Are you thinking about retirement in the next few years? In my interview with Bill Losey in recognition of National Retirement Planning Month, I asked him:
Q: What is the single biggest mistake people make in planning their retirements?
A: In Retire in a Weekend I said the biggest mistake is taking advice from unqualified […]
In recognition of National Retirement Planning Month in July, I interviewed Bill Losey, America’s Retirement StrategistTM , author of the book Retire in a Weekend: The Baby Boomer’s Guide to Making Work Optional. Bill is a Certified Financial PlannerTM and a Certified Senior Advisor and he has lots to say to those of […]
I just found a website for an interesting company called VocationVacations®. The company sends you on a vacation to try out a vocation.
Have you ever wanted to be:
An alpaca rancher?
A bed and breakfast owner?
A chef?
A dude rancher?
An interior designer?
A private investigator?
A sailing boat captain?
A wine bar owner, vineyard owner, or wine retailer?
There are many […]
Good question. You are getting ready to retire in a few years. You have a fairly nice house, accompanied by a fairly large mortgage. Should you pay it off?
For: Paying it off will give you more money to spend in retirement. You will have money sitting around and available […]
Baby boomers, please congratulate my husband - he is officially retiring today. Well, to be exact, he is leaving the full-time job he’s been in since 1980, leaving behind many friends and a lot of very productive work.
But he is not going to be sitting around the house - God forbid! He has […]
My husband and I just left our favorite B&B - Olde World Bed and Breakfast in Dover, Ohio after a wonderful weekend. As I promised in my previous blog posts (one, two, and three) I interviewed the owner. I’ll share this interview with you in two parts:
Linda and Ronnie Stroup (young baby boomers) […]
I have been writing about bed and breakfasts as places to stay on a boomer vacation and as a business for baby boomers. Today, I’ll talk about how to start one and your odds of succeeding.
HomeBizNotes wrote about bed and breakfasts a few months ago and listed 21 “brainsparks” for you to consider if […]
In the same way as any kind of investment, do your homework. As I posted yesterday, if the franchisees of Cork and Olive had checked public records in Florida, they would have found out that Michael Probst had a judgment against him for over $800,000. That alone would have scared me off.
In […]
When my mother was in an “independent” living facility a few years ago, she was in need of someone to help her get to and from doctor appointments, and help her take medications. (Her children were not living in the area.) The facility suggested we call Comfort Keepers. They sent Jane, who […]
I’ll bet you didn’t know you could use an IRA (called a “self-directed” IRA) to fund your business. I recently wrote about using IRA’s to fund businesses on my About.com Guide Site, U.S. Business Law & Taxes.
But I hesitated a long time before I wrote it. I don’t give investment advice, and I […]
business advice for boomers
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