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May 27, 2018February 21, 2024

Get The Inside Scoop On How To Retire

Learn how to retire, and you won't feel like a deer in the headlights! — Do you feel like a deer in the headlights when it comes to retirement planning? Photo by Nathan Wolfe on Unsplash

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Do you know how to retire?

We dream and plan for retirement, and save up as much money as we can. Yet once it’s time to separate from our employer, we may react like a deer frozen by an oncoming car’s headlights.

How prepared are you to get through the process of actually retiring? Are you aware of creative things you can do just prior to pulling the plug on your job that will boost your retirement income? Have you prepared for an economic downturn or recession?

As a social worker, I realize the process of retiring can be overwhelming. There are all kinds of decisions to make. You have to choose appropriate survivor benefits. Or, you may be weighing whether or not to delay claiming Social Security benefits.

It’s easy to make a costly mistake.

May 9, 2018February 21, 2024

The Debt Snowball Is The Best Strategy For Killing Debt!

The debt snowball can help you wipe out debt quickly, — Photo credit StockSnap via Pixabay.

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Have you heard of the debt snowball? The idea behind the debt snowball is that by paying off your smallest debts first, regardless of interest rates, you will gain a sense of satisfaction that gives you the motivation to plow through the rest of your debt very quickly.

In this post, we’re going to examine why the debt snowball is the best method to get out of debt, so that you can then put all your efforts into catching up retirement savings.

April 24, 2018February 21, 2024

Blog Hop: 20 Questions from Eclectic Evelyn

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Photo of a baby with a laptop computer. A blog hop will broaden your blog's exposure to gain new readers. — What is a blog hop? Photo credit: Geralt via Pixabay.

What is a blog hop?

Being new to blogging, I had no idea what a blog hop was. The first time I became aware that blog hops even existed was when I discovered one over at Eclectic Evelyn’s website. Participating in a blog hop sounded like fun, though, so I decided to give it a try.

In the process I learned that a blog hop is a great way to find other interesting bloggers to follow. You get a chance to discover what you have in common with other bloggers and make new connections.

A blog hop can also be a fun strategy for promoting your own blog. If you are blogging as a creative way to catch-up retirement savings, you want more eyes on your blog. Hopefully, what you’ve written will be so entertaining that readers will check out some of your other posts, follow you, purchase your products or click on your ads to help you make money.

I know I definitely enjoyed checking out more of Eclectic Evelyn’s site! Let’s get to the blog hop Q & A . . .

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February 28, 2018February 21, 2024

Unexpected Rewards From My First 6 Months Blogging (Blogiversary)

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Photo of fireworks to celebrate my blogiversary. — Celebrating my 6-month blogiversary! Image by lumpi via Pixabay.

It’s a Blogiversary Celebration! I’m excited to share that Baby Boomer Super Saver has successfully reached the 6-month mark. This is significant, because most new bloggers don’t stick with blogging. But for the ones who do, blogging can be a very creative way to make some extra money to help catch-up retirement savings!

It’s Baby Boomer Super Saver’s 6-month blogiversary!

As a neophyte blogger who is not very tech savvy, the learning curve has been rather steep. Yet, I am making progress and I’m very excited about the growth of this blog. The interaction with readers has been wonderful. Thank you for visiting and commenting!

The positive feedback from readers has been especially gratifying because I feel like I’ve just scratched the surface. I still have so much to learn about blogging, and so much to share about increasing wealth for retirement.

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February 10, 2018February 21, 2024

10 Fun Hobbies to Make Money for Retirement.

Photo of scuba divers with underwater cameras. Underwater photography is one of many potential money-making hobbies. — If only we’d been better underwater photographers, we could have turned our love of scuba diving into a money-making hobby!

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It’s easy to overspend on hobbies. There was a time when my husband and I thought we “deserved” to reward ourselves with expensive hobbies. We worked hard, and played hard. It would have been great if we’d had a few money-making hobbies back then!

In this post, I’ll share 10 fun hobbies that don’t cost very much to start. These are money-making hobbies that can bring in extra cash to help boost your retirement savings.