Aging in place or stuck in place in retirement housing
Susan Apel and Keith Irwin, both 71, bought a four bedroom two acre Lebanon New Hampshire home 24 years ago and planned to downsize after paying off the mortgage. Now with rising prices and scarce one floor homes, they struggle to find suitable options. Experts note mortgage debt among older homeowners has risen since 1989.
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Susan Apel
Keith Irwin
Lebanon
N.H
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Irwin
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Lima Zhu
The
Urban Institute
Harvard Joint Center For Housing Studies
David Turoff
Placerville
Calif
New York Times
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A financial home metaphor guides wealth planning amid market swings. Diversification across stocks helps weather volatility, reducing anxiety as retirement nears. Building a stable plan now enables normal spending during mild weather and resilience during storms.
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Fia's Finds offers upscale consignment store in Cedar Rapids
Sophia Joseph, 41, owns Fias Finds at 3117 First Ave SE, Cedar Rapids. The shop sells housewares, décor, clothing, shoes, purses, jewelry and more. Opened March 1, the store aims to be clean, organized, welcoming with integrity at the core. Joseph previously ran a Bahamas consignment shop.
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Fia’s Finds
C.R
Cedar Rapids
Sophia Joseph
Fia’s
Joseph
First Ave
Facebook.com
Fin
Bahamas
Fin’s Finds
U.S
Nick Rohlman
the Gazette
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