I became a widow at 46. I wish I had been more financially prepared.
My husband died when I was 46. His life insurance plan was a lifesaver and allowed me to develop a more long-term financial plan for our family.
I'm a boomer who moved to a new community and felt lonely. I made friends by doing things I cared about and staying active.
It can be hard to make friends when you're older, especially in a new place. The author describes how she overcame loneliness in her new community.
As an only child, I felt responsible for caring for my aging mom. I resented having to balance family life and caregiving.
She resented caring for her widowed mother, but she had no one to share the responsibility with as an only child. She put her mom in a nursing home.