Book Sites
Carol Stanley -
Author of "For Kids 59.99 and Over," an inspiring book about aging.
Al Kernek -
Author of "How 50+ Baby Boomers Can Still Retire - A Practical Guide for Older
Boomers Hit Hard by the Great Recession."
Coaching
Retirement Coaching -
Non-financial
essentials that go towards living life to its fullest in retirement.
Communities
AgingHipsters.com - Online Baby Boomer discussion
community.
Boomster.com
- Discussion, career counseling, travel and more for
Boomers.
BabyBoomers.com - The Boomer Initiative (formerly the
American Association of Baby Boomers). Online
community that offers a variety of information for Baby
Boomers.
BabyBoomers.org - National Association of Baby Boomers.
CafeBabyBoomers.com - Popular online community for Baby
Boomers, a useful site for Baby Boomer information and
special deals.
Eons.com
- A popular online community designed specifically for
Baby Boomers.
BoomerGrandparents.com - A humorous and interesting place for information
regarding technology, grandparenting, health/wellness, social media, travel, and
unique gift items for Boomersand the grandchildren they love.
LifeAfter50.com - Good resource directory for
Baby
Boomers.
TheBoomer-Generation.com - Information for seniors and Boomers on our
history, health, fitness, and retirement living.
Tips for Boomers - Information and resources to help
improve Baby Boomer lives.
Dating
BestSeniorDatingSites.org - Advice and tips to educate and inform seniors
who are considering online dating.
BoomerCupid.com - A
premium baby boomer dating site. Come here to meet Baby Boomers and enjoy mature
love, romance and marriage.
Christian
Dating Service PLUS!: Christian singles dating reviews, dating tips, singles
groups directory, articles for and by single Christians.
SeniorMatch.com - The first and best online dating site for senior singles and senior friends.
Single Seniors Dating - Where senior singles 'click together' dating! Join 1000s of senior singles for free dating service, personality matching, emailing and chat. Add your profile, photos and videos, get noticed and get started with successful online senior dating.
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Directories
Directory World
Retro Link Directory
Retirement-Happy.com:
The comprehensive Retirement web directory. The online Retirement directory
designed to help its users find the Retirement source, companies, products,
services, and information.
www.carepoint.net -
Senior living directory and news source for the USA.
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Education
MastersinSocialWork.com - Directory of colleges offering online courses to
achieve a masters degree in social work.
Entertainment
BabyBoomer-Magazine.com - Covers a range of
activities and current events for Baby Boomers.
CafeBabyBoomers.com - Online Baby Boomer community
with tips for recreational sports.
BoomerMatchUp.com - Safe network for meeting 50+
singles, activity partners and lovers.
eHarmony.com - Established, proven online dating
service for people of all ages. Detailed screening
and proven procedures for matching people up in a safe
fashion.
Yahoo Personals - One of the premier dating
services. It's free and relatively unstructured.
AOL Personals - In addition to matchmaking, full of
advice for love and dating for Baby Boomers.
Boomers
International - Entertaining site with good links,
advice and lots of nostalgia.
Hello Boomers Magazine - Answers to some of the
questions and issues of Baby Boomers.
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Financial
RetirementRevisted.com - Selected as "Best
retirement-planning Website" by Money magazine.
Retirement Planner: Money for Life - Good AARP
article that covers many of the major issues facing Baby
Boomers in retirement.
Canadian Customer Debt Relief -
Canadian Financial and Debt Solutions Company. Alternatives
to Bankruptcy.
Baby
Boomer Life - Site is dedicated to preserving and enhancing the health,
wealth, and physical well being of the Baby Boomer generation.
Small Business Loan
- Find the perfect small business loan to help get your company moving in the right direction.
SmartMoney.com - Premier site for free financial
news and investment tracking. Active investors
should consider subscribing to SmartMoney Select ($58
annually) to access powerful financial tools.
The Motley
Fool - Excellent free advice for active stock market
investors.
ProtectYourNestEggInRetirement.com - Blog to help Baby
Boomers learn how to take control of their nest egg in
retirement. The number one rule in retirement is to avoid
large losses which can seriously damage your nest egg.
Debt-Relief-Right-Now.com - Find debt relief or debt
consolidation for credit cards and a variety of loans.
CafeBabyBoomers.com - Variety of useful articles about
Baby Boomer debt relief.
The Online Financial and Investment Guide - News,
advice, blogs and reviews to help you achieve financial
success.
GuardingYourWealth.com - Straight-forward,
Tell-It-Like-It-Is Free Financial Advice.
