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Retirement: Secure Your Dreams-Update Your Home for a Lifetime of Living

Last Updated: August 06, 2007 | Related resource areas: Personal Finance

Where do you want to live when you retire? Most midlife and older Americans say they want to stay in their current home for as long as possible, and many are beginning to make changes to achieve this goal. Your home will be ready for a lifetime of living if it can pass these three easy tests: easy-visiting, easy-living, and easy on the budget. If your house doesn’t pass the tests, develop a long-range plan to make necessary improvements as time and resources permit.

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Author: Mary Yearns, Iowa State University


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