The wave of Boomer retirees that marketers have heralded for so long, may not be such a big one after all.
Last year, an estimated 78 million Baby Boomers were poised to retire, or so they thought and companies were ready to sell to these people with money and time to spare. Only? These workers have […]
Rosemary and Phyllis at Nourishing Relationships have a series of good posts with advice for dealing with the pressure of The Sandwich Generation.
Be sure to check it out for a good reminder that we don’t have to do it alone, we should find something joyful about each day, and, much more good advice.
Tags: Caregiver, Nourishing-Relationships, […]
A study reported in The Mature Market.com looks at how Baby Boomers in the Sandwich Generation are financially generous to both aging parents and children, possibly at the expense of their own financial security:
Boomers say they are using non-retirement related funds to finance their assistance across generations, but few believe their generosity impacts their ability […]
The Blogging Boomers Carnival #42 is up at GenPlus.
Check it out for some interesting links, even if you’re not of “boomer” age, there’s something for everyone.
Tags: Blog Carnival, Blogging-Boomers, Gen-PLus, sandwich-generationShare This
Newsweek has a story about Boomers leaving jobs to go on the open road as truckdrivers.
According to the article, it’s good for both the driver’s and the industry:
Truck drivers over 50 are safer, more dependable and more aware of their driving limitations, employers say. Mark Brown, an instructor at the Central Transportation and Safety School […]
Despite the backlash of naming generations, I enjoyed Penelope Trunk’s post at Brazen Careerist, What generation are you part of, really? Take this test.
It uses technological indicators to assess your “true” age by how you use media.
I’m young again! It told be I was a Generation Y-er.
Tags: Brazen-Careerist, Generation-Y, Media, Penelope-Trunk, true-ageShare This
Mark, at the The Obligation of Enlightenment, has a interesting post about Baby Boomers being the Sandwich Generation.
He maintains that the obligations of caring for children and aging parents are simply what you do as a part of being in a family:
Every generation spends a portion of their lives sandwiched between generations. It used to […]
I was born in 1964, the last year of the Baby Boomers, and, I’ve always thought I’d didn’t really have a claim to this era.
I’m too young to be a true Boomer, and, too old to be a Generation X-er.
But, thanks to Boomj, a Boomer lifestyle, and, social network, I have just discovered that […]
BoomerGirl.com is “the place on the Web for women born in the Baby Boom to find news, information, fun, and, community.”
You can create a blog, start a club, learn Spanish, research travel plans, or, get the latest on food an wine.
There’s also blogs to read, a daily poll, as well as health, beauty and fashion […]
It’s been all angsty around here again. I know, I want to slap me, too, sometimes.
So, let’s do something different.
How about a survey?
Some nice students at New York University’s Wagner School of Public Service, along with the United Hospital Fund are working to engage Baby Boomers in hospital volunteerism. In order for them to understand […]
Parents to the left of me, children to the right, here I am.
A Child Chosen
A Creative Journal
All Holiday Cafe
Babylune
Baking Delights
Behind The Vines
Blog Fabulous
Brew Ha-Ha
Busy Family Meals
Career and Kids
Chocolate Bytes
Cooking Gadgets
Dating Dames
Declutter It
Drinks after Dark
Foodie Obsessed
GenBetween
Hankering for Yarn
Inside Fatherhood
Inside Motherhood
Jewelry and Beading
Junk Creation
Keeping the Castle
Kettle and Cup
Layers Upon Layers
Macro Cats
Mad Cropper
Marriage Actually
Mom Gadget
Mother Earth's Garden
MyCrimeSpace
Noodles and Rice
Offbeat Homes
One Book Two Book
Our One Heart
Parenting Tweens & Teens
Parents Behaving Badly
Play Library
Psycho for Love
Quilting and Patchwork
Robust Cooking
She Knows Parties
Simply Home Remedies
Simply Thrifty
Solo Mother
StampingMad
Supernanny Rules
Tangled Thread
The Food Bowl
Thrifty Mommy
Toolbelt Tips
Tree Hugging Family
Unplugged Living
Widows Quest
Recent Comments