Join me as we listen in on a family meeting. The fact that there is a family meeting actually happening is a tremendous credit to everyone involved. Many issues have been popping up that nobody wanted to deal with, but now it’s time.... Ralph and Eva are 80 and 78 and still live in their own home. 55 year-old Rick and his wife Pat live in the...

Will keeping in touch with old friends guarantee to keep you younger? Are well-tended relationships part of a “long life formula?” Can you fight aging by staying as close to as many family members as possible? Do you want to live a rich long life? Then make some friends and plan to spend some quality time with them on a regular basis. A...

Half a century ago most families stayed in the same area. You lived your life in close proximity to most of your relatives. Children would marry and move away from home. This “moving away from home” usually meant a few miles or at most it may have been the next town where they established their roots. There is an old Dutch proverb that says:...

What is your financial nature? Are you painstakingly careful with your money or are you known to live beyond your means and spend it as soon as you get it? Would they call you a cheapskate or overly generous? Maybe you don’t realize it, but the money you control has the power to affect several generations in a positive or negative way. Where...

When you were growing up you always assumed that your parents had money. You probably weren’t sure how much they were worth or where they kept it but you were pretty certain there was a stache for a rainy day somewhere. They must have been able to save a fair amount because every once in a while your Dad would come home with a new car. He despised...

Harold is seventy-three and lives alone.  Six months ago he made a big transition from the family home to a two-bedroom apartment. It was amazing how many folks were there to help with the packing and the move.  His oldest son Bruce even took time off work to oversee the whole affair. Quite frankly, Harold is a bit bored in his new home. He...

Shawna has become the family genealogist. She is fascinated with the family tree and does a good job of keeping everyone up to date with births, deaths and marriages. Because she is interested in the family history, she is always on the lookout for old family photos. She is known to scour basements and attics in search of those “missing links”...