Margie Zable Fisher

In a May 2021 RetireGuide survey, 91% of the participants didn’t know that Medicare premiums could be tax-deductible. While that’s a big number, the complicated nature of both Medicare and taxes is bound to lead to confusion. An expert explains. When…

In 2021, 1.7 million Americans chose hospice services, which provide comfort, care, and support for those nearing the end of life. To receive hospice care, a patient must meet these three conditions: Have a terminal diagnosis as determined by a…

The first reported use of acupuncture was approximately 3,000 years ago in China. Practitioners applied small needles at specific points in the body during acupuncture, often to relieve pain. Today, acupuncture is a popular and effective non-drug and…

Maskot via Getty Images As we age, our bodies tend to have more challenges. It’s likely that worsening vision is one of them. According to a 2018 JAMA Opthalmology study, 92% of Medicare beneficiaries wear glasses to correct near or distant vision,…

AARP BULLETIN DECEMBER 2022 Cover Story 10 THE AARP GUIDE TO W hat are the questions and challenges that are vexing you most these days The editors of the AARP Bulletin gathered up dozens of them…

Finding short-term tenants for your home via companies like AirBnB and VRBO isn’t the only option the internet has enabled for earning rental income, thanks to online services that list your property, collect customer payments and (sometimes) provide…

DECEMBER 2022 JANUARY 2023 25 Here s how some people do it By MARGIE ZABLE FISHER DECLUTTER Maureen Stiles 58 of Gaithersburg Maryland averages 75 a month in sales on Facebook Marketplace listing…

AARP BULLETIN NOVEMBER 2022 Your Money If Medicare isn t an option you have other choices P 2 1 SAVE ON WINTER FUEL COSTS P 2 2 HOW TO CLIP A DIGITAL COUPON P 2 4 MIND GAMES THAT SCAMMERS PLAY P 2 6…

Some 3.4 million Americans over age 55 left the labor force during the pandemic, according to Goldman Sachs research from November 2021. Many of those workers have something in common: a sudden need for health insurance. The stakes are high. Health…

How many times in your life will you do something with such a profound effect on someone?" asks Travis Hudelson, 64, of Cranford, New Jersey, a suicide hotline volunteer with the Westfield, New Jersey, Caring Contact crisis center. He has a good…

Next Avenue The power of giving in business applied to giving in marriage At the beginning of your marriage, wouldn’t it have been nice to have had a road map to creating a happy and healthy partnership? That might have made it easier for those of us…

At the beginning of your marriage, wouldn't it have been nice to have had a roadmap to creating a happy and healthy partnership? That might have made it easier for those of us who have been married (over 90% of Americans over the age of 60), and…

Cecile Corral had been feeling optimistic about her retirement savings. For a decade, she was making good use of an employer-sponsored 401(k), contributing 6 percent of her salary and receiving a match of as much as 6 percent. Before she had…

Editor’s note: In honor of Menopause Awareness Month, we are running a series of stories about menopause. Our goal is to illuminate a topic that is sometimes shrouded in misinformation and shame. We hope to change that. Did you think your hot flashes…

For access to all of our training, gear, and race coverage, plus exclusive training plans, FinisherPix photos, event discounts, and GPS apps, sign up for Outside+. On May 6, 2021, Sister Madonna Buder was returning from a 12-mile bike ride near her…

We are all horrified about the Surfside, Fla. condo collapse, and our hearts go out to families and friends of the victims. This type of tragedy is, thankfully, uncommon, but does bring up an important question: How can you know if your retirement…

If you're over 50, you may not have considered competing in a triathlon — even if you're a runner, swimmer or cyclist — thinking that they are too difficult or only for buff 20- or 30-somethings. As a 53-year-old who recently finished an…

As obituary writer Margalit Fox said in the 2016 documentary "Obit," about The New York Times obituaries section, "Obits have next to nothing to do with death, and, in fact, absolutely everything to do with life." Michael de Adder, 53, heartily…

Almost every day since the outbreak of the coronavirus, we've heard stories about businesses shutting down. Yet new businesses have also been launched during the pandemic at the fastest rate in over a decade, according to The Wall Street Journal.…