FreeMoneyFinance.com - Free advice on growing your net
worth and managing finances during retirement.
Boomer Retirement - Good blog discussing current
retirement investments and savings issues facing Baby
Boomers
CNN Money -
Retirement page - loaded with advice and useful guides.
Kiplinger
- Financial advice, calculators and more for Baby Boomers.
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Food
TheSimpleDollar.com - Full of tips for cutting
household expenses and simple ways to manage your
budget.
HillBillyHouseWife.com - Focuses is on low-cost,
home-cooking from scratch and reducing your grocery
bill.
MayasMom.com - Online discussion group focused on
the preparation of low-cost meals.
GettingFoodStamps.org - Find out if you qualify and
how to get food stamps in your local area.
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Health
AARP - The
American Association of Retired Persons is a
membership organization leading positive social change
and delivering value to people age 50 and over through
information, advocacy and service.
Big Waistline, Stress and Baby Boomers -
Features
the
effects of stress on health over 50.
Provides articles
of interest for baby boomers on stress management, weight loss, midlife crisis,
andropause, retirement, empty nest and the „sandwich generation.
ThirdAge.com - Advice and
discussions on just about every major health or aging issue affecting seniors.
CafeBabyBoomers - Articles and discussions of major health and fitness
issues affecting Boomers.
Acne Assassin - For
Baby Boomers suffering from acne, this is a great place to find a solution.
Baby
Boomer Life - Site is dedicated to preserving and enhancing the health,
wealth, and physical well being of the Baby Boomer generation.
www.DisabilityInfo.gov is the Federal government's
one-stop Web site for people with disabilities, their
families, employers, veterans and service members, and
many others.
BabyBoomerHealthNetwork.com - Focuses on alternative
solutions for Baby Boomers to remain in good health.
Mesothelioma.com
- a leading web resource for those affected by asbestos cancer.
Mesothelioma
Prognosis - Comprehensive resource which covers all aspects of the
disease including the causes, diagnosis, and prognosis.
Pleural
Mesothelioma - Provides current, reliable data on all topics
relating to pleural mesothelioma cancer.
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Health Insurance
BenefitsCheckUp.org - Government sponsored site that
includes interactive questions which help to identify
benefit programs that fit your unique situation.
Definitely check this out!
AARP HealthCare - Section of the AARP site devoted
to healthcare, insurance, etc.
StateHealthFacts.org - Information about states that
offer risk pools for health coverage.
HealthInsurance.org - Great resource center for
understanding your health care options.
RxHope
- A helping hand to people in need in obtaining critical
medications that they would normally have trouble
affording.
NeedyMeds.org - Provides information on medicine and
healthcare assistance programs.
They do not run a patient assistance program, nor do
they supply medicine or financial assistance.
PatientAdvocate.org - Patient Advocate Foundation is
a national non-profit organization that seeks to
safeguard patients through effective mediation assuring
access to care, maintenance of employment and
preservation of their financial stability relative to
their diagnosis of life threatening or debilitating
diseases.
Partnership for Prescription Assistance - Brings
together America's pharmaceutical companies, doctors,
other health care providers, patient advocacy
organizations and community groups to help qualifying
patients who lack prescription coverage get the
medicines they need through the public or private
program that's right for them. Many will get them free
or nearly free.
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Home Based Business
USA.gov - Advice, tools and government regulations that affect running
your own business.
Business.gov - Outstanding site with tons of advice and helpful
resources for those contemplating starting their own business.
VetBiz.gov
- A Web portal for military veterans, offering special programs and other
resources for entrepreneurial operations.
Internet Senior Success Center -
Tips for those over 50 that want to use the Internet to have a
home based business.
Top-Paying-Home-Jobs.com - Screened home-based business opportunities.
Claim to have filtered out the rip-offs and spam sites. Use a little
caution on this site.
USAHomeBusiness.com - A directory of home business opportunities
published by the National Association of Home Based Businesses.
HomeBusinessMag.com - Home Business Magazine published online.
Lots of useful information for the home entrepreneur.
SmallBizSmartMarketing.com - This is our small business marketing
consulting Website. If you are thinking about leveraging your
experience or have a new product, we can help you with business planning and
fast-track marketing based on thirty years of real-world experience.
Entrepreneur.com - Tons of information and resources for starting a
home-based business.
HomeBusinessOnline - A community and clearinghouse of home business
information and tools.
BizStarters.com - Start Your Own Business. Do Work You Truly
Enjoy. Make a Good Living. Join other aspiring 50+ entrepreneurs
who've used our intensive, one-on-one coaching to launch their businesses
quickly and professionally.
