Boomer Retirement Briefs™

How Boomers Are Reshaping and Redefining "Retirement"

Marcia Mantell

Boomers in Action

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Baby Boomers are doing some of the most interesting things as they look forward to or live in retirement. They are approaching the whole idea of “retirement” with reckless abandon!  Meaning, they are abandoning traditional ideas about what a retiree can or should do. They have become boomers in action. Boomers embrace every aspect of modern day life. And they are making … [Read more...] about Boomers in Action

A Reporter Asks 10 Retirement Gurus for Their New Year’s Resolutions

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Like many folks, turning the calendar from the old year to the new brings high hopes for making this one a better year.  Many folks even profess their New Year's resolutions each year. There is the promise of doing more things better and making it all worthwhile—or making changes and fresh starts.  Personally, I love the idea of the new beginning and a fresh … [Read more...] about A Reporter Asks 10 Retirement Gurus for Their New Year’s Resolutions

Our “Next 10 Adventure” and 10 Things We’ve Learned

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 Eighteen months ago, Dan and I took a big (and some would say “crazy”) leap by moving from the house where we raised our girls to “the country”.  Okay, it’s really just down the highway a bit to Hanover, MA, and not to Oklahoma! We managed to start downsizing (a “limited downsizing”), bought a fixer-upper, and started out on our “Next 10 Adventure”.  We’re … [Read more...] about Our “Next 10 Adventure” and 10 Things We’ve Learned