Do You Have Enough Money Saved for Retirement...Many of Us Probably Don't

Did you see the segment on having enough money saved for retirement on The Today Show this morning? Wow...enlightening (and scary if you're not prepared).

This is a must watch video for every Gen X'er and Baby Boomer out there - it's got some very interesting statistics! Watch the Today Show video clip about running out of retirement funds.

FYI - the information in the Today Show segment came from a recent report release by The Employee Benefit Research Institute. I also asked Stage of Life to add their site www.choosetosave.org to the Must Visit Website page too. I will be sitting d... Read More

Warning, Warning - empty nest just ahead!

I sat in the parking lot of the high school on my daughter's last day of school( she only had to attend graduation rehearsal that day, so I was there to pick her up) listening to a CD and thinking what a beautiful June day it was. Then out of nowhere came tears, and the sudden awareness that this was the last time I would ever be picking her up from school, the last time I would wait in my car for her to appear and say something like, "Sorry Mom I just had to do........(fill in the blank)." And to make it worse, she is the youngest of six, five of whom graduated from that high school. I spent many years running back and forth to school, giving rides - not only to my kids, but to their friends as well. Many years of going to meetings, attending their school events and volunteering.... Read More

Where do you want to live in retirement?

Where do you want to live in retirement? Most folks age in place, but there are those who choose dreamy locales.

The 100 most popular retirement towns for 2010 are—no surprise—mostly located in the Sun Belt states, according to TopRetirements.com. In fact, 68 of the 100 top positions were occupied by warm-climate towns. Florida dominated the list, taking 23 of the spots, followed by North Carolina (11) and South Carolina (8).

But there are 25 new towns on the list, according to John Brady, editor of the second edition of 100 Best Retirement Towns. Some of the 25 new cities on the list include Boulder, Colo.; Eugene, Ore.; Santa Fe, N.M.; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Cheyenne, Wyo.; Portland, Maine; Smyrna, Del.; and Cape Coral, Fla.

According to Brady, the 100 mo... Read More

growing old is not for sissies

I have been a doctor for 50 years. In my 30’s I was a full time academician as Professor of Medicine at Duke and later UCLA Med School. I walked away from this career because I became convinced that prevention was my medical destiny. In my 40’s I became Nathan Pritikin’s first Medical Director at the Longevity Center in Santa Monica. Went on the diet myself, quit smoking, ran marathons, and dropped my cholesterol from 240 to 140, no pills!
In my 50’s I developed an outpatient preventive medicine program with Tim Gallwey called the Inner Health Center in downtown LA. Wrote “Control Your High Blood Pressure Without Drugs” and a healthy cookbook published by Doubleday. Had a nationwide tour and lot of media exposure. In my 60’s I became a hospital based doctor with a large HMO medical ... Read More

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Activities for Great Grandma?

I'd love to get some fresh ideas on projects that would help pass the time in a fun way for my mom. She's 91, has low vision, diminished hearing, and likes to be 'useful'.... Read More

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Thanks to my Aunt!

I got the name of my blog. She taught me this lesson from a young age. It could always be worse.

She was bedridden for 30+ years with RA arthritis. All that visited her left with a better attitude. She kept you laughing. She raised five children from her bed. When she passed, she had been married over 50 years.

I want to live a life like her. I have a computer to finish spreading her attitude.... Read More

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