There are many problems that accompany old age. The years that follow retirement are filled with many issues. Many of these adjustments have to take place at the psychological level. For instance, the senior citizen has to get used to his new-found status as he is no longer going to be bringing home the money. In effect, this would mean giving up the sense of independence that he had sustained throughout his adult life. Entering the hallowed group of senior citizens generally entails that the new entrant begins to be dependent on the younger members of his family. This can add to depressive feelings, but is relatively unavoidable.
I neither want to romanticize old age nor present as a depressive human phase. Rather, my objective in writing this article is to warn all the young people out there about the steps that they can take to have a better and more beautiful old age. If you are already “old,” and I am happy to go with your definition of that term, you can read this article and recognize the symptoms of credit problems that you may have led yourself into. To that extent, this article is for every one.
A lot of senior citizens find themselves...