Wiggle Your Toes in the Sand
By Steven Buttice, Founder and President, Living by Your Design, Inc. It’s February and how would you like to be “wiggling your toes in the Florida sand”? You can do it, but it doesn’t happen by…
Retiring? And/or Going on to Medicare—It’s Complicated!
By Beth Cooper Ingle, CSA This is complicated and you cannot afford to make a mistake. Are you over age 65 and still working or your spouse is still working and have Health Insurance through…
Who is IRMAA and why do I need to know about Her?
Do you pay more than $144.60 per month for Medicare Part B? This may be the reason! By Beth Cooper Ingle The “Big Day” is fast approaching! You will be age 65 soon. You’ve done…
Wrapping up 2020 and Planning for 2021
As we enter this holiday season, life is clearly different. Hopefully, this article will inform and clarify some of the issues many people face at this time. Depression: The Covid 19 pandemic has put us…
Saying “I Love You”?
Remember telling dad: “I love you” and the response was “yeah”? Yet he would be the first to want to go fishing with you! People show their love differently, especially as they age, and may…
Diabetes and some things you want to know
Having labs drawn, following strict diets, finger sticks, and exercising. If you are diabetic you can relate. If not, then this will be helpful for you to understand what someone you may know goes through.…
Are you prepared for what’s next after a hospital stay?
A visit to your parents’ house one day turns into an unexpected visit to the hospital. You walk in to find dad laying at the bottom of the stairs near the kitchen. He had fallen…
What is White Glove Service Worth and How Can I Benefit?
Have you ever come across a significant aspect of your parent’s or a loved one’s life and didn’t know where to turn to get information to help solve the problem? Perhaps, it might be a…
Turning 65 – Still Working - What you need to know about Medicare
Older adults are working longer. By 2018, 24 percent of men and about 16 percent of women ages 65 and older were in the labor force. These levels are projected to rise further by 2026, to…
When Does Helping a Parent Best Begin?
The month of love is here. Valentine’s Day changes for us over the years. Today it may be the celebration of a spouse who is now an angel. Everything changes and that’s where it’s important…
Life Can Change in a Moment
Do you know anyone whose life changed in a moment? Maybe it was a promotion or learning that they would be a mother or father. Other times it could be a terrible accident, a lab test,…
About to have a genetic test? Think Twice and Consider It
In recent years there has been more talk of genetic testing, but can that test affect your ability to buy insurance? The unfortunate answer is “yes”. Insurance companies, other than Health Insurance Companies – Obamacare (ACA) can…
