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I’m only a couple of weeks away from my 60th birthday, and I still haven’t received my copy of “Survival Skills for Senior Citizens.” Honestly, this is sort of a lifelong complaint. I keep missing out on the instruction manuals. Or else I was sick on that day in the eighth grade when they gathered all of the boys in the cafeteria and showed us how to replace washers.

I could have used the help. I had no idea how to be a spouse, or a parent, or a homeowner, although those are progressive stages and learning is part of the process. The mortgage company will help you remember to make...