What Baby Boomers Learned in 2008 – Part 2
To continue our discussion of what we learned in 2008…
In July,
We learned of the death of Randy Pausch of “The Last Lecture” fame. The book of his lecture went on to become a best-seller. And of the death of George Carlin, who also had much to teach us.
We learned how to estimate Social Security benefits online and how to use a financial planner ……
And how to invest in a business without getting a bank loan, and the single biggest retirement planning mistake baby boomers make.
How to deal with tough financial times (which we didn’t know were going to get tougher)…and how to collect money in tough financial times
In August,
We learned about the power of compound interest …
Why the Harry Potter books are so successful …
About the Age Curve and how to profit from Generational Demographics,
And what happened to Baby Boomer athletes at the 2008 Olympics.
in September,
We learned about the “Two out of Three” rule of Getting Things Done, and the Boiled Frog Theory of Rising Gas Prices.
Financial Principles: Avoid Learning the Hard Way, Think Long Term, xxx
How to Re-apply for Social Security
And we also learned of the death of Paul Newman. …
In October
We learned of 25 year anniversaries for Trivial Pursuit and Jeopardy
And on the financial side, we learned how the credit crunch has affected Boomer businesses xxx
We learned about long-term care insurance, and how long-term care works with Medicare and nursing homes.
And a new SBA website for Baby Boomers in business
In November,
We learned some money-saving tips for our businesses, we learned why we should keep investing in the stock market,
And some alternative financing sources.
And we learned why we should start businesses after retirement, and how to set up a 401(k) for a small business.
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In December,
We learned that the Yellow Pages and newspapers may have outlived their time.
We learned the top 10 tips for successful business startup (Part 1) and (Part 2
Some part-time jobs for baby boomers and part-time job hunting ideas.
Tomorrow, the last day of 2008, the most important thing we Baby Boomers have learned this year.