In contrast to multiple studies which assumed that boomers would want to retire in large numbers to active adult communities across the country, a recent survey by AARP concludes that one-third of respondents plan to age in place rather than downsize to an apartment or move to a seniors-only community. From a BuilderOnline.com story:The formerly vibrant new-home buyer market of empty-nesters has
Baby Boomers. I sincerely hope that you have heard the term. In case you have not, Baby Boomers were the generation born between 1946-1964. After WW2, there came an unusual spike in birth rate worldwide-a phenomenon commonly known as the baby boom.I am a baby boomer, a tweener, to be more precise. A tweener is the generation who were kids in the 60's and teeners in the 70's.I gave birth to two gen
Baby Boomers. I sincerely hope that you have heard the term. In case you have not, Baby Boomers were the generation born between 1946-1964. After WW2, there came an unusual spike in birth rate worldwide-a phenomenon commonly known as the baby boom.I am a baby boomer, a tweener, to be more precise. A tweener is the generation who were kids in the 60's and teeners in the 70's.I gave birth to two ge
Personal Mix: Sexagenarios, Baby Boomers, Generación X, Generación Y.En la organización coexisten 4 generaciones de empleadosEn este blog hemos escrito bastante acerca del comportamiento organizacional, los equipos de trabajo, el liderazgo y otros temas, tratando de entender la diversidad humana presente en cada organización, con el propósito de lograr los result
if the actual addiction and alcoholism rates of the retiring baby-boomers is significantly higher that our current estimate of those rates, then the overall medical and related costs to be borne by the Medicare and Social Security Programs could be substantially higher than our current predictions. This, in addition to the already high projected [...]
Long term residual income is a hot topic in the baby boomer circles. Baby boomers are quickly closing in on retirement age and are searching diligently for long term residual income to supplement their shrinking retirement funds.
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OK, your doctor has said that you need to get into shape. You need to lose a bit of weight and you know that doing some exercise is good for the heart. You may have thought about taking up jogging 20 years ago, but not now. You just want a piece of [...]
Millions of baby boomers are about to enter a health care system for seniors that not only isn't ready for them, but may even discourage them from getting quality care. "We face an impending crisis as the growing number of older patients, who are living longer with more complex health needs, increasingly outpaces the number of health care providers with the knowledge and skills to care for them capably," said John W. Rowe, professor of health policy and management at Columbia University.Rowe headed an Institute of Medicine committee that released a report Monday on the health care outlook for the 78 million baby boomers about to begin turning 65.The report from the institute, an arm of the National Academy of Sciences, said:•There aren't enough specialists in geriatric medicine.•Insuff
This article provides information relevant to how anyone including baby boomers can create a passive income stream by using a powerful strategy of buying customers to increase their income. Tom Prendergast, CEO Inetekk is teaching this revolutionary theory to help people like you and I who work on the internet to successfully develop a passive [...]
I accompanied my union rep to Albany one year to lobby for education. If you’ve ever been on such a trip, then you know that it requires a great deal of walking up some really steep hills. Most of the other people who participated were at least ten years or more older than [...]
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Reality is that many baby boomers, for one reason or another become single as mature adults. Many have been in long term relationship, and they are entering the dating scene for...
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Reality is that many baby boomers, for one reason or another become single as mature adults. Many have been in long term relationship, and they are entering the dating scene for the first time in decades.
It is not easy to establish new relationships, when you are out of practice in the fine art of dating [...]
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As people grow old, they become more and more prone to diseases or illness. At the point they reach old age, they will suffer from arthritis, and heart related conditions. Because of this, everyone should have some form of security in order to live a worry-free life. Although it may not prevent [...]
The linchpin to all of our dreams and aspirations is our ability to stay healthy and fit. That’s why an anti-aging supplement is high on the “must have” list of most Baby Boomers.
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Reality is that many baby boomers, for one reason or another become single as mature adults. Many have been in long term relationship, and they are entering the dating scene for the first time in decades.
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Are you a baby boomer, dating again for the first time? Are your grandchildren acting weird? It may be that they don’t know how to react to your new status. Consider these thoughts.
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Dating a new man should be fun and exciting. When you both have children from previous marriages it is best to use some caution. Read on to find 7 tips on how to introduce your children to the new man in your life.
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Whether retirement is right around the corner, or several years down the road, it’s never too early, or too late, to start planning for your future. Some people feel intimidated by matters of finance, while others simply don’t feel comfortable with their knowledge regarding retirement planning. Make it a priority to learn as much as [...]
As a dating baby boomer I feel that things are different for me than for people from a different time and experience. Read on to find out how dating can be different if you are older and wiser.
