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[quote=Anonymous]I am 60. DH is a few years from retiring.  I have been the caretaker for my parents and ILs and I have seen these super-organized, efficient, sharp witted, educated, intelligent human turn into obstinate, bull-headed, fearful, angry, conspiracy theory loving, suspicious, forgetful humans- as they age.

Cognitive decline is very real and sometimes hard to recognize.    If you can see their skin sagging and the eyesight and hearing dulling...then their brains have also become dull. They are incapable of taking rational and logical decisions because of paranoia, anger, fear, distrust and inability to take decisions.

At 60, I know that DH and I are also going towards old age and we will end up behaving like them.  Lets say that we live for another 25 years (85), what can we do now that can preemptively make the lives of our caregivers (my kids) easier??  That is the big question we should be asking ourselves today.

While we are not in a hurry to sell our house and cars yet...my aim this year and next year is to do the following -

- Do a Swedish Death Cleanse so that we downsize and curate most of our belongings. 
- Get all legal and property paperwork in order.
- Consolidate assets.  
- Take care of our health. Watch what we eat and how much we eat.  Prioritize health, exercise, social connections. 
- Spend money  to take care of house and yard, so that it is always ready to show to prospective buyers. 
- Travel now while we are still in good health. 
- Be regular in all our medical checkups. 
- Be careful to [/quote]

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