Retirement

Baby boomers learn life skills over time

Rita R. Robison / May 6, 2019

Baby boomers have learned how to navigate life through all its obstacles and challenges. Each time something happens, a new […]

What baby boomers have on their minds

Rita R. Robison / April 29, 2019

As my yard is bursting into spring, I’m reading the articles of my baby boomer blogging buddies that are bursting

Baby boomers on travel, retirement, and finances

Rita R. Robison / April 25, 2019

Meryl Baer of Six Decades and Counting returned from a week in the Boston area watching her son and his

How to improve your finances during Financial Literacy Month

Rita R. Robison / April 17, 2019

It’s a good time during April’s Financial Literacy Month to take a look at how you handle your finances. What

Baby boomers discuss techie and fuzzy topics

Rita R. Robison / April 15, 2019

Tom Sightings of Sightings Over Sixty generally resists diving the world into parts – rich and poor, black and

Baby boomers say goodbye to March winds

Rita R. Robison / April 2, 2019

While my baby boomer colleagues were busy writing articles at home, I was on a seven-day cruise in the Caribbean.

Baby boomers longing for spring

Rita R. Robison / March 22, 2019

In the Seattle area where I live, signs of spring are coming. We had a couple of days in the

Baby boomers suffering through the cold

Rita R. Robison / February 4, 2019

When the polar vortex hit the Midwest, I felt sorry for people there, shivered, and was thankful for the mild

As baby boomers age, are they getting wiser?

Rita R. Robison / January 23, 2019

There’s lots of debate these days about baby boomers. Are they strong, effective Americas to be looked up to and

This week's top 10 money tips

1. Take a look at this list of unique Father’s Day deals.

2. Be sure to take the time to check out the new requirements for student loan borrowers before July 1, 2026.

3. Save money on tomatoes – which have gone up 40 percent over the last year – by shopping local, comparing tomato varieties, using canned for cooking, and stocking up when prices drop.

4. Look at Costco for recent price cuts on some of its Kirkland products.

5. Use of cash or a debit card rather than a credit card results in higher costs for those consumers unlike credit card users who get rewards to offset the increased prices companies need to charge to pay for credit card swipe fees.

6. Get three written estimates, ask for itemized pricing, and do minor plumbing fixes yourself to keep plumbing costs down.

7. Check out these recommendations on what not to keep in your purse or wallet to avoid financial loss and identity theft.

8. Watch out for mortgage assistance relief companies who mislead consumers into paying unlawful upfront fees and don’t help with mortgage problems.

9. Compare mortgage rates when you buy a home so you don’t make a $62,000 mistake – the cost of not comparing mortgage rates.

10. Check out this list of items not to put in your will.

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June 11, 2026