Barbara Scurry, Author at Your Senior Partners

How Do You Get a Power of Attorney In Georgia?

Professional FiduciaryJune 11, 2020253Views 0Likes 0Comments

While you can obtain the forms for a Georgia Power of Attorney online, we highly recommend working with an Elder law or Estate Planning attorney to draw up the document for you. What is a Power of Attorney?** A Power of Attorney (or POA) is a legally binding document. It gives a named person (also known…

The Five Most Important Websites You Should Access Today

Daily Money ManagerApril 14, 202099Views 0Likes 0Comments

We’re entering into the second month of social distancing and staying home as much as possible. The threat of coronavirus has changed just about every faucet of our lives. Our finances and relationship to the internet is no exception. We are all forging a new relationship with the internet. From online chats and meetings to ordering…

Being Prepared for Uncertainty

Financial InfoMarch 25, 2020109Views 0Likes 0Comments

Whoa--things have changed so fast in the last few weeks. The threat of coronavirus seemed like a problem for other countries and other parts of our country until just recently. Now we’re all feeling the impact and the fear of getting sick. There is so much about this pandemic that we cannot control. But there are…

Late-life love is blossoming all around us!

Abuse Awareness, FraudFebruary 12, 202075Views 0Likes 0Comments

Older adults are meeting, dating, and marrying new love interests at rates never seen before. Perhaps because of longer life expediencies and changing social norms, about 67% of previously married adults ages 55 to 64 are remarried (to a second, third, or subsequent spouse) according to Pew Research. Being partnered can increase life satisfaction and…

Signs That Your Loved One Needs More Help

UncategorizedDecember 20, 2019150Views 0Likes 0Comments

This holiday season, you may be confronted with some shocking realities of your loved one’s situation. Many of our aging loved ones may be having an increasingly difficult time taking care of their bills, their house maintenance, and even their own personal care. Visiting your loved one in over the holidays may bring some issues to…

Senior Partners: Adding an extra layer of protection

Abuse, Abuse Awareness, Daily Money Management, Daily Money ManagerOctober 8, 201967Views 0Likes 0Comments

Recently the AJC ran a special series: "Unprotected: Broken promises in Georgia's senior care industry." Like many of you, we were appalled at what their yearlong digging into our senior care industry revealed about the gaps in care and vulnerabilities that our older adults face. We were appalled but not really shocked. The care that personal care…

Top 5 Reasons Older Adults Go Broke

Daily Money Manager, Financial InfoAugust 27, 2019118Views 0Likes 0Comments

The number of people with over a million dollars in retirement savings has just hit an all time high! Fidelity has just reported that almost 200,000 people have over 1 million dollars in their retirement account. This is reassuring news! So much of the news on retirement savings focuses on the number of aging Americans that…

Older Adults and Financial Abuse: Combating Age-associated Financial Vulnerability

Abuse, Fraud, ScamsJune 13, 2019101Views 0Likes 0Comments

June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.I continue to be shocked by the number of older adults who experience financial elder abuse. About 1 in 9 Georgians over the age of 60 have experienced some form of financial elder abuse, and it can cost these older adults nationwide $36.5 billion each year...and counting. Unfortunately,…

The 4 Easiest Steps to Organizing Your Bills

Bill-paying, Daily Money Management, OrganizationApril 16, 2019109Views 0Likes 0Comments

Our last newsletter shared information on how you can avoid paying late fees.The simple trick? Stay organized!Think organizing your bills is too difficult? We have an easy-to-implement four step process to getting your bills organized. 4 Easiest Steps to Organizing Your BillsStep 1: Create a Bill Paying Station Find a place to store all of…

15 Savvy Money-Saving Tricks to Try This Year, Part III

Financial Info, UncategorizedFebruary 7, 20191KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Looking for ways to save money this year? Senior Partners is bringing you our top 15 savvy money-saving tips. In Parts I and II, we shared the first 10 tips. Here are the final 5 money-saving tricks you can implement today to start spending less and saving more:Shop around for homeowners and auto insurance…

15 Savvy Money-Saving Tricks to Try This Year, Part II

Financial InfoJanuary 28, 2019109Views 0Likes 0Comments

You may recall from our last blog, we are committed to helping you save money this year! We hope you’ve implemented some of the tips we shared in the last blog. And you can go even further in your goal to spend less, save more by following these tips:Organize your bills. Make a commitment…

15 Savvy Money-Saving Tricks to Try This Year, Part I

Financial InfoJanuary 18, 2019130Views 0Likes 0Comments

Even if we don’t admit it, most of us have a New Year’s Resolution. There is most certainly at least one thing that we all want to improve this year. Ask any of us about our finances, and we’re likely to respond that we’d like to save more, spend less. We would all like to…

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