Posted in caregiving, expert Q&A, sandwich generation on Dec 14th, 2011
Professionals who work with seniors strongly encourage people to consider long-term-care insurance. Just as with life insurance, the younger you are when you buy your policy, the lower your premiums. Most people get serious about long-term-care insurance at about age 60 and that’s often a reasonably economical time to start. But some opt for it [...]
Posted in sandwich generation, sandwich ingredients, sandwiched in on Dec 9th, 2011
I am learning multimedia skills and how to use a videocamera. After a graduate school assignment, I thought it may be fun to create a short video for the “about my sandwich” page, and I decided to post it here as well. It’s not a prize winner obviously but I’m having fun experimenting (yes, that’s [...]
Posted in challenges, sandwich generation, sandwich ingredients, sandwiched in on Dec 3rd, 2011
When my husband and I moved to Washington state from Alaska more than a decade ago with our two young boys, by the end of our eight-day “trip” we had about $100 left to our name, our two old vehicles, and whatever possessions we could fit around my little Subaru in my friend’s 18-foot trailer. [...]