How Do Baby Boomers Plan Retirement?
I came across an interesting article on baby boomers and retirement, and it really made me start thinking about my own view of retirement planning as a boomer. I am a late boomer, still more than a decade from the traditional retirement age, so I have some time. But the [...]
What would you do if your mother unexpectedly died, and left the family
residence not divided up equally amongst her five children but entirely to a
single child? You may say, Well it’s her money and she can leave it to
anyone she likes. But is that how you would you feel down deep inside? You’d
been a loyal, [...]
Barring our repression of painful memories which we may be loathe confronting, what does one do with memorabilia of the past whether in the guise of tangible mementos or fond memories? I have no compunction dredging and revisiting events from the past to reinterpret them from my current vantage point in life. Selected memories seem to flourish under a patina of nostalgia from the good old days. I take comfort [...]
For those of us who have had the luxury of retiring, detours off the worn and well-beaten path are inevitable. For one thing, the frenetic pace of juggling career and home has coasted, now affording us the opportunity to cruise at our own pace wherever our spirit moves us. Detours through uncharted territory pose their own dilemma, strewn with obstacles and challenges. [...]
Tired of reading articles about middle-aged women of financial means reinventing themselves by scaling mountain peaks, winsurfing, sky diving, or seeking mysticism in Tibet…the seed for Underlying Notes was sown. The gals in my circle have inhibitions, financial or time constraints, and commitments hindering us from jumping outside the box, but rather scrabbling up the [...]
Health Insurance in your 40s and 50s
When you reach your 40s and 50s, your bodies are getting ready for the next phase, which can be viewed poorly (menopause), but really it can be an insightful and helpful experience.Yes, you need to be more careful in paying attention to osteoporosis and certain diseases that you were [...]
Baby Boomer Or Not?
Well I always thought I was considered part of the baby boomer generation. The baby boomers were part of the post World War II generation. However, baby boomer memories like the 60’s and Happy Days left me out because I was born very late in the 1950’s, and I enjoyed the fabulous [...]
