4 more years
Dryer sheet wannabe
- Joined
- Dec 4, 2007
- Messages
- 11
Hi, I'm Mother Superior, and in my mid fifties. My husband retired from teaching 4 years ago and is now working as a chemist. He hopes to retire in 2 years, but since the health insurance is with my job, I said I would keep working!
Love my job, it's almost stress free...
We have 3 kids in our 20's,one daughter married and out of the nest, the youngest is graduating from college in December, and hopes to become a teacher. She was going to go to grad school, but was 50 points short on the gre, so she is going to explore other options.
My son still lives at home due to illness, but has gotten some work on-line,
I took in my disabled sister who is age 60 a couple of years ago. The apartment she was living in turned condo, and she moved from Chicago to Colorado. It is somewhat stressful caring for her because of her child like qualities. (I've become a surrogate mom!).
I've decided that my son and daughter should move out and rent an apartment, and I'm looking into Assisted living for my sister. She has an IRA of $200,000, and Social security disability of 1100, (she worked in a sheltered position for 25 years before being laid off). Tried to work after the "file clerk" job went away, but ended up being robbed by the clients she did housework for.
This will give us time to fix up our 1976 house. It has a 1986 kitchen, bathrooms are outdated too. 4 bedrooms and a den, and 2 bedrooms in basement, way too big. I don't know how long we will stay here. Have a mortgage of $62,000 balance with 6 years to go.
I stepped up our savings in 1994 when my parents died, and finally the balance of our retirement savings is growing so it looks like we will have a comfortable retirement....
Have been lurking for a couple of years, and have learned a lot.
Hello, and thanks!
Love my job, it's almost stress free...
We have 3 kids in our 20's,one daughter married and out of the nest, the youngest is graduating from college in December, and hopes to become a teacher. She was going to go to grad school, but was 50 points short on the gre, so she is going to explore other options.
My son still lives at home due to illness, but has gotten some work on-line,
I took in my disabled sister who is age 60 a couple of years ago. The apartment she was living in turned condo, and she moved from Chicago to Colorado. It is somewhat stressful caring for her because of her child like qualities. (I've become a surrogate mom!).
I've decided that my son and daughter should move out and rent an apartment, and I'm looking into Assisted living for my sister. She has an IRA of $200,000, and Social security disability of 1100, (she worked in a sheltered position for 25 years before being laid off). Tried to work after the "file clerk" job went away, but ended up being robbed by the clients she did housework for.
This will give us time to fix up our 1976 house. It has a 1986 kitchen, bathrooms are outdated too. 4 bedrooms and a den, and 2 bedrooms in basement, way too big. I don't know how long we will stay here. Have a mortgage of $62,000 balance with 6 years to go.
I stepped up our savings in 1994 when my parents died, and finally the balance of our retirement savings is growing so it looks like we will have a comfortable retirement....
Have been lurking for a couple of years, and have learned a lot.
Hello, and thanks!