Squandering the Kids’ Inheritance

Are you planning on leaving an estate to your children? Are you hoping for an inheritance from your own family to help fund your retirement? Let’s talk about this for a minute. Read more

Another Step Toward Lowering Recurring Expenses

Regular readers know that we are working to reduce recurring costs in our household budget. Aren’t all baby boomers doing this to financially prepare for a more predictable retirement? We took another expense reduction step this week. Read more

Be a Blog Award Voter – Please!

It’s not American Idol but almost. OK, not even almost. Read more

Small Money Savers

I saved a little money this week in a couple of new ways. You may already know about them but just in case, here they are: Read more

Using Time Wisely – Baby Boomer Edition

We are reminded periodically by others to “use our time wisely.” We’ve told our children that many times. This nugget of advice takes on more significance to baby boomers because we appreciate that a huge chunk of our earthly time has come and gone. Today I received another admonition on this very topic. It hit me hard and reinforced some of the decisions I have made in recent years. Read more

Low Cost Computing for a Baby Boomer Lifestyle

I rely heavily on personal computers for work and home activities. So do you. One of my objectives over the past couple of years has been to reduce the cost of computing in the one area where cost-control is easiest: software. I have found many free software applications that work as well or better than their costly counterparts. I thought I would share with you how this baby boomer uses free software to lower the cost of using a computer for every day tasks. Read more

Stories of Retirement Success and Regret

I try to read retirement stories told by others, successes, regrets, and failures alike. Those that have retired before us have much to teach us about things they did right and wrong in preparing for and living in retirement. I need to do a better job of referencing those stories here, so that I and other readers can benefit from them. Read more

Boomer and Retirement Weekly Reader – Super Commercials Edition

I’m writing this while watching the “Big Game.” In reality, I’m watching the “Big Commercial”, three plus hours worth, periodically interrupted by 11 minutes of actual football action. I wonder how much a Bud Light would cost without all of the advertising expense? Read more

Life Downsizing and Simplifying the Boomer Way

I’m making tangible progress on my attempts to simplify and downsize my life. This is happening at home and at the office. Check out what I’m doing. Maybe it will inspire you? Read more

Boomer Travel and Airline Bag Fees

I hate what the airlines are doing with bag fees in a desperate attempt to remain profitable. Only Southwest Airlines is holding the line on these fees so it will continue as my airline of choice. Read more

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