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• Baby Boomers and Retirement

  As many of you know, I'm a baby boomer. So it's only natural that I share many experiences and challenges with other boomers. One upcoming challenge is that I'm beginning to believe that many baby boomers will not get to retire. Not at age... Posted Feb 09 2012, 09:44 AM by Gary with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: The Dollar Stretcher, Retirement Planning, Baby Boomer finances

• How Safe Is Your Pension?

  Just finished reading an article on a site called RealClearMarkets.com about government pension promises. It seems (to no one's surprise) that our elected officials have made promises to government workers for pensions that will be very difficult... Posted Nov 17 2010, 08:36 AM by Gary with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: The Dollar Stretcher, Retirement Planning, baby boomers, government pensions

• Slip Slidin' Away

  Recently I saw a DVD of a concert that Simon and Garfunkle did in Central Park back in the 1980's. I admit to listening to a lot of their music when I was a teenager. They always had a very melodic sound and lyrics that went beyond "she loves... Posted Oct 15 2010, 09:14 AM by Gary with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: frugal living, The Dollar Stretcher, Financial Planning, Retirement Planning, Simon & Garfunkle, Slip Sliding Away