Greg Saffell

A good friend now living in Panama, sent this to me recently. I really had to laugh because George Carlin just had a knack to interpret life in a delightfully humorous way. Thanks for another good one George!   MY NEXT LIFE......By George Carlin   I want to live my next life backwards.... You sta...

Home ownership is still very important to Americans in spite of all the recent events. This graph shows some interesting numbers relating to the subject. There is a 'will' we just need to find more 'ways'! The graph was offered by the KCM blog earlier today. Good news for a Friday!      

My car lease will be expiring in November and I had planned to return the car to the dealer rather than buying out the lease or trading it in on another newer model. My wife noticed an ad in the newspaper that said 'Lease Expiring?' Don't give money back to the manufacturer. After reading through...

We make regular trips to the San Juan Islands and have for many years. I recently represented a buyer who purchased a beautiful 20+ acre property on San Juan Island near Friday Harbor, this just gives me another reason to visit. I stay in touch with many friends on the island and keep up to date ...

According to a recent article published by the Senior Citizens League, seniors have lost almost one third of their buying power since 2000. In most years seniors receive a small increase in their Social Security checks, intended to help them keep up with inflation. Since 2000, the Social Security...

Seniors living in the Seattle region and beyond have some help with an exercise program. Go4Life is an exercise and physical activity campaign from the National Institute on Aging and is designed to help you fit exercise and physical activity into your daily life. Motivating older adults to becom...

Senior Living in Seattle - Remembering those who served on this Memorial Day. To all our Veteran's, we thank you for your service to our country. My father served in the Navy during WWII and my wife's father in the Army, spending his tour of duty in the Pacific. We have many of the pictures he to...

Seniors living in Seattle have a real advantage when it comes to enjoying the water, we're surrounded by it! Before moving to the Seattle area 15+ years ago, I had a nice sailboat moored in a yacht harbor in Sausalito, CA. I spent many wonderful years sailing San Francisco Bay in all types of wea...

Senior Living in Seattle got a boost yesterday when the temperature reached 70 degrees for the first time this year. This delightful window closed today as the clouds and rain made a comeback, but yesterday was a nice sneak preview of good things to come. We wanted to take full advantage of the b...

I think we are very privileged to have the largest private automobile collection housed here in Washington State. I toured the collection a few days ago and was astounded by the scope and presentation. The LeMay Collection comprises over 3,000 American cars, not all on display. We toured the pres...