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  • Category: Boomers in Action
    • “It’s My Time to Retire!”
    • How to choose charities to support from a pool of 10 million?
    • Downsizing: aka How to Eat an Elephant
    • Boomers Reinventing Retirement and Following Their Passion
    • Boomers Are Making a Plan to Vote…
    • Volunteering in Retirement – One Boomer’s path to non-stop fun after working
    • Happy Holidays: An Inspirational Story of Hard Times, Hot Meals, and Hope
    • Boomers and Cancer: Retirement Plans Reconsidered
    • Podcasts for Boomers — It’s Never Too Late To Learn Something New
    • LGBTQ Boomers: The Force Behind Gay Pride
    • Guest Appearance on “The Digital Scoop” Podcast
    • Early Retirement: Is the 3rd Time Really a Charm?
    • Boomer Small Business Owners: Is Being Your Own Boss in Your Retirement Dreams?
    • Early Retirement Offer:  10 Tasks to Tackle Before Saying “Yes”
    • Retirement and Estate Planning Talks With Dad: Best Father’s Day Gift Ever
    • Is It Too Late For An “Old Guy” To Learn Jazz In Retirement?
    • Boomers in Action
    • A Reporter Asks 10 Retirement Gurus for Their New Year’s Resolutions
    • Our “Next 10 Adventure” and 10 Things We’ve Learned
    • Thanksgiving Parade Surprise: Baby Boomer Drum & Bugle Corps Members!
    • Not Everyone Wants a Fancy Retirement. “I Just Want Some Victuals on the Table.”
    • “I’m Not Making Dinner…I’m Looking For Polar Bears!”
    • April is National “Everything Financial Month”
    • IRAs for Married Women: The Hidden Importance We Often Overlook
    • Learning to Love Investing Is Like Learning to Love Football
    • Seize the Opportunities – Even After You Turn 60
    • The Next 10: Adventures of Courageous (Crazy?) “Empty-Nesters-Not-Retired”
    • A Reinvented Retirement: From Fire Fighter to Ferryman
    • “If only my knees worked right, I would have a better retirement.”
    • California or New Orleans – How To Decide Where to Live in Retirement?
    • Retirement Identity: Can You Find Yours at a University Football Game?
    • Retirement is about endless possibilities: “I feel there is something else I should be doing.”
    • Fatherly Financial Advice: A Retirement Gift from Dad
    • Retiring in California Might Just Include an RV
    • Choosing Retirement Investments: “We can make money somewhere else” (Part 2)
    • A Single Mom’s Plan for Retirement: Slow Things Down, Enjoy Life
    • Choosing the Right Retirement Investments: “If you can’t draw it with a crayon, you can’t own it” (Part 1)
    • Plan to Retire with a Full Plate: a Resolution
    • Defining “Leading Edge” Baby Boomers
    • Defining “Lagging Edge” Baby Boomers
    • The New Boomer Retirement: Packing Your Life History into 16 Boxes
    • “You can retire early if you are willing to give up a few things”
    • Key Boomer Retirement Question: “How do you want to live?”
    • It’s America Saves Week: Bribe Yourself to Save More
    • Another New Year, but No Resolutions
    • Loving Retirement: “How did I ever have time to work?”
    • Dinner Conversations – Aging Parents, Assisted Living, Getting “That Call”
    • For Some, Retirement Is Simply the Luxury of Time
    • A Fresh Start on Personal Finances in 2013
    • “I’m winning the lottery so I can retire early!”
    • Boomers Turning 50: We’re Halfway to 100
    • Discovering What’s Next: Encore Careers
    • Who Retires to Fairbanks, Alaska?
    • When Retiring Early is Not an Option (part 2)
    • When Retiring Early is Not an Option
    • Working into Your 80’s – Really?
    • Retirement Resolutions 2012
    • A Nurse’s Plan for Retirement: Taking Practical Steps
    • Mr. Mom is a Trend-Setter: “No coffee-klatsch for me!”
    • A 1959 T-Bird and a Life-long Work Ethic
    • The Pilot and His Wife
    • Welcome to Boomer Retirement Briefs – One in a million
  • Category: For Women
    • Women and Money: The Decade that Changed It All
    • Work-Life Balance: Is there such a thing?
    • Work-Life Balance: Is there such a thing?
    • 10 Financial “Pearls of Wisdom” Moms are Sharing with Daughters
    • Spousal IRAs: Fund Yours this Tax Season
    • I just ordered my 60th birthday crown!
    • That 401k Isn’t All His: Critical Information for Married Women
    • Celebrating 100 Years of Women’s Right to Vote
    • For Women
    • A Woman’s Walk Down Wall Street
    • Divorce and Retirement: 5 Financial Pitfalls to Avoid
    • Boomer Women and Their Money: A Complicated Past
    • Early Retirement Offer in Your 50s: To Take or Not to Take? That is the Question.
    • Overcoming “Ladies’ Liabilities” in Retirement Planning
    • Women Make History for Women’s Retirement Security
    • Ladies: How Big Is Your Freedom Fund?
    • Shoe Shopping in Retirement? You Betcha!
    • Why IS Planning for Retirement Different for Women?
    • Become Financially Fearless To Retire Successfully
    • My first book: What’s the Deal with Retirement Planning for Women?
    • Plan for the party and the price tag! The Budget Planning Guide for Women
    • What will you be doing in retirement?
    • What’s the Deal with®… Retirement Planning for Women
    • Cum academiis antiquus, Initium
  • Category: In the News
    • Guest Column: 10 Financial Tasks to Wrap Up 2020
    • Time to Save Our Small Businesses and Our Communities
