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- ***From Ezekiel to FDR: On Raising Taxes - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comWritten By: Lew Hamburger I believe in raising taxes. Now that I have your attention, this is why. We make decision-making and life way too complicated. When you cut through the fog, deciding what to do in tough situations can be reduced to three questions: * What kind of person do ...
Views: 2097(2 votes) - ***Get 2010 Off to a Great Financial Start - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comMade any resolutions about money for this year? There’s still time. Look at some of the suggestions coming from the Financial Planning Association of Washington, D.C. Write down your goals Money buys freedom — to travel, to retire early, to start a business or to change careers. Putting ...
Views: 1664(2 votes) - ***Half Full or Half Empty - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comwritten by Neal Dranoff In early Spring 2009, I read an on-line article published on MSN.com written by John W. Schoen, entitled “Boomers Face Stark Choices in Bleak Economy.” I felt the piece was so acutely on-point in terms of clarity and my personal situation at the time that I composed a ...
Views: 2220(3 votes) - ***Hollywood’s Best Kept Secret : Aqua Star Spa - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comwritten by Marjorie Rothstein Did you know that Hollywood is not where the beautiful and famous hang out? In fact, Malibu and Beverly Hills are the two places where they are most frequently spotted. And one place you’re sure to run into them is at the classic Beverly Hilton Hotel, located ...
Views: 2413(2 votes) - ***How to Date in Your 50s - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comSo here you are. Maybe you never thought you’d be here. Maybe you still don’t believe all the stuff that has happened to you to get you where you are today. But here you are in your 50s and thinking about dating again. Oh my goodness! You might be feeling rusty, anxious, scared, and ...
Views: 3067(2 votes) - ***How To Get a Good Night’s Sleep – A Three Step Primer For Baby Boomer Insomniacs - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comwritten by Kathi Casey, ERYT, CPI Are you one of the 20 million Americans who feel that it’s become “the norm” as well as a frequent topic of conversation at parties and events, that in this day and age it’s impossible for anyone over 40 to get a good night’s sleep? Are you wishing that ...
Views: 2352(1 vote) - ***If Used Right, Job Boards Can Actually Help Boomers Find A Job - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comA large percentage of individuals, including Boomers, who are unemployed spend countless hours searching job boards such as Monster.com, Careerbuilder.com, Theladders.com and Craigslist. Many people will send out 2-3 resumes per day and never get a response. Unfortunately for these individuals, ...
Views: 1744(2 votes) - ***Know the Causes of Breast Cancer to Save You - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comGail Edgell: We are going to talk about an important topic to women, particularly those over the age of 40: breast cancer. Can you tell us a little bit about that? Dr. Boham: Yes. As we all know, breast cancer is very common, unfortunately. We know that last year over 200,000 new cases of ...
Views: 2047(1 vote) - ***Lewin and Permanent Adolescence - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comWritten by Lew Hamburger QUESTIONS FOR BOOMERS (and other humans) Can a vision of white, non-urban people becoming a minority in America have anything to do with the vitriol we see in political life of 2010? Does it differ from other times that Boomers have been through? Thus far the level ...
Views: 3435(1 vote) - ***Looking For The Change Machine - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comOn one of his old comedy albums, Steve Martin tells the joke, “You know what’s great about getting old? You don’t have to have an open mind about trying anything new. When one of your friends says, hey, let’s try this new thing, you can just say … NO!” I have to agree with this partially ...
Views: 2506(2 votes) - ***Martin Johnson, Making a Difference in the Community - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comBy: Dr. Michael Kaye Fostering self-reliant families and healthy, sustainable communities in Trenton, NJ. Marty Johnson attended an inner city high school in Akron, Ohio, where he played football. A combination of talent, hard work, financial need, and ultimately, a full football-supported ...
Views: 4351(4 votes) - ***Plan Your Family’s Summer Vacation at Bargain Rates - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comWritten By: A.T. "Al" Benelli, CFP, FIC The U.S. economy may be recovering, but travel experts say the vacation deals available last year are still going to be around for stingy travelers this year. With that in mind, here are some ways the Financial Planning Association recommends to save on ...
Views: 2308(2 votes) - ***Political Promises Made to be Broken - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comAs this article goes to press, it seems that Congress is hell-bent on giving us a health care bill that they promised will not cost the American public a single dime in new taxes. How many times have we heard promises like that? Social Security was promised to be only a 1 percent tax on ...
