HeyJaredAnn Marie Mershon
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Ann Marie Mershon column: No time like the present to plan for the future (opens the original)
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As a retired teacher, I’m far from wealthy. I live in a lovely home and have enough money to travel on occasion. My two grown sons are managing fine without my help. So — do I need a will? Do I need a trust? What should I do to make sure my few assets get distributed fairly? Hmmm… Whether you have a large or a small estate, you’ll want whatever’s left to benefit the people (or causes) you care about. Yup, you can’t take it with you. Did you know that only 35% of adults have a will? Actually, tha
Ann Marie Mershon column: Give a little of your time (opens the original)
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In 1763 John Wesley wrote, “Lord, let me not live to be useless.” Good advice for all of us to continue in our usefulness, however we pursue it. A marvelous means to usefulness is giving time to help others. Not a bad endeavor, I must say. And it gives us purpose. I’ve always been impressed at the volunteerism among my retired friends, but I fear the trend may be waning. Has volunteerism fallen out of vogue? Maybe all our volunteers have aged out. Not me. I must admit, I get in over my head some
Ann Marie Mershon column: Friendships new and old can add to your lifespan (opens the original)
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Can you imagine usYears from todaySharing a park bench quietly?How terribly strangeTo be seventy— Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel We may not have shared a park bench, but I share a few days each year with some lifelong friends, all of us over 70. We don’t call each other OLD friends, though, at least not yet. In 1982, we decided to escape our families and attempt a Boundary Waters canoe trip. We had such a fabulous time that we continued those trips for 25 summers. I loved every single one of those t
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