Symptoms of Vacation Spending Disorder This is a little-known “illness/disorder” that I seriously doubt has made it’s way into the official DSM, yet it affects countless vacationers every year. It’s probably first noticed in your hotel room as you try to fit all your belongings back into your suitcase, only to discover that your suitcase must have [...] […]
Sometimes Spontaneous Travel Is the Best Travel Do you ever find that you’ve contracted a bad case of “Cabin Fever” or “Friday-itis”? Or, maybe you just have some vacation time coming, and you’ve decided that now is the time to use it? Now, the problem is – you just don’t know where to go or what [...] […]
Camping Trips Make for Memorable Family Vacations It’s been said that kids will remember the family camping trips long after they’ve grown up, left home, and have their own families. This is true even if they appeared not to enjoy them very much at the time. There’s just something about the time spent together [...] […]
Baby Boomers control more than half of the U.S. discretionary income and spend approximately $2 TRILLION dollars annually on consumer goods and services. The age 50-65 market segment will grow by 70% over the next 15 years - no other age group will increase by more than 10% during the same time period. So how will they spend all this discretionary income? […]
As a group, Baby Boomers have played hard, work hard and spend hard - and this characteristic is likely to continue into retirement (the "Me Generation" is at it again). About 80% expect to work (either full or part-time) past their 65th birthdays; however, when they play - they're likely to continue to play hard and spend hard, just like alwa […]
As Baby Boomers approach retirement, they want to make up for any opportunities, dreams or goals that they missed out on during their working years. They now have different motivations than they did during their younger years. As increasing numbers of Boomers move into retirement, they are most focused on meeting their self-actualization needs. They are inte […]
Baby Boomers have had a history of making a major impact on American life and society, and now, as they prepare to retire, we can expect them to have an equally significant impact on that time-honored phase of life known as "retirement". The following six things are likely to epitomize the way Boomers live out their retirements. […]
Many Baby Boomers have spent decades working at jobs that were highly scheduled - with meetings and activities tightly packed from breakfast til dinner, and frequently, after dinner as well. Between work schedules and family schedules (soccer practice, music lessons, etc), the one thing they longed most for was some unstructured time in which they could do w […]