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Retiring in America --

Once upon a time, I thought I would retire when I reached a certain age. Of course, when I thought that way, that certain age was way off in the distance, something too far from my reality of the time to even comprehend.
Now, like so many of us who are part of the baby boomer generation, I am approaching that certain age. And retirement, rather than a certainty, seems as unlikely to be part of my future as winning the lottery --

A few months ago, I was fortunate enough to be able to attend a seminar on retirement issues for journalists sponsored by the National Press Foundation. No, the seminar was not about the issues confronting journalists who retire as I was frequently asked for those few of us who may be able or There was a time when I thought that when I grew up and entered the ranks of the "older Americans" I would get to retire. What did this mean? According to the online dictionary definition, retire is "to withdraw from office, business, or active life, usually because of age. Retirement as we used to think of it

posted by Ronnie @ 12:27 PM