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Growing Older without Financial Fear

Growing up, money wasn’t much discussed in the open. It was considered a vulgar topic. Asking someone how much something cost was unthinkable, people who flaunted their wealth, or worse, told you the price of their recent acquisition, was beyond the pale of good taste. Nowadays we openly discuss the cost of living. It’s a good tool for our kids to realize that what they see online isn’t feasible, it’s a fairytale, while the rest of us wait in line at the grocery store wondering how on earth that small basket of stuff cost so much. We can all see that the cost of living has risen sharply, while incomes have remained flat. And when you’re on a fixed income, your belt can feel even tighter. It’