Cooking and baking are an integral part of my family life. There is nothing more wonderful than having family and friends sit around the kitchen table, enjoying a good, homemade meal and sharing the latest comings and goings of their lives. There is a lot of laughter and second helpings. Now that my husband and I are more than "halfway to 100" and the girls … [Read more...] about What’s cookin’ in Marcia’s retirement kitchen?
Defining “Leading Edge” Baby Boomers
Leading Edge Boomers are those who started it all. They are the dynamic retiring baby boomers shaping the very definitions of what it means to be retiring. This leading group of the Boomer generation were born from 1946 to 1955, and the first wave turned 65 in 2011. They grew up in a time of prosperity and general comfort. They pushed the norms of … [Read more...] about Defining “Leading Edge” Baby Boomers
Defining “Lagging Edge” Baby Boomers
If you were born from 1956 to 1964, you are part of the retiring baby boomer generation that I call the "Lagging Edge Boomers", or the younger boomers. Since the Boomer generation is so large (it spans 19 years - from 1946 to 1964), it is nearly impossible to find common ground for everyone born into this vibrant demographic group. By splitting … [Read more...] about Defining “Lagging Edge” Baby Boomers
The New Boomer Retirement: Packing Your Life History into 16 Boxes
One of the reasons I started Boomer Retirement Briefs was to share how other boomers are making their way through the retirement planning process. What are folks creating in this new era of living? We Boomers no longer consider a slow and fading “retirement.” It’s about the “new boomer retirement.” Depending what you've been reading over the years, … [Read more...] about 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”
I got an unexpected basket of good advice on a recent airplane trip. Traveling back home on a puddle-jumper from Virginia, the seats were even closer together than on the regular uncomfortable coach seats. It was a cozy setting to get to know your neighbor. That’s where I met Doug, an older gentleman who patiently waited while I got situated in my window seat. He asked if I … [Read more...] about “You can retire early if you are willing to give up a few things”
