Starting the Good Life posts by Rita Wilkins. Rita is a renowned expert in decluttering and minimalism, empowering individuals to simplify their lives through practical tips and resources, while also captivating audiences as a professional speaker and author.

8 Ways Baby-Boomers Are Reinventing Retirement

Every day, about 8,000 baby boomers celebrate their 65th birthday.  That's the traditional age for retirement, but the generation that lived through Woodstock, Watergate and 12% mortgage rates has a history of breaking the rules. Here's a look at 8 ways they are changing the face of older living in America-grandchildren on their knees. About [...]

By |2016-07-11T19:41:05+00:00July 11th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|Comments Off on 8 Ways Baby-Boomers Are Reinventing Retirement
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Walkable Communities

“I walk everywhere in the city. Any city. You see everything you need to see for a lifetime. Every emotion. Every condition. Every fashion. Every glory,” Maira Kalman observed in considering the creative capacity of walking. Charles Dickens and Victor Hugo, too, came up with their best ideas while walking. For Peanutscreator Charles Shulz, walking was [...]

By |2016-07-11T12:53:10+00:00July 11th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|Comments Off on Walkable Communities
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A New Era In Real Estate: Attracting Baby Boomer Homebuyers

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 [...]

By |2016-07-07T19:45:41+00:00July 7th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|Comments Off on A New Era In Real Estate: Attracting Baby Boomer Homebuyers
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A fitter and more adventurous generation leaps, climbs and pedals into retirement

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 [...]

By |2016-07-07T19:09:12+00:00July 7th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, lifestyle, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|Comments Off on A fitter and more adventurous generation leaps, climbs and pedals into retirement
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29 Surreal Places In America You Need To Visit Before You Die

  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 [...]

By |2016-07-07T18:46:53+00:00July 7th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, lifestyle, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|Comments Off on 29 Surreal Places In America You Need To Visit Before You Die
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The 10 Fittest Cities For Baby Boomers Revealed

  One U.S. city has the highest life expectancy among the nation’s 50 largest metropolitan areas. Another has a high percentage of boomers with health insurance. Still other cities boast a large number of hospitals or fitness centers. After looking at these and other factors important to baby boomers, the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) [...]

By |2016-07-07T16:15:51+00:00July 7th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, community, lifestyle, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|Comments Off on The 10 Fittest Cities For Baby Boomers Revealed
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Amazing Boomer Adventure

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 [...]

By |2016-07-07T16:05:48+00:00July 7th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|Comments Off on Amazing Boomer Adventure
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5 Surprising Lifestyle Trends of Baby Boomers

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 [...]

By |2021-01-14T12:22:23+00:00July 7th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, lifestyle, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|1 Comment
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What kind of lifestyle do YOU want in retirement?

     As I continue my downsizing journey and as I get closer to moving to my much smaller space in Center City Philadelphia to actually start living the new lifestyle that I have been creating, I have been thinking about what kind of experiences I want to have each day. Early morning walks in the [...]

By |2016-07-07T12:53:52+00:00July 7th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|Comments Off on What kind of lifestyle do YOU want in retirement?
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Charleston is a Great Place for Active Adults and Baby Boomers

When Tina and Louie Haagen of Staten Island, New York recently visited Charleston, South Carolina they felt as if they had stepped into a picture postcard. “There were beautiful historic buildings at every turn and when walking the city, flowers from lush private gardens overflowed along the sidewalks.” During their visit, Tina and Louie found [...]

By |2016-07-05T01:57:13+00:00July 5th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, lifestyle, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|Comments Off on Charleston is a Great Place for Active Adults and Baby Boomers
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