Betty Friedan Lesson 7 Staying Awake Be Engaged Be Active Be Aware Module 10 Small Steps to Health and Wealth TM for Older Adults Health Strategies Be Engaged in Your Live ID: 443578
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Older, we must move, and stay, and move again, to keep our life-giving ties alive, for this movement is our fountain of age. And there’s a freedom in realizing this, a new freedom to move or stay, new necessities and possibilities of choice.
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Betty
FriedanSlide2
Lesson 7: Staying Awake: Be Engaged! Be Active! Be Aware!
Module 10: Small Steps to Health and Wealth
TM for Older Adults Slide3
Health StrategiesSlide4
Be Engaged in Your Live
Invigorate your life
Stay awake and energized
Be involved in something you loveBe an active participant in your lifeSlide5
Be an Active Participant in Your Health
Physical activity
Each and every day…
Wash your handsBuckle upProtect your skin
Read food labels
Check you body for lumps and sores
Eat health
Ask questionsSlide6
Preventive Health Care
Each year – annual visit
Check height and weight
Check body mass index (BMI)Screen for alcohol and tobacco useScreen for depression
Screen for the risk of falls
Discuss medication interactions
Screen for hearing lossSlide7
Health Milestones
Screening over age 65
Blood pressure
CholesterolDental examEye examImmunizationsSlide8
Health Milestones - Men
Screening over age 65
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Colon cancerOsteoporosisProstate cancerSlide9
Health Milestones - Women
Screening over age 65
Colon cancer
DiabetesBreast examsMammogramsOsteoporosis
Pelvic exam and Pap smearSlide10
Wealth StrategiesSlide11
Financial Milestones – Age 50
Eligibility
for retirement savings plan catch-up contributions
Eligibility for Social Security survivor’s retirement benefits by disabled widows and widowersEligibility to join AARPSlide12
Financial Milestones – Age 55
Eligibility for penalty-free employer retirement savings plan withdrawals if you leave a job (taxes, of course, would be owed and this provision does not apply to traditional IRAs)
Eligibility for “senior discounts” from many stores, restaurants, and other businessesSlide13
Financial Milestones – Age 55 to 60
Eligibility to retire from many public sector pension plans with 25 to 30 years of serviceSlide14
Financial Milestones – Age
59
½
Eligibility to make withdrawals from a traditional IRA and/or tax deferred employer plan without paying the 10% penaltySlide15
Financial Milestones – Age
60
Eligibility for Social Security survivor’s benefits by widows and widowers (unless disabled)Slide16
Financial Milestones – Age
62
Eligibility to claim a reduced (20% to 30%, depending on age) Social Security benefit
Eligibility to apply for a reverse mortgageSlide17
Financial Milestones – Age
62
to FRA
Time span (depending upon year of birth) that the Social Security earnings limit applies Beneficiaries will lose $1 in benefits for every $2 over the annual threshold amountSlide18
Financial Milestones – Age
63 ½
Age to claim COBRA benefits for 18 months prior to eligibility for Medicare (if qualified)Slide19
Financial Milestones – Age
65
Eligibility to claim Medicare benefitsSlide20
Financial Milestones – Age
65 to 67
Full retirement age (depending upon year of birth) for eligibility for a full (unreduced) Social Security retirement
benefitSlide21
Financial Milestones – Age
70
Maximum age for eligibility to receive Social Security delayed retirement credits
(8% per year for those born in 1943 or later)Slide22
Financial Milestones – Age
70 ½
Age at which mandatory withdrawals from retirement savings accounts (except Roth IRAs) must beginSlide23
Take Home Message
Taking small steps to understand labels can help you make informed health and wealth decisions.
You can be happier and healthier physically and fiscally by being engaged, active, and aware.
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ActivitiesSlide25
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Comments? Questions?
Experiences
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Be healthy, wealthy, and happy…always
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