All Entries in the "Baby Boomers" Category
Normandy Journal: The 9,387
BoomerCafé publisher and co-founder David Henderson has just taken a tour. It started out as a tour of just one field of war, but emotionally, it turned out to be a tour of the full the array of wars America has fought since the first baby boomer was conceived. He describes it for BoomerCafé in his “Normandy Journal: The 9,387.”
The Hiker’s Way: Hike Smart, Live Well, Go Green
Regardless of the season of the year, more and more Baby Boomers are trying to figure out how to navigate through the next few years. We thought veteran author and hiker John McKinney gives us some pretty interesting advice about his passion: hiking.
Baby Boomer Bankruptcies on the Rise
A newly released study found that 42% of all individuals filing for bankruptcy were between the ages of 45 and 64 in 2007 and that older Americas are filing for protection from creditors at a much faster rate than younger adults.
Baby Boomers and the Price of Personal Freedom
The baby boomers. Having enjoyed a life of free love, free school meals, free universities, defined benefit pensions, mainly full employment and a 40-year-long housing boom, they are bequeathing their children sky-high house prices, debts and shrivelled pensions.
Larry Looks at What He’s Learned in Life
As my birthday is mere days away, it is time for me to reflect on my journey through life that has gotten me to my fifty-eighth year in one piece … more or less. The last couple of years have been trying, bringing about change that I anticipated but thought would come later on. Just 18 months ago, I had triple-bypass surgery because my pipes were clogged.
60% of Boomers Don’t Have Enough Money to Retire
Nearly three in five baby boomers face a financial bust in retirement if the current economic climate persists, according to a study cited in a recent article by the Wall Street Journal.
Retirement … the Next Frontier
What’s your number? You know the one: the magic number we need to save for our retirements. We’ve read the articles and heard the experts’ advice that a comfortable retirement requires a million dollar portfolio, maybe more. The numbers are so big that many Boomers feel hopeless.
Are We Trying Too Hard?
BoomerCafé is about the positive side of our lives, about boomers with active lifestyles. But contributor Marcia Barhydt has been looking around at how we live our lives and wonders, Are We Trying Too Hard?
Liz Kitchens’ Formula for “Labradoodle Love”
Are you an old enough boomer to face an empty nest? Or are you already missing the full one? Liz Kitchens might have figured a way to fill it again … at least from time to time. Call her technique “Labradoodle Love.”
Reflecting on Letterman, Humor and Life
We’ve enjoyed the interviews that baby boomer Nettie Hartsock has done with some of the icons of our generation. Now, she speaks to Bill Scheft, who works with one of the biggest. Bill himself is an author, a humorist, a Thurber Award finalist and long-time writer for David Letterman.
Alarm Bells Over Retirement Plans
Millions of Americans are nearing retirement age without enough savings to get by — but for many there’s still time to get back on track.
Staying Young While Aging
We can think young, and act young, and even keep our bodies young. But young as we once were? Maybe, if we follow Marcia Barhydt’s suggestion to Dig Deep.
Retirement May Mean Lifestyle Downgrade
If you’re a baby boomer, the odds are high you’ll exhaust your retirement savings after 10 or 20 years of retirement, according to the latest Retirement Readiness Rating report released this week by the Employee Benefit Research Institute.