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Lo aveva anche annunciato il TIME l'imminente evento ed io continuo a ripeterlo già da 3 anni, e, quando mi accorgo che anche gli altri iniziano a vedere provo una grande gioia che valorizza tutti i sacrifici e gli sforzi apportati fino ad ora. Ancora una volta la notizia arriva dal Giappone dove è stato realizzato un giornale gratuito che punta alla generazione dei baby boomers, si chiama "Gaya Gaya" ed è stato lanciato a Dicembre e distribuito in 40.000 copie. E' una sorta di editoria in veste 2.0 poichè i baby boomers che si stanno avvicinando all'età pensionabile hanno soldi da spendere, molto tempo libero ed hanno una gran voglia di svolgere una vita attiva e sociale; così Gaya Gaya si propone come obiettivo quello di coinvogliare queste persone in attività sociali che portino
Most people don’t know this, but former President Bill Clinton wore a hearing aid. Clinton was the 2nd youngest president ever elected to office, and a member of the “baby boomer generation” born between 1945 and 1964. At the age of only 51, halfway through his two terms as US President, Clinton sometimes wore a [...]
Massage therapy has become increasingly popular over the past decade. Each year, more people discover the benefits that a good massage offers. While most people enjoy a deep, relaxing massage, Baby Boomers are realizing a unique need for them.
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By Chris RobertsonEach day, an average of 80,000 baby boomers celebrate their fiftieth birthdays. Just as this post-war generation has been a trailblazer in so many other areas, it is turning the concept of aging upside down. As a whole, this is a generation determined to squeeze out every drop of their time here on this earth. In the process, they are making healthy aging both a priority and the
As the Baby Boom generation in the United States starts to retire, a good number of them are looking overseas for their next home. Countries such as Brazil, Costa Rica, Panama and Belize are the real estate hot spots for retirement investors. With housing costs much less than in the US, excellent health care, lots of sun, warm temperatures and spectacular beaches, its easy to see why people look overseas for retirement homes. Of the countries that are the most popular for US retirees, Brazil stands out because of the excellent infrastructure and bargain housing prices.
And now the news:
Condi says peace in Palestine is serious business, but we’ll see how far that gets. I figure they won’t be inviting Hamas, either.
Despite the national leadership opting not to endorse any candidate, the Iowa SEIU has endorsed John Edwards.
The first Baby Boomer (as in born 12:00:01 AM, January 1, 1946) has applied for social security. It’s all downhill from here, ya’ll.
The Times has an article on marketing radical Islam jihad to Americans, including creating hip-hop videos and Hollywood theatrics to attract disgruntled Westerners.
In the blogs, Ian Welsh at The Agonist has an article on the perpetuation of poverty in the US. Ian does not fail to impress with his insight.
I’ve had this damn Gogol Bordello song stuck in my head for at least a week. Gypsy rock at its finest:
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As we Baby Boomers near the age where we may be thinking of slowing down our work schedules, or even retiring, many of us are looking for ways to make some changes to our homes that were possibly not a priority earlier in our lives. Many friends of mine, have decided that investing in a patio enclosure is the smartest thing they could do to improve their environment. My friend Cathy says, "I wish I had added this sunroom earlier. It's so enjoyable to sit out here and just relax. I just enter this beautiful patio enclosure and melt. If I had known that relaxing out here in the backyard would be such a life changing event, I would have bought a sunroom years ago." There is no better time to invest in a sunroom addition than right now. After all, haven't we earned it?
By Colin Croucher"Well how are you really enjoying your retirement?" I asked out of interest, "it was great to start with" he said, but lately, I've just become kind of lost... I don't really know what to do with all the spare time I have, "and there's only so much golf you can play, you know"… "then he said", "I'd love to do all of the things you do in your home workshop.I said to him, well, you know mate it's never too late to learn, Why don't you come over one day so that I can show you around my workshop, and give you a few ideas, you'll love it.I guess if your're retired like Jim, you'll probably understand what he's talking about.The baby boomers, i.e. anyone born from the mid 1940s to the mid 1950s, are now approaching, or have allready opted for early retirement.Retirement presents great changes in lifestyle's, which will have a profound effect on the way many choose to fill in the lazy days of retirement.A hard working company executive generally has little time d
By Colin Croucher"Well how are you really enjoying your retirement?" I asked out of interest, "it was great to start with" he said, but lately, I've just become kind of lost... I don't really know what to do with all the spare time I have, "and there's only so much golf you can play, you know"… "then he said", "I'd love to do all of the things you do in your home workshop.I said to him, well, you know mate it's never too late to learn, Why don't you come over one day so that I can show you around my workshop, and give you a few ideas, you'll love it.I guess if your're retired like Jim, you'll probably understand what he's talking about.The baby boomers, i.e. anyone born from the mid 1940s to the mid 1950s, are now approaching, or have allready opted for early retirement.Retirement presents great changes in lifestyle's, which will have a profound effect on the way many choose to fill in the lazy days of retirement.A hard working company executive generally has little time d
By Colin Croucher"Well how are you really enjoying your retirement?" I asked out of interest, "it was great to start with" he said, but lately, I've just become kind of lost... I don't really know what to do with all the spare time I have, "and there's only so much golf you can play, you know"… "then he said", "I'd love to do all of the things you do in your home workshop.I said to him, well, you know mate it's never too late to learn, Why don't you come over one day so that I can show you around my workshop, and give you a few ideas, you'll love it.I guess if your're retired like Jim, you'll probably understand what he's talking about.The baby boomers, i.e. anyone born from the mid 1940s to the mid 1950s, are now approaching, or have allready opted for early retirement.Retirement presents great changes in lifestyle's, which will have a profound effect on the way many choose to fill in the lazy days of retirement.A hard working company executive generally has little time d
Luxury recreational property sales are set to soar in coming months as affluent baby boomers drive demand for upscale product from coast-to-coast, according to a report released Tuesday by RE/MAX. Read More..
