Have you downsized from a larger home to a smaller one? It was fun and easy, right? Do you still have unopened boxes that you have no clue what’s inside of them? Have you ever asked yourself WHY you brought so many things with you even though you knew you were trying to downsize? This might [...]
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Our interview with Dana Carney of Mid-Day with Dana at RVNTV where we get to talk about everything from downsizing, to Senegal, to the new life of a Philadelphia city girl. Check out the video below or click here to view on our YouTube page.
As a specialist in downsizing, along with years of remodeling for clients, I have come across many unique small homes that do a wonderful job of maximizing available space. The trick be minimal in your approach: remove clutter and focus on features that elicit feelings of openness: light, simplicity and air. But we need our [...]
Baby boomers may be burning out, and looking to spend more time relaxing and rejuvenating on their next vacation, according to a recent AARP study. The Baby Boomer age group expects to take four or five leisure trips next year, spending almost $6,400 on travel (the same or more than they spent in 2017), [...]
With the economy continuing to recover, baby boomers are finally feeling confident enough to take action on their plan to purchase a retirement home. After delaying their decision due to the recession, the long-awaited influx of wealthy retirees is opening the doors for development in Sunbelt destinations. Today's retirees are the first post-Vietnam era empty [...]
A generation ago, Americans’ idea of retirement travel might have involved a Caribbean cruise, a casino vacation or a European shopping trip. It would not have typically included trekking in the Himalayas, clearing invasive weeds on a volcanic island, canoeing through crocodile-infested waters in Nepal or, at the extreme end, selling the house to fund [...]
If you live in the U.S., you don’t need a passport to see what mother nature has to offer. 1. Mendenhall Glacier Caves, Alaska View this image › AER Wilmington DE / Flickr: 25949441@N02 / Creative Commons ID: 2566801 AER Wilmington DE / Flickr: 25949441@N02 / Creative Commons Sergey Yechikov / shutterstock.com In Mendenhall [...]
Amazing Boomer Adventure is about two baby boomers who have chosen to embark on an incredible journey. They sold their house in North Carolina, and have started a two year trip around the globe. I met Linda and Joe when they were staying in Colorado for three months over the summer. When I heard their [...]
Baby Boomers are often portrayed as technology averse curmudgeons who are poised to retire en masse and bankrupt us all. Turns out their actual lifestyles paint a much more complex (and intriguing) view of who Boomers are, how they operate, and what they want. Here are 5 lifestyle trends of Baby Boomers that may just [...]
