by Chris GrandeFebruary 18, 2016 Downsizing, Financial Planning Retirement Debt – Sinking Boomers’ Dreams Retirement debt is the problem that boomers didn’t think they’d have… Sherry* should be retired. She has nearly paid off … Read More
by Chris GrandeAugust 18, 2014 Downsizing, Observations & Analysis A Whole New Paradigm When Choosing Where to Live One issue I’ve been tossing around my head the past few months is the question of where is the ideal place … Read More
by Chris GrandeJuly 28, 2014 Blog, Downsizing, Under Age 35 Don’t Want the Burden of a Big House? Get a Smaller One! With the increasing cost of living and endless move higher in home prices, many people are choosing alternative paths to … Read More
by Chris GrandeMarch 18, 2014 Blog, Downsizing Homeless (by choice!) in Retirement Oftentimes, it’s young people who talk about “taking a few years off” after college (or even before or in between … Read More
by ChrisJuly 15, 2013 Downsizing, Under Age 35 Attention Gen Y – Grandma Wants Your Pad Is there competition between gen Y and baby boomers? Much has been written about generation Y wanting to live in … Read More
by ChrisJune 12, 2013 Downsizing, Observations & Analysis Why Rising Rates Will Eat Your Home Value credit myself with the front photo🙂 from Bloomberg: Rob Braunstein said his search for a three-bedroom home on a quiet … Read More
by ChrisApril 15, 2013 Downsizing Downsizing Across State Lines Reflections on an article from IBD I read last week… The number of retirees moving to Florida has decreased over the … Read More
by ChrisApril 2, 2013 Downsizing, Health Care & Insurance Visiting an Assisted Living Facility Today I dropped by to visit my friend John DeCecca and see The Herrick House – an assisted living community … Read More
by ChrisMarch 25, 2013 Downsizing Are You Counting on Your Home Equity to Retire? cover photo courtesy of 401(k) 2013 on Flickr A recent survey by financial planning behemoth Amerprise (reported by NY Times) revealed … Read More
by ChrisJuly 19, 2012 Downsizing, Retirement Income Planning It’s Not Just American Seniors That Want to Avoid Nursing Homes – Chinese Seniors Too (photo by Fechi Fajardo used with Creative Commons Permission from Flickr) It’s fairly common knowledge in the financial planning and … Read More