For many suffering from painful or debilitating disease, death is the only real relief. For many caregivers, it is the same. Often, worn down by years of attending to the needs of a loved one; years of watching the mental decline from Alzheimer’s disease or other type of dementia; years of watching the frustration and …more

Many expats moved to Spain and the Canary Islands at a time when borrowing money from Spanish banks was a relatively simple and straightforward affair. Obtaining a mortgage in Spain, often through the developers of new build properties, and usually at a very good rate of interest, was something that many expats took advantage of. …more

Millions of people are affected by dementia, and unfortunately many of them do not have all their estate planning affairs in order before the symptoms start. If you or a loved one has dementia, it may not be too late to sign a last will and testament or other documents, but certain criteria must be …more

Many people take it upon themselves to offer advice to those of us entering into retirement. Advice flows, telling us to keep busy and don’t sit on the couch all day watching Judge Judy. My eighty-eight year old mother is no exception. I call her every day and she recently said to me, “Now that …more

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Retirement is not just about the money, it is about you making a major life shift from the circle of work to the circle of retirement. Transition to retirement is not easy; some experts suggest that you plan for your retirement at least four months to three years before you make the move. Some of …more

Would you like to travel more but can’t afford it? Accommodation is a major cost in any vacation but there is a way to avoid this expense altogether – Home Exchange. Home Exchanging or Home Swapping is when you agree to swap homes, and often cars, with someone; you stay in their home and they …more

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For many of us, approaching retirement after years working in Corporate America makes us yearn for doing our own thing. As boomers, we’re torn. Traditional retirement looms out there, but really isn’t for us. A backbreaking sprint of 30 plus years to suddenly stop and do nothing seems dumb. The thought of moving south, playing …more

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In their haste to move to the sun, many expats ignore the facts relating to getting old and the possibility of becoming infirm. There are now several generations of expats, who found themselves in a good financial position following the rapid rise in UK houses prices a decade or so ago, and others who managed …more