If Scott is a 'Senior Citizen' what does that make me?
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Teaching Financial Responsibility to a Senior Citizen
Comments (33)....take over her bill paying, and then giver her an allowance. Not knowing whether or not a financial Power of Attorney has been conferred, I'd be hesitant to recommend taking the responsibility of discharging another's debt. What would that mean? Paying out of your own pocket? Sign her checks for her? You can't legally sign another's checks without the granted power to do so. Perhaps the least intrusive and easiest thing would be to have her son's name added to her checking account. Even though my brother had my Mother's financial POA and took charge of asset management, etc., I had the responsibility of keeping up with the everyday things. I simply had my name added to her checking account when she was beginning the slide into Alzheimer's and getting farther and farther removed from taking care of her affairs. I seem to recall it was nothing more than a quick visit to the bank, signing a paper providing my SS#, etc. and ordering a new set of checks. I also understand what it is to try and engage a senior in other activities - sometimes it's just not in the cards. Either they're not joiners by nature or as they age there's a certain fear in trying new things that are a little outside of their comfort zone. My Mother gave up playing golf with the local ladies league at age 85 and we never could come up with something/anything even remotely close to replacing the enjoyment she got from that. From what the OP has written, it does seem her MIL is just aging and that bad habits are becomming magnified; she doesn't quite recognize her spending habits as unusual or that she's being taken advantage of by her sister. It might not be any one of the dementias one could put their finger on right now. It could be in the future....See MoreAre any of you senior citizens on facebook
Comments (74)Facebook isn't just about "friending" people you know face-to-face. It's about networking with people who have the same interests you have. If it wasn't for Facebook, I wouldn't talk to my cousins, who ALL live in The Netherlands. None of us like letter writing. Their emails get lost in all the spam I get. I have a lot of co-workers on FB and we have silly conversations on FB that we can't have at work. We don't all work the same shifts, so it's nice to talk on FB when it's convenient for us. I have friends who live in the US. We are a group of women (I mentioned our private group here a few days ago), and a few of us have met face-to-face. We used to use YahooGroups, but Facebook is so much easier to use. I belong to several colouring groups, photography groups, Calgary groups, etc., to get information directly from others. I learn more through FB about my hobbies than I do through Google, although quite often when I ask a question, I'll get sent to google... lol Facebook is addictive. It's fun. It's my way to keep up with my family because we are all so busy with our families, jobs and life in general. Do I really care what someone ate for breakfast? Nope. And they're probably not interested in what I ate either. But we post pictures and sometimes someone will say, "hey! You have a recipe for that? It looks delicious!". There is so much more than posting the food you eat or how the weather is....See MoreSenior citizen discount
Comments (13)Yeah, Lindakathy's link sounds like it might be more realistic. But both say the Salvation Army's discount is "up to 50%." I'm there a lot, and never heard of anyone getting a senior discount. I'll bet when I ask, the employees will stare blankly at me. LOL I'll ask at Wendy's and Burger King, too. I'm not there often, but every little bit helps. I'll check out Big Lots, although I suspect it's not actually 30%. And of course I'll look for an excuse to stay at the Waldorf so I can get that $5,000 off the Presidential Suite. ;-) Thanks for bringing this to our attention!...See MoreYou know you are a senior citizen when ...
Comments (100)I have been carded most of my adult life. When I was 18 I was embarrassed. In my 20s I was annoyed. During my 30s I was thrilled! In my early 40s it was back to being embarrassing. It only happened once but it was doosy. I was going trough a checkout at a grocery store. My purchase included a bottle of wine, and the elderly gentleman checker asked for my ID. I assumed it was an awkward attempt at flirting so I smiled at him and said "I don't think so". He loudly and sternly said "Young lady, I don't make the rules here and I like my job." I produced my ID, which he examined closely before ringing up my bottle of wine. By then everyone nearby was following this weird episode and snickering. They clearly had better eyesight than the old gentleman! He did apologize and said the store had a policy of checking everyone buying alcohol who looked like they might be 30 or less, so I guess it was a compliment of sorts but one I could have lived without! Since then, no one asks for my ID anymore. Now I miss it. Sigh......See More
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I'm also OLDER than Scott.....I guess he'll be our caretaker. tee hee hee And then we have to include him in the will....ya know. wink ;0)
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