Category Archives: Retirement and Finance

How Seniors can enjoy Flexible Part-Time Work While Embracing Retirement

Enjoy Flexible Part Time Work Slider

For seniors balancing work and retirement, the appeal of part-time employment for retirees is real: a little extra income, a stronger sense of purpose, and regular connection without giving up hard-won freedom. The tension is just as real, older adults often want the benefits of working during retirement while protecting energy, health, and the retirement […]

Hello, Floridians, enough is enough on Property Taxes! Get rid of Property Taxes now!

Property Taxes in Florida 2025 Slider

Property taxes throughout Florida have seen considerable increases due to a confluence of structural, economic, and policy factors that have intensified over the past decade, particularly after 2020. The following provides a detailed explanation: ________________________________________ 1. Rapid Growth in Housing Prices (The Primary Factor) Florida has been a hotspot for significant expansion in its housing […]

PROTECTING YOUR DEBIT AND CREDIT CARDS FROM FRAUD/THEFT

Protecting your debit and credit cards Slider

Provided by Sunrise Bank Here are some best practices to help protect your Debit and Credit Cards from Fraud and Theft. Monitor your accounts Make sure that you are regularly checking your statements and online banking activity for suspicious or unauthorized transactions. Review bank and credit card statements regularly and look for any unauthorized charges […]

Why Retirement Might Be the Best Time to Go Back to School

Senior couple dealing with retirement and finances Slider

By Jennifer Sanders   The classroom isn’t just for twenty-somethings hunting down degrees and internships anymore. More and more older adults are walking back into lecture halls—or logging onto virtual courses—not because they have to, but because they finally can. Retirement opens up a kind of freedom few people expect, and for many, that freedom […]

Heads Up- Traditional Banks Are Going Away!

Money Slider

You have probably noticed that there are fewer and fewer bank branches. In fact, between 2017 and 2021, over 4,400 bank branches shut down permanently. At the height of the pandemic, many more were temporarily closed or offered only limited services. At some branches, it was necessary to make a special appointment to access a […]

Strategies for an Independent Retirement and Healthcare Plan

Senior couple dealing with retirement and finances Slider

Provided by Rhonda Underhill   In today’s unpredictable world, it’s more crucial than ever to navigate the complexities of financial planning for retirement and healthcare. Relying solely on Social Security and Medicare can be a risky strategy. The valuable strategies in this OurSeniors.net guide is here to assist you in building a robust financial and […]

Strategies for an Independent Retirement and Healthcare Plan for a Secured Future

Seniors Dealing With COLA

By Don Lewis In today’s unpredictable world, it’s more crucial than ever to navigate the complexities of financial planning for retirement and healthcare. Relying solely on Social Security and Medicare can be a risky strategy. The valuable strategies in this OurSeniors.net guide is here to assist you in building a robust financial and healthcare plan, […]

Preplanning With Dignity Memorial

Preplanning With Dignity Memorial Slider

At 2:00 am, the young teenager heard a disturbance down the hallway. Awakening from sleep, she heard her father making noises and her mother screaming. She crept down the hallway to see what was happening. She saw her father on the living room floor having a seizure. The neurologist, who lived across the street, had […]

Seniors Taking Their Stance in the Continued Workforce

ourseniors.net-Seniors Making Their Stance in the Continued Workforce

More seniors are joining the alternative workforce more than ever. Alternative work doesn’t mean ‘no’ work, it just means another approach to work, bringing in additional income, or supplementing an income stream they already have. Did you know that 3.5 million Americans aged 65 or older in 2019 alone, couldn’t afford the prescription medication they needed? This […]

The Surprising Benefits of Going Back to School in Retirement

Seniors Working On The Computer

Retirement can be a scary concept for many people. The idea of leaving the workforce and losing the structure and routine that comes with it can be daunting. However, retirement doesn’t have to mean the end of learning and personal growth. Going back to school in retirement can have numerous benefits. Courtesy of OurSeniors.net Magazine, […]