BabyBoomersBlueprint

Here are some interesting statistics regarding baby boomers nearing retirement from moneycentral.com, which you can read in full HERE.  Please let me know your thoughts about them…  Can you relate or are they far from the mark in your opinion?

• Now nearing retirement, the oldest baby boomers face perhaps the most challenging economic environment since the 1930’s.
• Boomers’ 401k plans were battered in the 2008-09 market meltdown – just as the first wave of boomers prepared to retire.
• About 15% of homeowners 55 to 64 recently owed more on their homes than the homes were worth.
• More than half of affluent 60 year olds (with about Read the rest of this entry »

Mexico is an annual trip for me.  My folks live in Zihuantanejo for 8-12 weeks out of the year and it’s a great place for me to visit them without all of the other distractions of get togethers when home in the Bay Area.  Plus, it’s a retreat for my mind and body!  I rent an apartment on the beach, walk about 3 miles every morning, work for a couple of hours, and then see what the day will bring.

Having just spent both time (2 weeks) and money in Mexico, I thought you might be interested in some of the activities I chose during this visit and what they cost.  The dollar and the peso fluctuated, but for this I’ll use the low side of 12 pesos to the dollar….

If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I took private Spanish lessons, on the beach no less.  For one hour these cost 100 pesos each (or $8.33 USD)  In the U.S. it would cost a minimum of $25 for private lessons. My instructor, Tamara, joined us for dinner one evening…. here’s a picture.  (She lives in Portland, Oregon 5 months of the year, and Zihua the balance)

I also indulged frequently in one hour massages.  The two gals that I like are set up out front of my apartment, on the beach, under a palapa.  Imagine light breezes with the Read the rest of this entry »

I started out the day para-sailing around the Zihuantanejo Bay before sitting down to work a couple of hours.  Clearing your head does wonders to be able to sit and focus.

Below are 6 tips to put into action which will minimize self-sabotaging behaviors:

1.  When setting your goals make them big enough you need to stretch yourself, but not so large you get un-motivated.  If they end up being unrealistic subconsciously you will Read the rest of this entry »

There’s an old saying that goes something like this, “be good to your kids as they get older, because they’ll be choosing your rest home”.  Of course rest home is a pretty old term, now there are terms (plus options) such as assisted living, adult communities, eldercare, and in unfortunate circumstances convalescent homes.  But have you thought about who will be the one to make such a decision for you?  What if you aren’t capable of making the decision yourself?

I know this is a bit off topic of business building for baby boomers, but I would love to hear your responses.  What information do you think is important to you to make such decisions?

Until next time, J.

This is for everyone who could use a laugh today! A friend sent me this today…. here’s what he had to say:

“The town of Naniamo is where my family lives and the Naniamo river is were where we fished and swam, as kids, which is not too far from the bungee jump. My mom’s family, the Manca’s, Bosetti’s, Dadies,and the Zapotichinie’s, owned the property on one side of the river from it’s inception to the bay, through land grants, when my Grandparents came from Italy at the turn of the 20th century. We sold the last parcel of land in the late 70’s and one of the new owners built the second tallest (at that time) bungee jump in the world over the river.

A tradition was born when several people, men and women, mostly my cousins including one of my brothers Dennis, who were all turning 40, decided to bungee jump in the nude. Now if you arrive on the day of your birthday and jump nude, it’s free. And no, my birthday is in October-it’s to damn cold, and no I haven’t tried the jump.”

If you have never heard Jeanne Robertson, she tells stories about herself and her husband whom she refers to as “Left Brain” – never mentions his name, he’s always Left Brain. That’s enough of an introduction.

I could not stop laughing!  Now how many of you have ever bungee jumped and/or are you interested in trying?