RETHINKING TRADITIONAL RETIREMENT Because the “new economy” has erased much of their retirement savings, many baby boomers are exploring bold new notions of just how to match their desires for a retirement home against the hard realities of savings and expected retirement income. For some, that bold notion is: Pack up and move overseas where [...]
Here are some random thoughts on affordable senior housing. You don’t have to live in a dreary subsidized apartment in an urban complex. There are all sorts of ways to have new adventures while living frugally. COMPANION CAREGIVER If you are alone and in decent physical shape yourself, consider looking into becoming a companion caregiver. [...]
Here is an issue I had not considered before. My thinking was triggered by a short “Letter to the Editor” in the Dallas Morning News. It was written by Josh Thomas of Plano, Texas. “NO LONGER ACCEPTING NEW MEDICARE PATIENTS” Mr. Thomas points out that there are fewer doctors accepting Medicare; however, the larger issue [...]
The term “retirement home” causes many to shudder. There are many variations on what makes for a good retirement home. Look around and find a version you like. Growing up in Michigan, all I heard about retirement homes and retirement living consisted of having a winter escape home down in Florida. Sure, as a kid [...]
A TALE OF TWO GRANDMOTHERS DELLA My maternal grandmother lived in a small, overheated apartment, seldom venturing outside even though she lived beside a large and lovely city park. She dipped snuff and kept a tin can in a rolled-down, small brown paper sack within reach to spit. Back then, there were only three TV [...]
TWO AMERICAN PIONEERS A friend wanted to introduce a business acquaintance of his and arranged for us to meet for lunch. All I knew about him then was his name. What I learned over a meal of Cajun cooking was that I was dining in the company of two American pioneers. Seemingly fearless, pioneers venture [...]
In the old days the options for housing as you got older were few. They were limited to continuing to live in your own home until health issues required you move in with the family or moving to the dreaded nursing home. There are a lot more choices today. SENIOR HOUSING Here are a list [...]
In his book, Great Expectations: America and the Baby Boom Generation, author Landon Jones coined the term that became the label of the generation of Americans born between 1946 and 1964. Some believe, however, regardless of the year of their birth, boomers were coming of age at the same time once they heard the Beatles [...]
DAYDREAMING CAN LEAD TO GOOD IDEAS During the years I was putting in 70+ hours per week and traveling endlessly on business, I would daydream about what I was going to do upon reaching retirement. I knew I would never be happy without something to do. Deciding exactly what that something would be was good [...]
Here are some truths about working, getting older, marital relations, and leaving your traditional place of employment in the name of “retirement”. THE BOB DYLAN EFFECT A rolling stone gathers no moss. Medical studies have now conclusively shown that active minds stay healthier than those belonging to couch potatoes who have a TV remote attached [...]
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