Blogging Boomer Carnival #92

The party is here at Fabulous after 40, for this week’s Blogging  Boomers Carnival~

If you are new to reading our blog, you will notice that every week, we share links from 11 other sites that blog about Boomer topics that we think you might find interesting. This week we want to introduce you to them all, so, here is a quick summary of our blogging friends out there!!

Meet:

The Mid Life Crisis Queen

Are 50-year-old men the most romantic? You can check out what the answer is here!

So Baby Boomer

As boomers begin involuntary retirements, indications are that the weak economy is squeezing exit packages. More at SoBabyBoomer.com.

Contemporary Retirement

A diagnosis of Alzhemer’s disease in a parent can be devastating: not just because of worries about caregiving and the loss of the mother or father they knew, but also about another, more private fear – What if I get it too? Click here to read on.

Boomer Chronicles

A middle-aged salesman gets laid off of his job of 24 years. Sound like the plot of “Death of a Salesman”? Well, it’s a real life story more and more these days. Your not alone at, the Boomer Chronicles.

The Baby Boomer Entrepreneur

The Baby Boomer Entrepreneur tells us how one Baby Boomer bought an existing franchise and turned it into a thriving business. Get inspired , click here.

Life Two

One of the many advantages to having an empty nest is the freedom to swap your nest with other adventurous types. This is a great way to be able to economically enjoy extended stays in different locations. Read the experiences and “how to” tips of one intrepid boomer couple in LifeTwo’s “Adventures In Nest Swapping” (editors note: I’ve done this and its really cool) Read more about it!

Vaboomer

The Foreclosure Angel, Getting By with a Little Help from our friends.
How one woman chose compassion in dire economic times, and turned over a home to its original owner: Click here

I Remember JFK

The Ups and Downs of Downtowns

The communities that we live in have been evolving since time immemorial. No facet of American culture has undergone more transformations than the downtown business district.

Every town with more than a couple hundred residents has one. And the odds are that it has seen its share of ups and downs over the years. And I’m not just talking Boomer years, either. See if you remember JFK…

and finally….

Gen Plus

Which is scarier Halloween or November 4th. Cast Your Vote at Gen Plus.

Have a great week!