HomeBusiness.About.com - Great resource for Baby Boomers who have or are
contemplating a home-based business.
The Franchise
King Blog - Check here first if you are thinking of buying a franchise
operation. Franchise trends, tips, traps, and truths!
Small
Business Administration (SBA) - SBA resources for 50+ entrepreneurs.
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Housing
Retirement Housing on Less than a Shoestring - One
encouraging experience on
www.SeniorArk.com, an informative Website for the
50+ crowd.
Great Homes and Destinations - Good New York Times
article about how Baby Boomers can live good simply by
relocating to other desirable areas of the country.
BestPlaces.net - Sperling's Best Places offers a
wealth on information and even a "cost of living"
calculator which compares cities.
RetirementLiving.com - Searchable directory of
retirement communities by location with detailed
information for each ($24.95 annually).
City-Data.com - THE place to go to investigate
different locations in the U.S. Zero in on a
location and access demographic information!
Austin Real Estate - Learn about Austin and find a
Realtor who can help you.
BestGuide-RetirementCommunities.com - Good directory
of all types of retirement communities across the
nation.
55CommunityGuide.com - Comprehensive directory of
retirement communities and retirement homes of all sorts.
ElderCohousingNetwork - Good place to learn about
co-housing benefits for Baby Boomers.
CoHousing.org - Everything you need to know about
co-housing. Contains an extensive co-housing directory.
SeniorHousingNet.com - Excellent resource for baby Boomers,
offering helpful tools and valuable housing information.
RetireNet.com - Complete directory of retirement communities and
homes. If you have a small nest egg, this is worth looking at.
RetireCommunity.com - Good directory, especially if you have
health problems.
RetirementLiving.com - Good directory and information about
retirement communities.
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Household
About.com - Full of articles about frugal living,
reducing household expenses and bargain shopping.
eHow.com
- Contains articles and tips on how to cut household
expenses. Good place to learn about a lot of
things.
Mahalo.com - Great suggestions on how to cut a
variety of household expenses.
TheSimpleDollar.com - Full of tips for cutting
household expenses and simple ways to manage your
budget.
PriceProtectr.com - Price Protectr makes it simple
to watch prices, keep track of your purchases, and get
rebates off price drops.
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Jobs
ExperienceWorks.org
- Training and employment opportunities for low-income
seniors.
Seniors4Hire.org
- Nationwide online Career Center for businesses that
actively recruit folks in the U.S. 50 and older crowd,
including retirees and senior citizens looking for a job
and/or other ways to earn money.
RetirementJobs.com - Excellent site for 50+ job seekers.
Lots of useful advice and helpful tools.
WorkForce50.com - Another premier site for Baby Boomers
seeking full or part-time work. Be sure to check this out!
Senior
Community Service Employment Program - U.S. Department of
Labor site. Training and job searches for seniors.
Retirement Information Center - Directory of job sites for
seniors.
Monster.com - THE premier online job search site. Enter
"50+," "part time" or "Boomer" along with other job/location
specific keywords into the search criteria.
Encore.org -
Provides news, resources and connections for individuals and
organizations establishing "encore careers" that combine social
contribution, personal meaning and financial security.
Craig's List
- Free online classified listings placed by local companies and
organizations seeking workers. Often, there are ads seeking
part-time or temporary workers for specific positions.
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Life Insurance
Long-Term Care: Facts and Information - Answers to
everything you always wanted to ask about long-term care
and the insurance companies that sell policies.
DaveRamsey.com - The truth about life insurance and
other personal finance matters.
Lifestyle
BoomerNet -
The Baby Boomer's Surfing Center - All things Boomer.
Long-Term Care
NIHSeniorHealth
-This easy-to-use website features basic health and wellness information for
older adults from the National Institutes of Health.
Magazines
Baby Boomer Magazine - Online magazine with a little bit
of everything for Baby Boomers.
Hello
Boomers Magazine - Answers to some of the questions and
issues of Baby Boomers.
News
MSNBC Boomer Nation - Current stories and articles
targeting Baby Boomers.
50plus Northwest Baby
Boomer News - Articles for active Baby Boomer living in the Northwest.
The Boomington Post
- Boomer news for all your Boomer needs.
Parental Care
New LifeStyles - The Source for Seniors, providing a
nationwide comprehensive list of all senior communities
and care agencies. Visit the site to search online
and/or order or view a free printed guide for your area.
