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How You Can Leave the Legacy You Desire

June 8, 2018 Charlotte Seniors

You may not see it in the greeting card section of your local drugstore, but August is “What Will Be Your Legacy Month.” So it’s a good time to think about the type of legacy you’d like to leave. Of course, “legacy” can mean many things. In the broadest sense, your legacy is  how you […]

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Writing Your Memoirs – Stories in the Singular First Person

April 24, 2018 Charlotte Seniors

As an editor of two magazines for seniors (CharlotteSeniors.com and Living @ Sun City Carolina Lakes) and a regular contributor to both, the topic of memoirs comes up frequently. Something seems to kick in later in our lives where we feel a need to share our observations with others or perhaps our life journey with […]

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Choosing an Age-restricted or Age-targeted Community

February 6, 2018 Charlotte Seniors

“Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!  I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand.” Thoreau from Walden My wife Cheryl and I have lived in Sun City Carolina Lakes (just south of Ballantyne) for nine years, moving here when we were 50 and 51 respectively.  Oh, and we live […]

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Ask an Expert – Cash, Finance, or Lease Your New Car?

February 4, 2018 Charlotte Seniors

I’m sure this comes as no surprise, but cars aren’t free! That being the case, what is the smartest way to pay for the new car, truck, or SUV you want?  Well, that depends on several factors:  how long you plan to keep the vehicle, how many miles you drive in a year, what you […]

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There Is No Downside to Downsizing

February 4, 2018 Charlotte Seniors

What is it about the word “downsizing” that creates a feeling of dread in most of us?  Is it all the decisions that need to be made?  Is it the memories we attach to our possessions?  Is it because we can’t physically reach all the areas where our things are stored?  Is it because we […]

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Ask an Expert – How Do I Sell My Used Car?

February 1, 2018 Charlotte Seniors

So you have a used car you no longer need sitting in your garage or driveway.  You don’t plan to trade it in.  You just need to sell it because you are going down to one car or for some other reason you just have one car too many.  How do you sell it with […]

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Ask an Expert – Charlotte’s Active Adult Communities

February 1, 2018 Charlotte Seniors

Reid Baxter is the owner of The Baxter Team, the top performing real estate team in Sun City Carolina Lakes, and the winner of Indian Land’s “Best of The Best” award three years in a row. Although Reid and his team can and do represent the full range of real estate expertise and experience, they […]

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Ask an Expert – Relocation and Transition Specialist

February 1, 2018 Charlotte Seniors

Face it.  By the time we’re in our late 70s or 80s, the house is bigger than it used to be and the stairs are steeper.  Our children are peaking in their careers, and our grandchildren are in college or just starting out their professional lives.  It’s a lot to ask for them to drop […]

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How Do You Know When It Is Time to Leave?

February 1, 2018 Charlotte Seniors

Hopefully you moved to an active-adult community like Sun City Carolina Lakes (SCCL) because you wanted to enjoy the active lifestyle, be closer to family, pay lower taxes, or for the warmer southern weather. All of those are reasons most often heard for residing here. Occasionally, someone moves here because they or their family think […]

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A Guide to European River Cruising

February 1, 2018 Charlotte Seniors

A river cruise through Europe is truly a treat for your senses.  Imagine the different cultures that line each river.  The diversity of food, architecture, history and traditions you’ll find as you pass through each captivating country, each more fascinating than the last.  A European river cruise promises visually stunning panoramas around every bend. Lush […]

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