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• I AM A BABY BOOMER WITHOUT MUCH MONEY, WHAT SHOULD I Do? I 267
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Donald's Response
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I'd worry. Things aren't looking really great for people at the age of60
in this country unless they're well off enough to care for themselves for
another 3S years, counting in inflation and rising fuel and medical costs.

It's not that the baby boomers have been an indolent group - they've
been bigachievers - but as Robert said, unless they entered the Information
Ageat mid-life, they have been left behind in many ways. I would become
very serious about thinking about the future. You may be thinking, "But
we'vealwaysdone that" which is most likely true. It's just that the future has
changed dramatically from what it was a few decades ago.
Having said that, and keeping in mind what Robert has suggested, I have
to say that renewed diligence is of utmost importance. Starting over isn't
always easy, but ifyou see it as a challenge that you are more than capable of
meeting, you've already done halfthe work.
Veryoften it helps to remember situations that are worse than what we
maybe facing as individuals and citizens. Youmay be facing difficult times,
but it is not a wipe out. My 'blip vs. catastrophe' theory comes to mind. In

other words, keep it in perspective and you will keep your equilibrium.
A positive take on the age situation is that you have already survived for
60years.That in itselfisan achievement. Wisdom accompanies experience,
so you've got an advantage right there. Your strategy will have to include
seeingthe future from a different perspective now as compared with when
you were 20 or 2S years old.
Here's where your creativity comes in. We all know that opportunity
can be hidden within disappointments or so-called setbacks. Ifyou will see

your situation that way,and focus yourself to look for those opportunities,
YOur problems can be turned into a future that might be better than what
you had planned on to begin with. It can happen. But I emphasize the
importance ofkeeping your focus on the positive side ofyour situation for
good reason: That is the number one reason you will come out winning.
There was a couple I knew who had lost their business when they were
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