Tuesday, June 21, 2011

What is your Currency?

Recently, I went down to meet with a client in the hospital.  We had a number of documents to complete, including a power of attorney and a living will, and we needed to have the services of a notary.  Well, according to hospital policy, they do have a notary on premises, but not for patients.

However, this particular patient happened to be a pink lady in the hospital on the volunteer staff.  They showed up promptly with the notary and got copies made and everything that needed to done was completed without difficulty.

This got me to wondering about how we save for retirement.  Oftentimes, we think of saving money exclusively as our form of currency.  In this particular case, the years of volunteer service that this person offered to her community resulted in an effortless transaction that made her and her family all feel better at the time.  What's your currency?

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