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People waiting by a bus

The oldest minority retirees are struggling with debt, a new Urban Institute study finds. The researchers’ starting point is that people generally reduce their debt as they age. To prepare for retiring, older workers try to pay down their mortgage balances and pay off credit cards. Once retired, their debt continues to shrink. But on…

Nurse Pushing Old Man On Wheelchair In Hospice

Gayle Blanton, the blogger’s mother My 85-year-old mother is on top of her bills. She pays several of them online, which is impressive enough, and she knows which bill is due when. So, we should both take some comfort in the fact that she is not having difficulty managing her money, which is an early…