Views: 2561(3 votes) - ***Postive Self-Talk - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comBe Your Own Best Supporter! We all want to feel self-confident. It feels so wonderful to be able to walk into a room, speak to people and feel self-assured. Feeling comfortable in your own skin – priceless! Most of us seek confidence in our environments with the people, places and things ...
Views: 2486(4 votes) - ***Rely on your Faith in Troubled Times: Reach Out for Help - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comBy: Donna Thompson, PhD. “When you have come to the edge..and are about to drop off into the darkness of the unknown, Faith is knowing…there will be something solid to stand on or you will be taught how to fly.” Patrick Overton When life’s circumstances have got you down it is time to ...
Views: 2549(3 votes) - ***Sex, Lies, and Online Dating - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comWritten By: Jim Duzak Boomers returning to the dating world after divorce or widowhood have to deal with something that probably didn’t exist the last time they were single: online dating sites. There are literally thousands of such sites, ranging from mass-market sites with millions of ...
Views: 2956(2 votes) - ***Some Annuities Offer to Pay for Long-Term Care - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comCurrent estimates from AARP put the annual cost of a nursing home at a national average of $78,000. Older Americans, struggling to reassemble their retirement plans from the worst economic downturn in 70 years, may be ignoring the potentially most devastating threat to their plans: the spiraling ...
Views: 2927(2 votes) - ***Special Diets for Special Conditions: An AntiCancer Diet - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comWritten by: David Russell, Ph.D., D.Sc Special diets making claims about the health benefits of their protocols are very popular today. It can be confusing that new diet regimens appear all the time and that the whole field of nutrition seems to change its mind radically every year or so. ...
Views: 2268(2 votes) - ***Teach Your Grandkids to Respond to Emergencies - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comWe never know when an emergency might arise. For this reason alone, please teach your grandchildren, today, how to respond to an emergency. Explain to them what exactly constitutes an emergency and when, and when not, to call 911. Make sure children know when to call 911, using these ...
Views: 2303(6 votes) - ***The Art of Memoir Writing - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comWritten by Lynn Wiese Sneyd Does everyone have a book in them, a book about their personal story? Most people probably do — after all, life can be stranger than fiction. Can everyone write a book? Now that’s an entirely different story. Recently, I heard a publisher describe memoir as a ...
Views: 1796(1 vote) - ***The Retirement Curse! - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comAs boomers, many of us are retired or thinking of retiring. One of the things that may happen when one retires is that every day becomes a weekend. I have a retired friend that proclaims that every day is Saturday except for “fat paper day” which is Sunday. So he has six Saturdays each week. ...
Views: 2885(2 votes) - ***The Talk Every Boomer Couple Needs to Have - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comwritten by A.T. "Al" Benelli, CFP, FIC Money problems can overwhelm a relationship, particularly one on the verge of marriage or a live-in arrangement. According to the Financial Planning Association, here are a few ways to avoid potential conflicts: Agree to talk about money: The ...
Views: 2321(4 votes) - ***The Weather and Your Health - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comwritten by Mark Sneller, PhD Our reaction to our outdoor and indoor environments can be related to the weather of the day. For thousands of years, people have understood that sunlight, cloudiness, stormy conditions, and when they could measure it, falling barometric pressure can affect ...
Views: 2456(6 votes) - ***Valencia: From Oranges to Operas - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comwritten by Bob Schulman Is a Martian spaceport? A movie set from Star Wars? An outdoor museum of modern art? Whatever it is, you’d hardly expect to run across a place like this in a two-thousand-year-old Spanish seaport on the Mediterranean. Visitors to Valencia usually expect to find a ...
Views: 2153(3 votes) - ***Why Aren’t Hotels, Motels, and B&B’s Greener? - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comWritten by Mark Sneller, PhD In today’s world, good indoor air quality (IAQ) is a subject that is frequently on the lips of people concerned with greener and cleaner air. Good IAQ is important in lodgings because the livelihood of many tens of thousands depends on repeat business. If the ...
Views: 2422(1 vote) - ***Why Boomers Make Great Life Coaches - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comLife coaching is a booming profession and more and more boomers are flocking to the opportunity of helping others change their lives for the better. What draws us to this opportunity? You have probably read about how life coaching is one of the fastest growing professions in the world. ...
