Author: Anne Schroeder www.readanneschroeder.com Reviewed By: Georgia Richardson In this surprisingly wonderful and astute memoir, Ordinary Aphrodite, author Anne Schroeder’s writing is anything but “ordinary.” It is a coming of age-coming to terms autobiography, and chapter after chapter delivers a map of her life with each rite of passage from puberty to care giver, delivered […]
According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, one-third of adult Internet users have a profile on a social networking Web site. A recent study by Accenture also shows baby boomers onboard with a 59% increase in using social networking sites. There’s a big misconception that baby boomers might not be tech savvy enough […]
The words clutter and de-clutter weren\’t in my vocabulary six years ago. As with other things in our culture, TV often leads the way in what Americans focus on. The shows, “Mission Organization” and “Clean Sweep” have brought these two words into our living rooms and beyond. It occurred to me recently that my mind […]
When we think of social networking, we often picture teenage kids gabbing in online chat rooms, young singles seeking other young singles, or first-time mothers sharing advice with other moms. But the fastest growing group of folks turning to the Internet to connect, share information, and support each other is baby boomer women. And the […]
The economy has everyone pinching pennies, and in some cases, that goes double for baby boomers with plans on entering retirement. A 2008 survey from the AARP, an advocacy group for older Americans, reported that one in five middle-aged workers stopped contributing to their retirement plans in the last year, and one in three has […]
NABBW MARCH TELESEMINAR Boomer Finances – Making sense of it all Question and Answer Session – PART II Tuesday, March 31, 2009 3:00 p.m. EST with Jennifer Campion , CRPC Financial Planning Specialist Portfolio Manager/Financial Advisor Smith Barney Our March Teleseminar, Boomer Finances – Making sense of it all, continues on Tuesday, March 31, 2009, […]
There are 38 million baby boomer women turning ages 44-62. The sheer number of us is changing the image of midlife women like no generation before. Middle age finds us pondering how we\’ve lived the first half of our lives and what to do about the second. Some of us are in the grips of […]
“Honey? It’s Dad. I’m at the emergency room with Mother and the doctor wants her to see an oncologist before she leaves. They think she has cancer.” I had no clue how Dad’s words would change my life. I was absorbed in family life as a stay-at-home mom. Volunteering at schools, church, and neighborhood defined […]
Many women are frightened as they watch the changes the economy is going through. Women account for roughly 50% of the boomer population and typically outlive men. The uncertainty about the future and the changes that are happening make women wonder what they should do and what do the changes mean to them? Here are […]
NABBW MARCH TELESEMINAR Boomer Finances – Making sense of it all – PART I Tuesday, March 24, 2009 3:00 p.m. EST with Jennifer Campion , CRPC Financial Planning Specialist Portfolio Manager/Financial Advisor Smith Barney With over 12 years in financial planning, Jennifer Campion focuses on advising women and small businesses in customized retirement planning and […]
