Boomer Retirement Briefs™
How Boomers Are Reshaping and Redefining "Retirement"
Here's quite an interesting story that sums up the current state of women and money. It's definitely complicated. Three women who are clearly friends sat behind me on a flight to Tampa recently. I was minding my own business, reading Sarah Smarsh's book, Heartland. It's [Read more...]
What would you do if you opened your email today and had a note from Human Resources that you are now eligible for an early retirement package? Would you jump for joy? Feel paralyzed? Think this was an incredible insult? Many women are facing this [Read more...]
For many women, planning for the financial side of retirement falls to the very bottom of their priority list. Not even ironing or cleaning up after a big Thanksgiving dinner is lower on the list. But ignoring the realities of planning for retirement doesn’t make [Read more...]
It wasn’t all that long ago that women who stayed home to raise their children could not save for retirement. By law. Women's retirement security largely depended on their husbands planning and abilities. Thankfully, that is changing. But, not as quickly as you might think. [Read more...]
Many Boomer women have been part of a couple for 30 or more years by now. Some may have worked outside the home; others devoted themselves to being at-home moms; and, still others chose to do both. Women are the ultimate jugglers and multi-taskers managing [Read more...]
Ready for Retirement?
Don’t forget that planning your retirement is not a weekend project. These books can help you get a good start. Order your copy on Amazon or Barnes & Noble.
