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If you are getting older (or hope to), this book is for you. It will save you and your family money, restless nights, and heartbreak. Do I really need a living will? What are living trusts and should I attend a free seminar? How can I protect myself from scams and identity theft? How can I care for my aged parents? What are assisted living facilities and what about nursing homes? How can I recognize elder abuse and what about guns in the home? How can I fight age di… More >>
Alive and Kicking: Legal Advice for Boomers
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#1 by Kinsey Humphrey on March 23, 2010 - 10:50 pm
I found “Alive and Kicking” and extreamly well written book with information we “all need to know to live in todays very fast moving changing society. The book is very informative with great content with all the stuff we all need to know.
The book is well written in a layman’s language, “Meaning” you can understand what they are saying and how it relates to you. As a life insurance agent and estate planner for over 40 years with New York Life Insurance Co., I would have given anything to have this valuable resource for reference in counseling my clients and servicing especially death claims for my company. Almost all these items in the book came up every day dealing with widows with no idea what to do. In many areas financial mistakes could be very costly or even devistating to the estates. I would think this book wouold be a absoute must for any widow or for that matter any senior in or close to retirement. You would think every bank, trust, and insurance co. would make this book a must read for all their employees and give copies to thier cusomers to help them understand their rights. I personally found a lot of very pertinent information for me on soccial security, tax breaks for seniors, family financial dealings, that I didn’t know existed. It is a great book. I would recomend it as a must read for anyone.
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by Patricia A. Thomas on March 24, 2010 - 12:56 am
With me on the “brink” of retirement and my dad in hospice this book could not have come out at a better time. The well placed humor throughout the book is excellent and the down to earth writing makes for understandable contents. Thanks for covering all the tough topics.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by Bonnie N. Smith on March 24, 2010 - 3:44 am
This book is for all of us who are “geezers,” or who hope to survive long enough to be one. It is full of information that it is important for ALL of us to know. It is not just geezers who need living wills; we all need them. Accidents do happen. If you have an aged or aging parent, this is a great source to learn about what they are going through, and what they may need/require from you. All in all, an excellent book that should be in everyone’s home library.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Midwest Book Review on March 24, 2010 - 5:34 am
The best way one can prevent themselves from becoming a burden on their families as they age is making sure the money they saved for their retirement stays saved for retirement and is only used for that purpose. “Alive and Kicking: Legal Advice… for Boomers!” grants legal advice so you can keep your money so when you finally do go and kick that bucket, your family has something other than massive debts to remember you by. Tips on Living wills, scams and identity theft, caring for your own parents in your own advanced age, issues involving age discrimination, driving, sex, and more are covered. While treating itself as a law book first, “Alive and Kicking: Legal Advice… for Boomers!” isn’t afraid to crack a joke or bust out a poem now and again, giving a different and attractive flavor, making it highly recommended for anyone who is rapidly approaching retirement age and wants to be prepared for it in the modern world. Also recommended to community library law shelves.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by MotherLodeBeth on March 24, 2010 - 6:32 am
What I liked about the book is the vast amount of useful information on all areas of planning for ones over age 50 years. And its a book that my son who is under age forty, found interesting, because it discusses issues that many people may never have thought about. It also is a book that dispells the notion that becoming sixty or older, means getting ‘old’ and unable to do many of the things we love doing in our forties or fifties. Cannot recommend the book enough.
Rating: 5 / 5