drain your retirement savings, and what you can do about them.

GOBankingRates · Sep 5, 2025

8 Unexpected Costs That Come With Aging Parents

Aging parents bring more than fond memories and family gatherings—they often introduce a new set of financial challenges. As your loved ones get older, their needs change, and so do the expenses that come with supporting them. Many families find themselves unprepared for the hidden or unexpected costs that arise.…

The Free Financial Advisor · Sep 4, 2025

Key Medicare Changes You Must Know Before Open Enrollment

Medicare’s upcoming open enrollment period is bringing both challenges and opportunities. While rising premiums remain a certainty—a trend that’s hardly new—broader financial pressures on the...

Saving Advice · Sep 4, 2025

Claiming the Standard Deduction? Here Are Ten Tax Breaks For Middle-Class Families in 2025

Working middle-income Americans won’t need to itemize to claim these tax deductions and credits — if you qualify.

Kiplinger · Sep 4, 2025

How Your Social Security Check Changes at Ages 62, 65, 66, 67 and 70

The longer you wait, the bigger your Social Security check. We break it down by the most common ages at which people claim their benefits.

Kiplinger · Sep 4, 2025

More Than Money: The Hidden Toll of Financial Abuse of Older Adults

Financial abuse from schemes involving tech support, government impostors, false sweepstakes, grandchild hoaxes and online shopping issues can cause thousands of dollars in losses.

Kiplinger · Sep 3, 2025