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Active Adult Communities

Active Adult CommunitiesConsider for a moment the vast population of retires who have owned and lived in their home for many years. The equity in thos... read more

2 years ago 1 comment

Breakfast at Truckers "Tiffany" : "The Chrome Shop"

Late winter 2008 It was at a sleazy Super 8 Motel on state road 44 in Wildwood Florida where I met the gray bearded, stockily built Nicholi, an indepe... read more

3 months ago 0 comments

Curse of Frugality

      Habits of a lifetime rarely, if ever, change. Under ordinary circumstances, habits develop because they seem to work and they con... read more

1 years ago 8 comments

Florida Homeowners (should be) Declared an Endangered Species

Late Winter 2008 I was driving between Naples and Venice along Florida's southwest coast when I decided to stop at the office of a realtor who worked ... read more

3 months ago 0 comments

Home Heating Oil - Lock in Price

For what it's worth, I want to share with my friends out there my recent experience with heating oil prices in the hope that it may be of benefit to y... read more

1 years ago 0 comments

Home Owners Insurance

The insurance industry is in panic mode ( or is it greed disguised? ), acting as if there has been a sudden exponential expansion of risk to coastal h... read more

1 years ago 6 comments

How to stay Upbeat in a Bear Market

Instead of sinking into despair figure out as many things as you can do to counter the worst economic trends. Doing somethings regardless of how small... read more

2 months ago 0 comments

Identity Theft, Responsibility

Identity theft is a large and rapidly growing risk to individuals and to the larger economy. At present, there are widely divergent rules regarding th... read more

1 years ago 4 comments

Income in Retirement, Misconceptions

Income in RetirementThe common orthodoxy among retirement specialists about the amount of income necessary for a comfortable retirement ranges from 75... read more

2 years ago 0 comments

Inflation Proof Certificates of Deposit

There is a widespread assumption that " certificates of deposit " expose their owners to the ravages of Inflation. Behind that assumption is the inher... read more

11 months ago 2 comments

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