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NC Women Get Some Help with Retirement and Financial Planning

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Monday, September 19, 2011   

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Only about 60 percent of American women have thought about their long-term care, and even fewer have written down any plans on how they will care for themselves as they age, according to the AARP. Their program, "Decide.Create.Share.", helps women plan for all aspects of aging, including financial planning and planning for long-term care. It's something many women are too busy to consider as they care for their families and raise their children, but it's a need they must address, says AARPvolunteer Mary Cay Coor, who teaches classes in Chapel Hill.

"Most women grew up thinking, 'Oh, I'll have a husband, he'll take care of all this;' those days are gone. Women really have to take the power and learn about basic economics."

The Decide.Create.Share. program began earlier in the summer and since then, AARP studies have found that program participants leave the classes with a greater awareness of what preparing for long-term care means and how they can accomplish it.

Phoebe Robertson, an AARP health specialist and another class instructor for the program, notices a change in women as soon as they leave the class.

"The myths are dispelled and that gives you the facts, and an idea of financially what it's going to cost, and it gives you some tools, and it's definitely empowering."

The four-session program is free and women leave with a workbook with information on how they can begin planning for their future. Those interested can contact AARP North Carolina at 866-389-5650 or log onto aarp.org.

In early November a program will air on UNC-TV from AARP on this topic. Check their web site for the most up-to-date information.


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