I finally got the prices for an "elder" home which is run in the"Quaker" tradition... by which I assumed that it would be intellectually and spiritually enriching and respectful.
Hold on---For $180,000 (if I wanted my estate to recover 50% of principal) I could have the use of a 550 sq ft. apartment, and unlimited days of nursing care for the monthly fee of $2500.
We are coming up to the crest of the Boomer's retirement age and lots of them are going to figure out that their NEW plan -- if they want the Luxury of Comfort in their sunset years... is going to be working until they are 75.
Couldn't it be done better here? By building "elder apartments" along with orphanages (Or community schools... or ????)for those of us who would like to have a Third Age of contributing back?
Seems to me that there are too many elders without young people about in the States (and in Europe, too, no?) and not enough grandparents with the little ones here.
It is a perfect match, really since we are both at a silly stage of life. For instance, I am now becoming entranced with Spanish cartoons.....(it is the sun... )
Anyway..yes, sure I could walk over and volunteer at the local orphanage. But I am not going to because then the Nuns would be watching me and I am waaaaayyyyy to silly for that.
And I do not want to leave my one air conditioned dark room in the heat of the day... but
I would be happy to do reading hour after the sun sets
if they were right here, that is.....
Anyway, I am preparing an article for Friends Journal Religious Society of Friends - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
on living here..(they already ran one on my moving here).. so if any of you have home towns that might welcome some active Quaker retirees... please post here.
I think that there are many people who would be happy to retire earlier with less if they knew they could be of use.
Hold on---For $180,000 (if I wanted my estate to recover 50% of principal) I could have the use of a 550 sq ft. apartment, and unlimited days of nursing care for the monthly fee of $2500.
We are coming up to the crest of the Boomer's retirement age and lots of them are going to figure out that their NEW plan -- if they want the Luxury of Comfort in their sunset years... is going to be working until they are 75.
Couldn't it be done better here? By building "elder apartments" along with orphanages (Or community schools... or ????)for those of us who would like to have a Third Age of contributing back?
Seems to me that there are too many elders without young people about in the States (and in Europe, too, no?) and not enough grandparents with the little ones here.
It is a perfect match, really since we are both at a silly stage of life. For instance, I am now becoming entranced with Spanish cartoons.....(it is the sun... )
Anyway..yes, sure I could walk over and volunteer at the local orphanage. But I am not going to because then the Nuns would be watching me and I am waaaaayyyyy to silly for that.
And I do not want to leave my one air conditioned dark room in the heat of the day... but
I would be happy to do reading hour after the sun sets
if they were right here, that is.....
Anyway, I am preparing an article for Friends Journal Religious Society of Friends - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
on living here..(they already ran one on my moving here).. so if any of you have home towns that might welcome some active Quaker retirees... please post here.
I think that there are many people who would be happy to retire earlier with less if they knew they could be of use.