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Future Self

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It’s important to spend some time imagining your future self if you want to live a long and healthy life.

Ageist views can interfere with your ability to see yourself as an older person.

It’s better to stay in the present than to wander into past or future time.

As you age, your sense of connection to your past and future selves is  likely to change.

Half of all Americans rarely (or never) think about what their lives will be like in the far future, say, thirty years from now.

The best way to motivate yourself to save for your later years is to visit a posh, active-adult community.

You’ll prepare for your own longevity better if you write yourself a letter about how important exercise is for your whole life.

Once you’ve reached midlife, your personality isn’t going to change much

When some people envision their future self, they see a total stranger.

Older adults who experience bias against themselves because of their age say they don’t want to live a long life.

If you feel the present is fleeting and the future arrives right on its heels, you’re more likely to live for the present.

Debt and the Older Adult

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Should you be worried about carrying debt into your later years? Put your financial savvy to the test.

Older adults have never been more financially secure than they are today.

Because more boomer women were employed, fewer of them will be in debt in their later years.

Mortgages and credit cards top the list of reasons so many adults are in poor financial shape for retirement.

Thanks to Medicare, Americans don’t have to worry much about medical expenses in their later years.

Younger adults are learning from their parents’ financial woes and are trying harder to save money for their own retirement.

Many boomers turn to their parents—or their adult children—for financial help.

If you have several different loans, it’s most important to pay off student loans before your high-interest credit cards or your mortgage.

A payday loan is a safe way to get cash quickly when you need it.

To get the best out of life after sixty, you need to start planning well before you’re in your fifties.

Once you’ve retired, there’s nothing more you can do to better your financial position.

Technology Quiz

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Robots and sensors and Skype, oh my. Test your knowledge of how technology can help us in our later years

Adults over sixty-five have been slow to embrace technology and are reluctant to upgrade to smartphones. 

Fitness apps are designed with just younger adults in mind.

Household sensors and GPS monitoring can allow an aging person to live alone at home instead of in a care facility.

Technology can be a great help when it comes to forgetfulness.

Robots that help take care of us will always be a science-fiction fantasy.

If you don’t use a smartphone, ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft are not easy options for you.

Two-way video chats are proving not very effective at building social connection for older adults who live alone and feel isolated.

Doctors are looking at digital pills as a solution for patients who don’t take their drugs as prescribed.

All of us will eventually outlive our ability to drive.

Older adults aren’t using medical portals as much as younger people because they think they are too complicated.

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