Senior Care Examiner - Outstanding articles by
Patricia Grace dealing with elder care issues and little
known funding sources. A must read!
ElderCareLink Directory - Links to sites with
everything from senior housing to medical alarms.
SeniorJournal.com - Senior Citizen News and
Information Daily on the Web.
Hospice Foundation of America - A good place to
learn about Hospice and the services it offers.
Caring Connections - A program of the National
Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), is a
national consumer and community engagement initiative to
improve care at the end of life.
CareApparel -
Special needs clothing that provide easy-dressing solutions for
caregivers and great looking fashion, function and dignity for their loved ones.
HospiceNet.org - Good Website for patients and
families facing life-threatening illness.
MySeniorCare -- a community on the topic of senior care providing information on home health care, assisted living,
and hospice.
GilbertGuide.com - Practical tools and sensitive
advice for caregiving.
Aging Parents and Elder Care - Advice for overcoming
the challenges of parental care. Good checklist
for reference.
Caring for your Parents - PBS online videos on this
subject.
GoldBamboo.com - Explore alternative and
conventional medical information side-by-side.
Mesothelioma &
Seniors
- A good resource for statistics, treatment options and
support if you or your parent have been exposed to
asbestos, or just to gain awareness of asbestos cancer (mesothelioma).
SeniorHomes.com - Free directory to assist in
finding a senior home or senior care for your parents
(e.g., local assisted living).
SkilledNursingFacilities.org
- A senior care resource that offers a nationwide directory of nursing homes.
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Products and Services
MyBoomer2Boomer is a site with Boomer friendly services, products and
businesses, including Boomer-friendly employers.
Real Estate
Refinance & Mortgage Guide for Senior Citizens
- A guide for
older members of society and senior
family members through the sometimes cumbersome process of purchasing and
maintaining real estate.
Retire Abroad - Costa Rica
www.therealcostarica.com - "The Real Costa Rica,"
presented from a first-hand perspective, provides a wealth
of information about living there, legal issues and other
important data you need to know.
www.arcr.net - Association
of Residents of Costa Rica. This organization serves
foreign residents in Costa Rica as well as people abroad who
want to obtain residency in Costa Rica. Annual
membership is $100 US for individuals without legal Costa
Rican residency. Lots of free information and a forum.
www.liveincostarica.com - Offers "lifestyle" tours for
those considering relocating to Costa Rica. Tours
include an overview of the most desirable locations and
living situations for potential retirees.
www.infocostarica.com - Over 150 articles about Costa
Rica and hundreds of relevant links.
www.costaricanrealestate.co.cr - MLS for Costa Rica.
Go here to see low-priced properties as well as luxury
homes.
www.propertiesincostarica.com - Excellent site for
researching high-end properties in Costa Rica.
www.costaricaretirementvacationproperties.com - Good
selection of rental properties.
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Retire Abroad - Mexico
www.mexico-insights.com - Very informative site prepared
by North Americanos living in the Lake Chapala area. A must-read if
you are thinking about retiring to this area!
Annual subscription of $39.95 for online magazine;
over 500 archived editions for you to peruse (extra charge). Plenty
of free information on the site itself.
http://www.mexconnect.com - Good overall site (with forum)
for exploring relocating to Mexico - very informative.
Be sure to read Amy Gray Kirkcaldy"s column (http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/travel/akirkcaldy/akirkcaldyindex.html)
for one person's experience of living and working in
Monterey. Annual subscription fee of $30 gives you full
Website access, including all columns and Webmail.
www.focusonmexico.com - An 8-day onsite "Focus on
Mexico" program provides you with the opportunity to get all
the information and experience you need in one spot to make
an informed decision as to whether the Lake Chapala area in
Mexico is right for you. Good program! VERY
informative site.
http://www.internationalliving.com/countries/mexico -
Top-ranked International Living online magazine. Great
place to the most obvious questions about living in Mexico
answered.
www.mexicolive.com - Good information about Mexico real
estate and buying property in Mexico. Covers all the
popular locations.
www.retire-to-lakechapala-mexico.com - Realty site, but
also offers a good overview of life in Lake Chapala and an
excellent list of frequently asked questions (see "newcomer
information").
www.ajijic.com - Ajijic
realty; also covers Lake Chapala. Tons of information
about the local area and owning property in Mexico.
Good price range on local real estate.
www.mlsmexico.com -
MLS listings for Lake Chapala and Manzanillo. Also
contains a lot of local information and answers to questions
you may have.
www.mexperience.com/property/prop_buying.htm - Excellent
guide that gives you a comprehensive overview of the key
facts and issues you need to take into account when
considering property ownership in Mexico.
www.bestmexrentals.com/lake_chapala_properties.htm -
Rental properties in Lake Chapala area.
