Travel 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.

Live with Less. Pursue Your Passions. Finally.

$15,956 debt spread out over 3.5 credit cards. But it is not only families with debt that struggle. Recent statistics report nearly 8 out of every 10 Americans live paycheck-to-paycheck. Time: Our possessions rob us of precious minutes every day. They are required to be cleaned, organized, maintained, fixed, recycled, removed, and replaced. And that [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:14:31+00:00October 21st, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, bucket list, 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 Live with Less. Pursue Your Passions. Finally.
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Baby Boomers Will Spend Their Retirement Money on Golf and Travel

While analysts obsess over how the preferences of the millennials could shape market returns as they enter the workforce, Jefferies sets its sights on how the baby boomers – a generation with one foot out the door of the labor market – will alter their spending once they retire. The boomers aren’t as large a [...]

By |2016-10-20T13:03:25+00:00October 20th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, bucket list, lifestyle, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|Comments Off on Baby Boomers Will Spend Their Retirement Money on Golf and Travel
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Boomers near retirement changing housing trends

Baby boomers are changing the definition of a “retirement” locale, driving migration to cities with affordable housing, recreational opportunities and robust economies. By ANN CARRNS The New York Times Neil Shapiro considers himself “within shouting distance” of retirement. He and his wife could have sold their home near Chicago and bought a condo in the [...]

By |2016-10-19T02:14:35+00:00October 19th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, 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, Universal Design, walkable communities|Comments Off on Boomers near retirement changing housing trends
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7 simple ways to embrace minimalism and de-clutter your life in 2016

This week my entire life is in the process of being whittled down into 2 suitcases that I will be living out of for the next 4-5 months while I travel and and land in my new home city, San Francisco - and uh yes, I am beyond EXCITED! I’ll admit I’ve been wondering how, or [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:14:34+00:00October 9th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, bucket list, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|Comments Off on 7 simple ways to embrace minimalism and de-clutter your life in 2016
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11 Reasons to Own Less Stuff

I have been on a complete purging rampage in our house lately. Considering I’ve been in the process of hardcore decluttering our possessions for about a year now, I have been completely shocked by how much stuff still left that we never use. It all just keeps getting shoved into closets or my office (doesn’t [...]

By |2016-09-26T01:38:20+00:00September 26th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, bucket list, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, minimalism, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|Comments Off on 11 Reasons to Own Less Stuff
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6 Popular Decluttering Methods for Minimalism

The thought of living with less clutter is appealing to many, and the benefits are well-known. Owning less stuff means having more time for the most important aspects of our lives, and even feeling more comfortable in our own home. As desirable as those results may be, the thought of decluttering a home can be overwhelming with [...]

By |2016-09-20T04:01:30+00:00September 20th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, bucket list, 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 6 Popular Decluttering Methods for Minimalism
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New Retirement Travel Option: House Sitting

A report released by PricewaterhouseCoopers estimates that 7 percent of Americans consider themselves providers in the so-called sharing economy. Of those over age 55, 25 percent do. The report estimated that the sharing economy, which totaled about $15 billion in 2014, could grow to $335 billion by 2025. One company putting a new spin on [...]

By |2016-09-14T15:13:17+00:00September 14th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, lifestyle, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|Comments Off on New Retirement Travel Option: House Sitting
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Why are more baby boomers who can afford to buy a home renting instead?

A few years ago, with the kids grown and gone, Laurin and Ron Jacobson looked around their huge, aging South Tampa house and decided it was time to sell. "It was an old 1960s home that kept falling apart, and we were going through our money like crazy fixing it up,'' Laurin Jacobson recalled. "We [...]

By |2016-09-12T00:39:07+00:00September 12th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Aging in place, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel, Universal Design, walkable communities|Comments Off on Why are more baby boomers who can afford to buy a home renting instead?
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Baby Boomers Aren’t Sold On Retirement Communities

Time was when retirement meant a move to a community where all your neighbors belonged to the same generation: Old. No more. As baby boomers begin to retire, they're going their own way -- or ways -- when it comes to housing choices and relocation strategies. "As they age, boomers are going to be doing [...]

By |2016-09-09T00:36:14+00:00September 9th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, downsizing, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, Renting Trend, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel, Universal Design, walkable communities|Comments Off on Baby Boomers Aren’t Sold On Retirement Communities
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Best Places to Travel in September

Our list of the best places to go this month include stateside favorites like Portland, Maine, and Charleston, South Carolina—where you’re less likely to find tourists this time of year, and can enjoy the cities as most locals do. Fall foliage is another major attraction this time of year, and we recommend leaf-peeping in the [...]

By |2026-03-27T22:14:47+00:00September 7th, 2016|A Peek into Your Good Life, Baby Boomers, bucket list, community, lifestyle, living in smaller spaces, retirement, simplify your life, Start Your Good Life, Starting the Good Life, travel|Comments Off on Best Places to Travel in September
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