When I was growing up, my family lived in a quaint house at the bottom of a steep hill. This hill was covered in beautiful trees and was near a creek that usually sat dry and empty. As you could imagine, my siblings and I spent a lot of time outside. This was before cell phones and the internet, so we found fun ways to entertain ourselves.
We would find ways to spend hours outside doing things like riding our bikes, playing on the swing set, and making up imaginary games with the other kids in our neighborhood.
When we had severe rainstorms, our favorite activity was going to the nearby creek and seeing how high it was from all the collected rainwater.
After one of the huge storms hit, I remember that my brother and I went down to the creek as soon as the weather calmed. We were so excited and loved seeing how fast the water was flowing, and so we began throwing sticks into the current to see how quickly it moved.
It was like our own little adventure!
My brother and I were having a great time when all of a sudden, we heard a loud shout come from behind us. As soon as I looked back, I saw my dad quickly coming up behind us, demanding that we move away from the water.
We had no idea why he was ending our fun adventure. From what we could tell, we were a safe distance and having a blast.
But, my dad saw something different.
The water was incredibly high and moving so fast, and what we didn’t know was that the wrong step would have landed us in the water, which would have been extremely dangerous.
My dad saw a risk that we never realized.
Looking back, I’m incredibly grateful that he looked out for us and protected us before anything went wrong.
Now 30 some years later, the roles have reversed in some ways. For example, I see the Medicare risks that he doesn’t. It’s a real privilege to guide him through his Medicare decisions to avoid things that are a risk that he doesn’t recognize.
Many people look to insurance companies for guidance, but insiders know they usually aren’t looking out for your best interest. While the Social Security office can be an excellent place to learn Medicare rules, they aren’t able to give you advice on which plan is right for you.
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It’s so essential that you navigate Medicare so that you’re not putting your health care and savings at risk.
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