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American Workers Hit Hard by Decade of Doom and Gloom

More older people were hired—and fired
By: Carole Fleck | Source: AARP Bulletin Today
It’s been a dismal decade for older workers. But it didn’t start out that way.
Americans age 55 and older entered the year 2000 with optimism. One-third of them worked, and their unemployment rate was a mere 2.7 percent in January.
Fast-forward to December 2009, [...]

The Top Ten Perks of being over 60 and heading towards 70!

Grace Slick with her mom Virginia Wing in her mom’s home in Palo Alto, California. Credit: John Olson, Life . That blue chair rocks.
10. Kidnappers are not very interested in you.
9. No one expects you to run–anywhere.
8. People call at 9 pm and ask, did I wake you? [...]

Retirees Trade Work for Rent at Cash-Poor Parks

By KIRK JOHNSON
ROMA, Tex. — A cold wind whipped down the Texas plains on the night last month that Sharon Smith, 68, and her husband, Bill, 73, arrived here to be work-campers.
In the dark, they had trouble setting up their camper. But Ms. Smith, a former teacher’s aide from Sioux Falls, S.D., said she looked [...]

Get Affordable Moving Boxes

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Moving, to a new place is both hectic, tiresome and expensive. The expense apart from covering the vehicle also involves in spending for the moving boxes. You can get cheap moving boxes from a variety of providers; however, it is generally not simple to select the best boxes. In case you wish to shift the [...]

Top 10 Tips For Selling Your Family Home, Sell Your House In A Recession.

1. You need to think BUYER THOUGHTS if you really are wanting to move and to sell your family home.2. When you decide to put your house on the market, you need to come away from the idea that this is your home and that you have put your own stamp on it and are [...]

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