Baby Boomers Putting New Spin On FuneralsInstead of traditional funerals, boomers are planning "celebrations" and services that memorialize personalities, forgoing Amazing Grace played on the organ for the Rolling Stones' music through a sound system. From slide presentations, videos, slot machines, camping themes and more. The 'funneral' becomes a showplace of ones life.Inside his Phoenix funeral home, Craig Hansen has re-created a casino where mourners, in honor of the departed, played slot machines.Money dropped into the machines is donated to the deceased's favorite charity.At another farewell, the funeral director simulated a campsite because the deceased had loved to camp. He pitched a tent and brought in a faux fire.And, recently, when an armored truck wouldn't fit through the door of the funeral home, the truck was parked in the driveway with a banner that read, "You can't take it with you."Hansen and funeral directors like him have a unique window into the 21st-century
In our marketing efforts to find new business listings, we find that baby boomers in the retirement age represent a large percentage of business sellers. In most cases, selling their business is the only remaining option. Their children are offen not interested in taking over the business for multiple reasons:
Children are seeking more independence from their parents and do not share the values and strategies the parents are following in their businesses.
Children do not necessarily have the entrepreneurial spirit that has driven their parents to start and take the business to its current level of success. Their life goals might not be similar to those of their parents.
Parents are bright entrepreneurs but not necessarily good managers. They have hard time sharing information with the children and delegating tasks. This incapacity to delegate often frustrates children.
This situation creates great opportunities for business buyers. A lot of excellent businesses for sale will b
flangracneig pgoramian That is freaky.
Last night, I dreamt that Fern gave birth and Han announced to me when I arrived in Canterbury that she was pregnant.
I seriously hope only the former happens.
In other news, I feel I’ve been a bit uninspired as of late, and it shows - both with my comments and adsense being way down on the previous month. I feel that - like all great men such as Bruce Banner, Jeremy Clarkson and Simon Cowell - I’m best when I’m angry. Unfortunately, I’m pretty content at the moment (unless of course the latter turns out to be true in the above paragraphs). So, I feel if I’m to get back into the rut, I need something to anger me. Or it to snow again.
Finally, please help Han by voting for her in the JPG magazine. She could get published - and I believe her photography is amazing enough to do so.
Right, I’m off to Canterbury, hopefully it’ll give me something blogworthy. See you Monday!
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Cultural destinations have seen a 50% increase in sales during the period from 2000 to 2005. This increase has been atributed to the desire of “Baby Boomers” to visit more cultural attractions such as art galleries, museums and historic buidlings. More towns and regions are trying to capitalise on this trend by marketing their natural and historic attributes to encourage visitors.
I think it is more general trend toward getting more out of your leisure time and holidays especially if you have the free time, good health and disposable income of a typical “Baby Boomer”. Other travellers are also looking for more from a holiday than lying on a beach and staying around a resort. They want to experience something that is unique, interesting and authentic at their destination for example somewhere such as Besalu in northern Spain.
Yes, I am a baby boomer. People frequently ask me why I have started a business in my mid 50's. What an absurd question that is. My life is just beginning and I want to live it in an extreme way. There are many things I have not yet accomplished, in fact, I have a list of over 100 things yet to do in this life.At age 53, I realized that I had very little to retire on. The attack of 911 wiped out my 401k which I actually see as a blessing now. To think that I would have even considered retiring wtih just a quarter of a million saved. How long would that have lasted?When I started my business, I knew that continuing on the road of the "work world" would do very little at my age to give me the lifestyle I really wanted. Instead, I took the higher road, the road of creating my own life. Looking back, it is the best decision I have ever made (except for marrying my wonderful husband of course).Baby Boomers or shall we say anyone in the world of being an employee is fooled into thi
Reality is that many baby boomers, for one reason or another become single as mature adults. Many have been in long term relationship, and they are entering the dating scene for the first time in decades.
It is not easy to establish new relationships, when you are out of practice in the fine art of dating [...]
