Experience shows confusion is rife when it comes to aged care. There are families making mistakes decisions with huge price tags…and potentially putting themselves into positions where they could end up footing a very large bill each and every month. I recently met with a lady who told me I was being interviewed…to check my knowledge,…
Stress can come with a killer price!!! For many of you living with stress I’m telling you nothing. Yet I often see families making unreasonable decisions and crumbling under the pressures of emotional stresses, financial stresses, guilt and so much more. This stress is particularly evident when it comes to making decisions about the long…
I recently received a call from a prospective client about aged care financial advice. The opening comment was ‘my brother insisted I speak with you, but I don’t understand why. We’ve got it under control’. As the call progressed, it became clear…the person on the other end of the phone had the bull by the…
Are you a bit of a free spirit…one who likes to live by your own rules? I am; yet despite my free-ish spirit there are some rules I simply have to abide by, and there are some things I like to plan. How about you…do you find yourself making knee jerk reactions to situations or are you…
Who knew living a long and happy life could be so expensive? Most people have no idea how expensive retirement can be. We tend to live longer and longer these days; thanks to advancements in modern healthcare it’s possible for people to live until they’re well over 100. It’s incredible when you think about it,…
Recently I’ve had the pleasure of meeting with a few different lots of lovely pre-retirees. They’re of similar ages, yet they’re entirely at different stages of preparation for their retirement journey. Sadly, some haven’t even really started! I’d like you to imagine starting the longest holiday of your life with the equivalent of a blindfold…
There’s an old saying about truth and stories…there’s his version, her version and somewhere in between there’s the truth. Yet in this instance I’m going to substitute reality for truth! Have you noticed how today’s media focus on negatives and fail to highlight the other side of the story? Why am I talking about stories?…
Have you ever noticed how important ‘things’ are to people? Often those ‘things’ are expensive and are about keeping up appearances. Whether we’re talking cars, boats, handbags, jewellery or any assorted expensive ‘things’, the sad things is how much store is put into owning ‘things’ that are never likely to be assets…they’re more likely to…
Is it possible to be socially isolated while living in luxurious surroundings in the middle of a vibrant city of some 600,000 people. You bet! You might wonder how it could happen in this day and age? But it does… Becoming socially isolated can just happen! There doesn’t have to be any sinister reasons behind…
At a recent briefing on aging in the community I was horrified to discover many of the elderly, in excess of 40% of people over 80, were potentially enduring elder abuse…and likely saying nothing about it out of fear and loyalty to the abuser. Imagining a senior I love suffering at the hands of friends,…
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