    • 8 Insights into Retirement: A Silver Lining to 8 Months of COVID
    • Councils on Aging (COAs) Adapt in the Age of COVID-19
    • In the News
    • Guest Column in The Street: Is Social Security Really Different for Women?
    • What Boomers Need and Aren’t Getting – an Interview with ThinkAdvisor
    • Boomers and Automation: 10 Financial Tasks to Automate
    • Headline: Here are 10 Retirement Resolutions (According to Experts) To Make In 2018
    • Headline: What To Do If You’re Looking At Early Retirement
    • Headline: The Best Kept Secret in Town: Your Local Council on Aging (aka Senior Centers)
    • Headline: Overcoming “Ladies’ Liabilities” in Retirement Planning
    • Headline: Hidden IRA Benefits Most Advisors Miss
    • Headline: Advisors’ Female Clients Will Face Higher Retiree Health Costs
    • Headline: In Profile with Marcia Mantell — The Women’s Market
    • Headline: What’s the Deal With…Retirement Planning for Women by Marcia Mantell Guides Women Through Key Questions
    • Headline: Profiles in Success: Retirement Master
  • Category: Marcia's Retirement Kitchen
    • Cookin’ Up Your Retirement Plan
    • July is National Ice Cream Month!
    • A First Dinner at a Chinese Restaurant Can Influence Baby Boomers for Life
    • Do we need a million dollars to retire? Holy Guacamole! I hope not!
    • Family Finance Fun—and Annual Tea Party
    • Talking About Market Drops and Yo-Yo Diets In My Retirement Kitchen
    • Risky Recipes: Trying to Time the Market
    • Holiday Happenings In My Retirement Kitchen
    • Thinking about Retirement: Legacy & Latkes
    • Hunger in Retirement: Millions of Boomers and Retirees Are Hungry at the Holidays
    • Thanksgiving – Our Shared Connection to the Past
    • What’s cookin’ in Marcia’s retirement kitchen?
    • Inflation Melts Away Retirement Savings like Ice Cream on a Summer Day!
    • Growing Your Retirement Assets: Hints from the Herb Garden
    • Budgeting for Retirement: Backyard BBQs and Back-of-the-Envelope Budgets
    • Tried and True Recipes for Retirement (and Dessert) – Apple, Pumpkin, Balanced Pies
    • Super Bowl Sunday – Souper Bowl of Caring
  • Category: Retirement Resources
    • Finding Resources for Seniors: Not So Easy Until Now
    • Keeping up a strong credit score is critical in retirement
    • Where is your hospital grab & go kit? In a baggie, perhaps?
    • Why is it so hard to embrace diversity?
    • Decorate the Rooms in Your Financial House
    • The CARES Act and retirement accounts: changes in the COVID-19 era
    • The SECURE Act and Required Minimum Distributions: New Law Causing Confusion
    • The Best Kept Secret in Town: Your Local Council on Aging (aka Senior Centers)
    • Create Structure to Your Retirement Days – and A Little Style
    • Do You Know Your Retirement Birthdays and Key Milestones?
    • Finding a trustworthy financial advisor
    • Resources for Retirement
  • Category: Social Security
    • 2023 Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Season
    • 2023 Medicare Part B Premiums Just Released…
    • Ready to Claim Social Security?
    • Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Costs
    • Have You Seen Your Recent Social Security Statement?
    • Time to Re-shop for your Medicare Part D Plan
    • The 2021 Fearless Retirement Summit & Social Security Checklists
    • How Much Do You Really Know about Social Security?
    • Social Security Turns 85: A Key Milestone in Women’s Financial Freedom
    • Talking with Jean Chatzky: What Women Need to Know about Social Security
    • When is Social Security Going Bankrupt?
    • Social Security for Women is Getting Some Attention!
    • What’s the Deal with Social Security for Women?
    • Social Security COLA for 2019: Sort of Like a Soft Drink
    • Social Security Solvency: It Better Be Here to Stay
    • Social Security Solvency: It’s Here to Stay
    • Social Security: Claiming Categories
    • Social Security: It’s a Big Financial Decision
    • Protect Your Social Security Number: Four Important Tips
    • Learn to Navigate the SSA Website
  • Category: Uncategorized

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Marcia’s Retirement Kitchen

Marcia's Retirement Kitchen

What’s Cookin’?

If your kitchen is anything like mine, it’s the place everyone gathers to talk about their day, share special moments, and ask important questions. And to see what’s cooking.

For me, there is a strong connection between preparing meals and planning retirement. Both need certain ingredients, recipes to follow, and getting the timing just right.

My motto to live by: If you can make a lasagna, you can create a plan for retirement.

Look for an invitation to join me at my kitchen table where retirement is always on the menu.

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Boomer Retirement Briefs Blog

Reinventing Retirement?

Boomer Retirement Briefs is where readers go for fun ideas and new ways of thinking about retirement.

As an author, speaker, and presenter, I meet so many interesting people at different stages of retirement. I am always fascinated with their innovative ideas and inspired approaches.

Flip through these blog posts and you’ll find:

  • Fun stories about real Boomers redesigning retirement;
  • Technical retirement stuff in plain language; and,
  • Lots of free resources to download and use.