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Senior Sites
Assisted Living Way
- Good resource site with links and information related to safety and housing
options for seniors. List of state-licensed communities.
BenefitsCheckUp - Developed and maintained by The
National Council on Aging (NCOA), this is a
comprehensive Web-based service to screen for benefits
programs for seniors with limited income and resources.
SeniorArk.com - An informative Website for the 50+
crowd.
Life Over 50 Senior Chat Website
is the home of the Silver Surfer. For information relating to the Over 50's including free online chat.
50Plus Northwest -
Covers news for seniors and baby boomers in and around the Northwest.
Tax Problems
Tax Problems
- If you are having tax problems with the IRS, check out the Guardian. Their team of lawyers can give you the help you need.
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Travel
AARP - AARP has a partnership with Travelocity to
provide its members with discounted travel and vacation
packages. "Must visit" site that includes
everything from cruises to national attractions to RV
packages. Visit the AARP Passport area for
best deals.
Craig's List - Free online classified listings of
rentals placed by individuals in your local (or any)
area.
Baby-Boomers-Retire.com - Click on "Air Travel" for
a directory of travel agencies offering "cheap travel"
deals.
HomeExchange50Plus - A holiday home exchange site
designed for the Boomer traveler. Enjoy an
inexpensive vacation by swapping your home with other
Boomers and seniors.
HotelClub - Provides budget, deluxe and luxury hotel
accommodation globally at discount rates.
Boomeropia - Travel site for Baby Boomers, listing
interesting trips and tours in 30 categories, from
adventure to pet travel to beaches and
bed-and-breakfasts.
BabyBoomerTrips.com -
Comprehensive travel deals and information tailored to
the needs of the Baby Boomers.
Senior Travel Deals - Find out how to get the most out of your trip for the
very least. Our travel experts will show you how you can find the very best
travel deals for seniors.
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Veterans Benefits
AARP - Article about how to claim veteran benefits.
VA Benefits
- Department of Veteran Affairs site that explains benefits.
Particularly interesting is the
Pension and
Compensation Service page.
Military.com - Veterans Benefits explained.
VA Home Loan Guide - Excellent explanation found on Military.com.
Agent Orange Disability Compensation - Full list of diseases
that automatically qualify veterans and widows of vets for
disability compensation.
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Vision Care
National Eye Institute - Offers a variety of
programs for those who cannot afford vision care.
BenefitsCheckUp.org - Finds federal, state and
private benefit programs available to help you save
money on vision care and other health issues.
Bottom Line - Summary of free or low-cost vision
care services available to baby Boomers.
Volunteering
NGOabroad -
International careers and volunteering. Counseling and gateway to international
jobs and volunteer stints.
Junior
Achievement - JA Worldwide is a partnership between
the business community, educators and volunteers — all
working together to inspire young people to dream big
and reach their potential. JA’s hands-on, experiential
programs teach the key concepts of work readiness,
entrepreneurship and financial literacy to young people
all over the world.
Volunteers of
America - Volunteers of America is one the nation's
largest and most comprehensive human services organizations,
serving more than 2 million people each year, including
at-risk youth, the frail elderly, men and women returning
from prison, homeless individuals and families, people with
disabilities, and those recovering from addictions.
Corporation for National and Community Service - Ample
volunteer opportunities for baby Boomers, including the
Senior Corps and AmeriCorps.
AARP.org - Volunteer opportunities include their Tax-Aide
and Driver Safety programs.
SCORE.org - Counselors to America's small businesses.
A greta way to leverage your business expertise to help
start-ups, entrepreneurs and struggling small businesses.
Cross Cultural Solutions - Volunteer abroad – work side-by-side
with local people and experience another culture like never before.
CharityGuide.org - Find a local charity or national charities in
your area.
Mentoring.org - Find a mentoring program in your area.
BigBrothers-BigSisters - Change a life by be a "Big Brother" or "Big
Sister" to a deserving child.
World Society
for the Protection of Animals - Support animal welfare worldwide -
you can make a difference.
SeaBirdAdventure.com - Become involved in an environment-friendly
program that is using entrepreneurial technology to pioneer the
conversion of fishing vessels from polluting diesel engines to clean
energy.
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Women
BoomerWomenSpeak.com - A place for baby boomer women to
encourage, connect, and support one another online.
National
Association Baby Boomer Women - Subjects, issues and
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