Not living a healthier life can be costly as you age. USA Today recently reported that the top retirement concern for people over age 50 is healthcare costs. In fact growing older and being unhealthy can be financially disastrous. It just makes sense, to take a proactive approach to investing in your health.

INVEST WISELY: 5 Steps to a Healthier Life with Corbin Links

Corbin Links not only talks the talk, he has walked the walk. His 12-year journey to living a healthy lifestyle included tons of research on nutrition slowly creating healthier habits that helped him lose over 80 lbs. Today, his is a walking encyclopedia of health and nutrition.

In this episode we explore (in detail)  his 5 steps to living a healthier life. We discuss:

* How to approach your journey to living healthier

* Why it's important to get out in front of your health issues

* How to simply evaluate your current health condition (beyond physical fitness)

* The value of making small incremental changes

* His 5 steps to living healthier today (and the science behind it)

* Mineralized water

* Green juice

* Sleep

* Probiotics

* Magnesium

How to learn more:

* Corbin's Podcast

* His book Up Your Health Game

PLAN WELL:   How does working affect Social Security Survivor Benefits?

Last week a listener e-mailed me this question.

Here are the facts about Social Security Survivor Benefits that we discuss in this episode:

The Social Security Administration's resource on the topic.

If you are under Full Retirement Age (FRA) and receive a survivor benefit it can be reduced based on the income you earn. Here is the current table.

Once you reach FRA, your survivor benefit will not be reduced.

A spouse survivor can receive 100% of the worker's benefit at Full Retirement Age (FRA).

If you are 60 or over but under FRA, you'll receive between 77-99% of the benefit.

A surviving spouse of any age with children 16 or under can receive 75% of the worker's benefit.

Question: What steps are you taking to invest in your health?

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The Retirement Answer Man Episode #33

 

Well, welcome! This is Roger Whitney. I am the Retirement Answer Man and this is the show dedicated to helping you live well today without sacrificing your tomorrow, and I think that’s a balance we’re all trying to achieve. Each week, I bring a Plan Well and Invest Wisely segment to help you make smarter financial decisions in your life.

 

Today, we’re going to talk about, well, in our Plan Well segment, we’re going to answer a listener question. I received a question about widow benefits, or widower benefits, on Social Security and what happens if you work. Are those benefits affected? So, I’m going to answer that question.

 

And then, in our Invest Wisely segment, I talk with Corbin Links at corbinlinks.com. Now, Corbin and I have gotten to know each other over the last six or seven months or so....