“And I’m going to love it!” You know it’s going to be a fun interview when your guest starts off with, “It’s 18 days till retirement! Or, it could be more… Or maybe not…” Well, just what does that mean? I asked Kim, a younger baby boomer born in 1959, to further explain. She expanded her comment, “I know it’s my time to retire, but my boss doesn’t yet have a replacement … [Read more...] about “It’s My Time to Retire!”
Boomers in Action
How to choose charities to support from a pool of 10 million?
With the holiday season in full swing, many people want to make charitable contributions. Daily reminders from your house of worship or Toys for Tots to TV ads and emails ask for donations. It’s hard to miss the message of other’s not-so-good fortune. There is so much need. But how do you decide which charities to support? There are somewhere between 1.3 and 1.5 million … [Read more...] about How to choose charities to support from a pool of 10 million?
Downsizing: aka How to Eat an Elephant
You know that old joke: How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Hahaha. Well, nothing is truer than when it comes to downsizing. Think about it. You’ve spent 30, 40 or 50 years accumulating a million memories. You have shrines to your children’s early years. Photos of the trips and adventures you went on. Everywhere you look, those things, those tchotchkes … [Read more...] about Downsizing: aka How to Eat an Elephant
Boomers Reinventing Retirement and Following Their Passion
The first wave of Baby Boomers is turning 75 this year. This includes such icons as Dolly Parton, Tom Selleck, Goldie Hawn, and Eric Clapton. Another 14 million first-Boomers were born between 1946 and the end of 1949. These are the true pioneers of the “new retirement.” They are visionary boomers reinventing retirement. And we younger boomers are … [Read more...] about Boomers Reinventing Retirement and Following Their Passion
Boomers Are Making a Plan to Vote…
...and So Much More This Election Season However you do it, whenever you do, do it! Vote! Never in our collective recent history has it been more important to vote. Long gone is the casual walk into your polling place on that first Tuesday in November. This year, after four rocky, tumultuous years, topped with a global pandemic, it is once again time … [Read more...] about Boomers Are Making a Plan to Vote…
