I’m the host for this week’s Best of Boomer Blogs #324.
The boomer blog roundup is a collection of like-minded blogs
cooperating to share their best stories of interest to the Baby Boomer
Generation.
As the kids go back to school and we expect
to be seeing those fall leaves fall down soon, boomer bloggers are writing
about midlife, brain changes, life’s lessons, cars, and consumer credit reports.
Laura Lee of the Midlife Crisis Queen has been
reading books lately, and she thinks the new book, “The Woman Upstairs,” is an
excellent exploration of midlife crisis for single women.
As a gerontologist, Karen Austin of The Generation Above Me frequently hears the
question, “Do you think my parent has dementia?” Actually, there are
multiple possible causes for cognition changes and not all of them are specific
to aging. Here is Karen’s list: “Cognitive Changes: The Usual Suspects.”
September has brought some crisp cool air to the Northeast, along with the first week of
school, leading Tom Sightings of Sightings Over Sixty to remember back . .
. to a “Lesson Learned: Part I” and a “Lesson
Learned Part 2.”
For generations, auto buying declined for consumers entering their golden years, John G. Agno at So
Baby Boomer says. Now, baby boomers are refusing to go gently into
that car-buying night. Graying boomers
replaced the 35- to 44-year-old age group, the most likely to buy
four years ago.
On my blog, I wrote about a warning from a federal agency
that creditors and other companies that provide information to consumer credit
reporting companies need to improve their practices. The Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau issued a bulleting outlining the requirements under the law
and actions that will be taken if the law isn’t followed. It’s a good idea for
consumers to get a free copy of their credit reports every year. To order,
visit annualcreditreport.com, call 877-322-8228, or complete the Annual
Credit Report Request Form and mail it to: Annual Credit Report
Request Service, P.O. Box 105281, Atlanta, GA 30348-5281. Don’t contact the
three credit reporting companies individually.
Be sure to stop by next week to see what boomer bloggers are
writing about.
