a new model for aging
The recession changed everything for a lot of people. For young people, it meant pushing off major life events such as marriage, children and purchasing a home because they quite simply did not have enough money. For middle-aged people, the recession often meant asking their children to take out student loans because they couldn't pay for their college education. And for those heading toward their … [Read more...]
Baby boomers are much more active than their predecessors. It’s not unusual to see retirees biking, hiking, and skiing. Wanting to feel as youthful as possible, many older people work out to keep their bodies fit and trim. There is a fine line between being fit and over doing it. Often it is hard to tell the difference. If you’ve had any type of injury, you know the older you are the longer … [Read more...]
Projects Abroad is one of the largest volunteer abroad organizations in the world. Founded in 1992, we send over 8,000 people abroad each year on a variety of service projects and internships overseas. All participants receive unparalleled in-country support from our full-time, professional staff to ensure that the experience is safe, worthwhile, and enjoyable. Projects Abroad places a great … [Read more...]
The idea of communal living grew during the sixties and seventies. They started to decline in the eighties according to Laird Schaub, the executive secretary of the Fellowship for Intentional Community. As baby boomers research where and how to live as they reach retirement age, many are returning to the concept of communal living. The commune may be the new retirement community. The growth of … [Read more...]
If retirees know the right questions to ask, they can save themselves a lot of money by avoiding medical treatments either that don't help them, or hurt them more than they help them. Typical medical treatments help only about half of the people who get it. This startling fact is true of most drugs, most types of surgery, etc. Further, side effects and complications kill more than 600,000 … [Read more...]
Ed. Note: Dr. Douglas Rice offers some thought provoking cautions for retirees who what help with starting a business. If you don't have money to lose but do have time to spare, then use that to your advantage and start a business that is labor intensive not capital intensive. That way the only thing you risk is your time. For example, opening a restaurant takes considerable capital, but … [Read more...]
Brian Miller is president and chief operating officer of The Entrepreneur’s Source and agreed to offer his advice about starting a retirement business. Q1. How can retirees start a new business that’s a good fit for them? A1. You have to first determine what you want the business to do for you, based on your income, lifestyle, wealth and equity goals. Don’t start with what you think is … [Read more...]
Ed. Note-Joan McCoy responded to a request about retirees starting a business. Joan tells her story about starting a business providing help for grandparents who want to enrich their young ones lives with books, music and video. Six years ago I had my first grandchild. From the moment I saw her, I knew that being a grandparent was going to be one of the best things that could ever have … [Read more...]
As the boomers transition into retirement, marriages can be tested. What’s the most important characteristic in a happy marriage? Research indicates most married couples report trust is the central factor in a healthy marriage or any committed relationship. While trust is important, it might not be the most important. Trust is complicated. Trust is based on one person being … [Read more...]
Have you heard the saying that life is what happens to you while you were doing something else? How many of us have felt that way at times? Retirement living that is fulfilling is means stepping up to your life and taking responsibility for what happens. An important question of most new retirees is how to retire happy? An aspect of this is the willingness and ability to create and realize new … [Read more...]