Where Baby Boomers Will Likely Retire

The “where to retire” question is on the minds of lots of baby boomers, perhaps even more often than the “when to retire” question. We may think about waterfront property, country homes, college towns, or more exotic retirement destinations. We may even read magazines dedicated to finding that perfect place to retire for our lifestyle. Read more

Compare Net Worth with other Baby Boomers

Want to know how you measure financially against other baby boomers? I often find net worth comparisons to be either amusing or motivating, depending on my attitude. But my curiosity gets the best of me so I do it anyway. Here are some options that you can try to compare your net worth with those of others like you. Read more

Determining the Best Age to Start Social Security

Many baby boomers are in the home stretch toward retirement and thinking about what will be the best age for them to claim Social Security retirement benefits.  I have already written about this issue from several different angles but I thought it would make sense to pull all of that together and summarize the factors that I will considering when the time comes. Read more

Job Search Resources for Baby Boomers

The increase in demand for jobs for baby boomers has generated additional online resources for finding those jobs and/or for increasing your chances for landing one of them.  These are some of those job search resources that I have found and checked out: Read more

Downsizing to a Condominium – Is it Too Soon?

When baby boomers consider downsizing, moving to a condo is often high on the list of options. We have certainly thought about a condo as one future housing option.  Thus, I have made it a habit to keep tabs on condo prices in our area.
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Free Online TV and Movie Watching for Baby Boomers

Although this post talks about watching television, it is really about saving money for retirement. Read more

Baby Boomers, Jobs, and Starting a Small Business

Baby boomers are prime candidates for starting and running small businesses.  According to the Kaufmann Foundation (www.kaufmann.org) which studies entrepreneurial activity in the U.S., Americans in the 55-64 age group start small businesses at a rate that is greater than all other age groups. Read more

The Simpler Times and Why Baby Boomers are Different

Baby boomers and the younger generations (Generation X, millennials, whatever) seem to have certain generational conflicts when it comes to the economy as well as technology, money and lifestyle issues. Read more

Selecting a Lake House as a Vacation Home

Mrs. GoTo and I purchased a vacation home for our 25th wedding anniversary.  We were blessed with the resources to fulfill a dream of owning a home on the water.  To be honest, I never imagined that I would be able to do something like own a lake house while I was still young enough to enjoy it.  (The photo to the left is an evening view looking across the bay from our dock.  That’s what I call stress relief for baby boomers!) Read more

Using the Online Social Security Retirement Benefit Estimator

Baby boomers and others thinking ahead about retirement wait patiently and sometimes anxiously for the delivery of their annual paper copy of their Social Security earnings record and benefit estimate.  Mr. GoTo’s statement arrives each September.  Read more

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