Views: 2796(5 votes) - ***Why Do Names Influence Who We Are? - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.com“Know the Name; Know the Person, Decoding Letters to Reveal Secrets Hidden in Names”, is the result of fifteen years of direct observation and research on names. This research was followed by three years of testing and is the foundation for which this column is based. This week, specifically ...
Views: 2467(2 votes) - ***Why Second and Third Marriages Often Fail - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2011 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comDear Jim: You said in your column that second and third marriages have much higher divorce rates than first marriages. Why is that? Don’t people learn from their mistakes? I’m particularly concerned about this because I’m divorced and the man I’m dating has been divorced twice. We both have ...
Views: 8680(2 votes) - ***Wife-speak 101 - by Submitted on May 05, 2010 from Boomer Living at Boomer-LivingPlus.comBy: Neal Dranoff My wife, Nita, is often the recipient of a somewhat “left-handed” compliment from me. I throw it out there whenever she asks a question that almost causes whiplash as I quickly turn my head towards her silently wondering “where did that thought come from?” Over the years I’ve ...
Views: 1884(3 votes) - 10 Questions You Must Never Forget to Ask Before You Sign Up For a Legal Services Plan - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2010 from Lalitha BrahmaWhen my employer downsized and I first wanted to start my business, I wanted to consult a lawyer, because I had several questions coming up in my mind. I approached my friends, relatives and searched in the internet to locate a lawyer to answer my questions. I realized that my questions will ...
Views: 1977(3 votes) - 5 Steps to Loving Your 60s (even if you're dreading them!) - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2010 from Bonnie McFarlandAre you bothered about turning 60? If you’re like many women “in the neighborhood” of 60, you are feeling apprehensive or concerned about being in your sixties. You might even be dreading it. Yep, some women just sail through 60 but many other aren’t feeling good about their future and ...
Views: 2026(3 votes) - 7 Tips for Boomers To Age Well - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2011 from Susan PiergeorgeOk its official the Baby Boomers have hit middle age. Born 1946 to 1964 we have moved in to the middle part of our lives. And, being that we are known as the rebellious generation, we are likely to rebel against aging as well. Here are a few tips taken from the book, Boomer Be Well! Rebel ...
Views: 1537(1 vote) - A Dual Passport and Financial Security - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Robert KressDual Passports were once only available to people with dual citizenship, but there are a large number of Americans who stand a chance of qualifying. Religion, spouse's nationality or country of birth are all reasons that might make a dual passport a possibility. Traveling with more than one ...
Views: 1381(2 votes) - A New Tool for the Families of Older Drivers - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from Matt GurwellIs your loved one experiencing diminished driving skills? Are they becoming lost in familiar places, bumping into curbs, mailboxes or scraping the sides of the garage when they back out? Have they been involved in a minor parking lot fender-bender or do they complain about being honked at? ...
Views: 1263(2 votes) - Aging Can Be an Active Time If You Make Yourself Ready for the Opportunity - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2011 from Anthony CalabreseThere was an article in my local newspaper this past week which really caught my eye. The article was entitled ‘Active aging’ at 50, and focused on the number of opportunities that will be available to those who choose to serve a 50 years of age and older population in the coming years. There ...
Views: 1092(2 votes) - Aging With Strength & Beauty - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2012 from Theresa RamseyThe word “anti-aging” has been coined within the past two centuries. The reason is because we know more about aging than ever before in medical history and we realize there are things we can do to both enhance the quality of life we have now and to prevent the “normal” degeneration that comes ...
Views: 1421(1 vote) - America's National Parks: 6 Tips for Family Vacations - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2010 from Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D.Given your current limited budget, have you made any plans for a family vacation? Any time of year, a low cost getaway can create memories to cherish. But for some Sandwiched Boomers, squeezed between caring for growing children and aging parents, the choices may be slim. According to a ...
Views: 1131(2 votes) - Anti-Aging Tip: Release Stress With One Minute of Deep Breathing - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Ellen WoodGot the heebie-jeebies from too much happening while you’re making other plans? Or is your brain fried from figuring out how to rob Peter to pay Paul? Or is your blood boiling from family squabbling? Or do you just have the plain old blues? Well, you can do something about it. YOU ...
