Bloomer Boomer.com, LLC - Lifestyles for people over age 55

2014-03-02

One rule of thumb is that you’ll need about eight times your final year’s pay when you retire. So if you’re making $50,000 a year, you...

2014-02-23

I had a funny realization recently upon reading the announcement of Microsoft’s new CEO and Bill Gates’ step down from his role as Chairman...

2014-02-23

With the recent focus on The Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, many of us in the sandwich generation are wondering how this will not only...

2014-02-23

A new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety finds car-crash deaths have fallen quite a bit among older drivers during the past 15 years...

2014-02-20

BloomerBoomer interviewed the editor of this report, Susan Garland,  of Kiplinger’s Retirement Report. You can hear her interview here...

2014-02-20

  With all the signs of a rebound, many Americans are looking at an unpleasant retirement.  Surveys reveal a majority of workers have saved...

2014-02-15

 Senior citizens are increasingly discovering Culpeper as a prime travel destination. That’s according to world traveler Jim Becker, a retired...

2014-02-15

Balance Your Exercise Program Ideally, a senior’s exercise program should incorporate aerobic conditioning, flexibility exercises, strength training...

2014-02-15

The move follows the issuance of guidelines by the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) at the end of last year, which recommend annual screening...

2014-02-15

What’s more troubling is that those approaching retirement — between 50 and 65 years old — had a monthly debt obligation in 2010 equivalent...