Welcome to the January edition of the newsletter for CRTS™ certificants!
Declutter Your Parent’s Home While They Can Join In
My mom is a bit of a hoarder. She's the type of person who saves her tax paperwork from the past 50 years. I often joke with her, "You need to declutter your basement now because it gives me anxiety just thinking about cleaning it when you die." Instead of waiting for my mom cleaning out on her own, Amy Pickard, an expert on advanced planning and owner of a business called Good to Go in Los Angeles, suggests that I declutter with her now.
How to (gently) talk to aging parents about downsizing and decluttering
After my 91-year-old grandfather died, it took my mom three years to sort through the mountain of paperwork and memorabilia that he’d amassed over seven decades with my grandmother. As I begrudgingly think of my own mother’s mortality — especially after unexpectedly losing my dad two years ago — I worry about landing in the same kind of mess, all while trying to process the grief.
25 Jobs That Will Be In Demand in 2025
Some of the big news events of 2024 are affecting the jobs that will be most in demand in 2025. For example, in 2024, hurricanes Beryl, Helene and Milton slammed the Southeastern states, leaving billions of dollars of damages in their wake. As a result, insurance agencies are hiring more salespeople and actuaries to help those businesses keep up with customer needs.