Views: 1794(2 votes) - Ascension & Leaving The Matrix, Part 2 - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2013 from Zarla LeahIf you don’t like the way the world is or how your country is, your first question would be, well, can I play a part in changing it for the better? If you find that the answer to that question is no, then your next question is, then shall I stay involved in this world the way it is, and do I ...
Views: 1451(1 vote) - Birds, Bees and Trees - by Submitted on Mar 14, 2014 from Sally MarksI love trees. When I was a young girl I liked to climb in any tree that would hold my skinny, little body. My favorite was a mulberry tree in our backyard. Sometimes I would take my dolls up with me. I was a bit of an anomaly, a tomboy who liked dolls. I guess I thought my vinyl children would ...
Views: 1925(1 vote) - Boomers Accept Assisted Living Communities? Not Likely . . . - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Linda ThompsonIt seems that lately there's another assisted living community being built on just about every empty lot in town. What does this mean to the future? For the immediate future, it's great. We Boomers who have no time, no desire, no call to welcome our elder parents into our own homes have ...
Views: 1291(1 vote) - Boomers Are Changing The World AGAIN - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2009 from Carole HodgesThe generation that “Can’t Get No Satisfaction” is creating a new age of “wise elders”. For the first time in history there is a significant aging population. Yet far from being the sickly, retirement bound grandparents of the past, this generation is healthy, active and changing the world ...
Views: 1194(2 votes) - Celebrating Life After 40 - by Submitted on May 29, 2011 from Randi FineIn preparation for an inspiring interview last night with Anna Banks on her radio show “Living Fully After 40,” I reflected on the highlights of middle age. I discovered, while mentally unearthing the positive side of aging, that there are many benefits to this inevitable change of life. Those ...
Views: 1431(1 vote) - Commitment and Accountability Should Outrank Cost When Considering a Coaching Relationship - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2011 from Anthony CalabreseWhen I meet people for the first time and especially at various business networking events, the subject eventually gets around to what business am I in. After I identify myself as a Midlife Transition Coach I have sometimes heard the comment from those who are familiar with what a coach does ...
Views: 788(1 vote) - Drinking 2 Glasses of Water before a Meal, Reduces Weight Loss More than with or after a Meal - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2010 from Gail McGonigalAccording to a study that came out on August 23rd 2010 in Canada, it was found that in two groups of baby boomers who ate exactly the same foods in a one month period; the group who drank 2 glasses of water before their meal, lost significantly more weight than the group who did not drink water ...
Views: 2586(4 votes) - Ejecting Beauty Myths - by Submitted on May 06, 2016 from Elizabeth MartinsFor women, whether we admit it or not, two potent mythical figures that course through our psychology, that of the maiden (or, in modern terms, the sexy chick) and the crone (or, the old lady). We know the maiden well: she’s the beautiful young princess. But who is a crone? A crone is ...
Views: 1768(1 vote) - Flip Flops Are They Really Beach Wear? - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2011 from Michael EllisIf you plan to spend the day at the beach you will need to do more than pay attention to your choice of swimwear and which SPF factor sunscreen you will need to pack. You will also need to pick out the best beach footwear to suit the occasion. What should you be on the lookout for as you shop ...
Views: 2037(1 vote) - Gingko Biloba - Hype or Hope for the Aging Brain? - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2009 from Royane RealIn the last few years, the herbal product gingko biloba seems to be advertised everywhere, as a new miracle cure for many common ailments. Gingko is reputed to improve thinking, stave off Alzheimer’s disease, preserve memory, and reverse memory loss. In fact, it is one of the most widely ...
Views: 1776(4 votes) - How to Build a Better World - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2011 from Sara DillingerINTRODUCTION If that title seems a little grandiose, let’s take it down a few notches. Do you remember reading “The Little Engine That Could” by Watty Piper when you were a child? Or maybe you remember reading it to your children or grandchildren. THE VALUE OF OPTIMISM AND HARD WORK The ...
Views: 1011(1 vote) - Learning at Midlife for the Enjoyment of It - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Anthony CalabreseFor the second time in three years I have gone “back to school”. While I’m not enrolled in a degree granting program, I’m being trained in becoming knowledgeable of the skills in developing an effective job and career search strategy. One of my goals is to be able to share what I am in the ...
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