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According to the National Alliance for Caregiving, a "typical" caregiver is a 46-year-old woman, married and working, who spends around 18 hours a week caring for her elderly mother. Caregivers normally provide transportation and do grocery shopping and household chores in addition to assisting with the more basic aspects of daily living, such as bathing, dressing and feeding...
...year's mantra too? You bet it is. In fact, lightning-quick machines for less than $1,000 have become so common that the issue is no longer productivity but entertainment and the push for real simplicity--the long coming of computers that are as easy to use as household appliances. The best computers at the turn of the millennium combine solid fundamentals (a fast processor, a roomy hard disk and a great screen) with a choice selection of new technologies, like rewritable CD-ROM drives, DVD-ROM and digital video editing. DV cameras can output footage to PCs through...
Also in the taxman's sights is the marriage penalty, a quirky tax that means two-earner couples often pay more than single-earner couples, even though their household income may be the same--and way more than if the two-earner couple lived together unmarried...
...retirement savings in your retirement years. There are no mandatory distributions, and because the Roth is funded with after-tax dollars, there is no tax upon withdrawal. It's all yours--even the part that grew tax-free. Not everyone qualifies for a Roth. You must have an annual household income under $100,000 to convert an old IRA to a Roth, and under $160,000 ($110,000 for singles) to start one with new money...
...Still, Betty thinks conflicts like this one can be handled best if couples are ready for them. There are many good questions to ask before one member of a couple retires, such as: What changes do you each anticipate? How much time together seems right? And will you reallocate household tasks...