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Ann Voorhees Baker wrote a new post, Money – How & Why We – And Our Kids – Manage It the Way We Do 4 months, 1 week ago
Our attitudes toward the important things in life – relationships, money, and careers – are shaped by the experiences we have in our youth. The Millennial generation – our kids, in other words – are demonstra […]
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Ann Voorhees Baker wrote a new post, Do You Worry About Becoming A Bag Lady? Join the Crowd. 6 months, 2 weeks ago
A third of the highest income earning women ($200,000+) worry about becoming a bag lady.
Katie Couric worries about it.
Gloria Steinem worries about it.
So does Lily Tomlin.
Do you?
You are not […]
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Ann Voorhees Baker wrote a new post, “I Do Not Want to Be a Victim But a Victor” – One Woman’s Story 6 months, 3 weeks ago
I just received this touching letter from one of our Roommates4Boomers members, Beverly. So many of us have been through what she is going through. I asked Beverly if I could have permission to share her lette […]
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Ann Voorhees Baker wrote a new post, These Stats on Women Over 65 Blew Our Socks Off 7 months ago
I’m looking at these statistics from awhile ago compiled by the Federal government, and still, even though Roommates4Boomers is all about Boomer women and living/lifestyles, they make my jaw drop. Here are some o […]
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Ann Voorhees Baker wrote a new post, How to Fight Social Isolation 7 months, 1 week ago
The feeling of social isolation affects one in five people over age 50. We’re thinking that that statistic may be higher for women over 50, simply because in that age group, twice as many women as men are u […]
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Ann Voorhees Baker wrote a new post, Sharing Housing Helps Save Mother Earth 7 months, 3 weeks ago
We hadn’t really thought about this before, but it makes good sense: living in shared housing is good for the environment. Of course: there are environmental benefits like energy savings when two people live in […]
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Ann Voorhees Baker wrote a new post, Planning On Buying Your Mom’s House? Be Smart About It. 9 months ago
Buying your mom’s house can seem like a very nice opportunity to get a house at a great price, and one you already know and like, whose maintenance and neighborhood are already known to you. If your mom is ready […]
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Ann Voorhees Baker wrote a new post, Living With Others Can Give You Time to Yourself 9 months, 1 week ago
I love this quote from Dorothy Sanders’ post on her blog, Aging Abundantly. The post is called “Healing and Wholeness – the Benefits of Age.” Dorothy writes:
The gift of hindsight enables us to begin clearing […]
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Ann Voorhees Baker wrote a new post, The Difference Between Visits “Light” and Visits “Deep” 1 year, 8 months ago
Ethan Hughes really distilled the difference between visits, light and deep, in his recent article in Communities Magazine, a publication of the Fellowship for Intentional Community . This article translates well […]
