Long-term care deduction
In 2019, you can deduct more of your long-term care premiums as a medical expense. 71+ – $5,270 61-70 – $4,220 51-60 – $1,580
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The master estate plan
If you become incapacitated or die, what’s the plan? The American Institute for Economic Research can help you figure it out. Their new $10 publication…
Older Americans Month
May is Older Americans Month, with the 2019 theme being Connect, Create, Contribute. And lest you think this celebration is innately un-trendy, it…
Butterfly on milkweed
Make your family garden eco-friendly Gardens aren’t just about petunias, they can also help animals and encourage native plants. This year when you are…
Celebrating Mother’s Day
Arriving on the second Sunday each May, Mother’s Day is a celebrated tradition that can trace its official roots back to before the Civil War. According…
Ideas on sibling rivalry and how to handle it
The kids are fighting and their rivalry is about to drive mom and dad crazy. Name-calling, arguing, or physically fighting — sibling rivalry can take…
A Memorial Day tradition ends
The iconic Memorial Day motorcycle parade in Washington, D.C., Rolling Thunder “Ride for Freedom,” will end this year. Organizers say the event, which…
Facts about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
* The 200-foot V-shaped wall contains 144 panels. * As of May 2018, there were 58,320 names, most in chronological order by date of their casualty. * The…
Life of military spouse can be uncertain
To be a military spouse requires learning a whole new lingo, observing military protocol — and taking care of everything while the uniformed spouse is…
How’s the weather? May 9, 1780: ‘Unnatural gloom’
About noon on May 9, 1780, day turned to night. “It was very dark where I then was in New-Jersey; so much so that the fowls went to their roosts, the…