Kathy@babyboomersupersaver.com, Author at Baby Boomer Super Saver

May 22, 2020February 21, 2024

Creating Gift Guides As A Way To Earn Money

Photo of a gift guide. Check other gift guides before you begin creating gift guides. Affiliate link for Perfect Gift Guides online course. — You can create gift guides to save more money for retirement. Image by Micheile Henderson on Unsplash.

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Helping baby boomers learn how to boost retirement savings after a late start continues to inspire me. Today I’m excited to share a guest post from Anne, the owner of Unique Gifter, who highlights another creative way to catch-up retirement savings. Anne is a personal finance writer who also knows how to give the best gifts. In addition to her blog, she is the creator of an online course, Perfect Gift Guides.

Take it away, Anne!

If you’re trying to increase your retirement savings later in life it can be challenging. Especially if your paycheck is already spoken for as soon as it arrives. The easiest way to increase your savings when you don’t have any spare change is to earn some extra money on the side. To help with this, consider creating gift guides in your spare time. They’re perfect for earning some extra cash that you can put right into your retirement savings. Here’s how you can earn extra money for retirement by creating gift guides!

May 12, 2020February 21, 2024

Smart Strategies To Protect Health & Make Extra Money

Photo in blue tones showing a dollar sign and an enlarged image of a virus, to highlight that this post is about strategies to protect health and make extra money during the pandemic. — *Image by fernando zhiminaicela from Pixabay.*

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Are you looking for strategies to stay healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic? Do you find yourself losing sleep over money? Has your stress increased because you are worried you won’t be able to continue saving for retirement? You are not alone!

Continue reading “Smart Strategies To Protect Health & Make Extra Money”

November 26, 2019February 21, 2024

How To Make Fabulous Herbal Vinegars And Save Money

Image of red colored herbal vinegar in a decorative glass bottle, sealed with a cork and tied with a pretty red bow. Surrounded by pinecones, a pine branch, and ornaments. — Save money making lovely herbal vinegars to give as gifts! Image by Bernadette Wurzinger from Pixabay.

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What are you planning to do once you retire? Start traveling, take up golf, maybe plant an herb garden and make your own fragrant, flavorful herbal vinegars?

I’ll probably do a little bit of what I’ve always done, because I don’t believe in waiting to start my best life. I want to live it now!

That’s why my husband & I take so many trips, even though I’m still working to catch-up retirement savings. He likes to remind me of an old guy he worked with years ago, whose retirement plans included traveling to exotic places with his wife. Unfortunately, by the time this couple retired, their health was so poor that travel had become impossible.

So, my husband and I travel as much as we can right now, and I dabble in my favorite herbal hobbies. Herb gardening is a big one, along with making herbal crafts and gifts.

November 4, 2019February 21, 2024

Saving For Retirement: How Becky Won The Race Despite A Late Start

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Photo of Becky Heptig, interviewee #2 in the Saving for Retirement series. Becky is standing with her husband, the background features beautiful gold & green trees. — Becky shares how she & her husband made saving for retirement a priority. Image courtesy of Becky Heptig.

Saving for Retirement: Successful Catch-Up Stories. Interview with Becky Heptig.

Saving for retirement can be challenging at any age, but what if you haven’t even started? I think it is helpful for baby boomers to hear that it’s possible to catch up retirement savings, even after a late start, from someone who’s done it.

Let’s learn from others who have used their creativity to increase savings and maximize retirement catch-up strategies in my new interview series, Saving for Retirement: Successful Catch-Up Stories.

October 22, 2019February 21, 2024

Boost Retirement Savings Now For A Healthy Nest Egg

Photo of $100 dollar bill with two golden eggs. If you're behind in growing a nest egg, boost retirement savings now! — Want to grow a healthy nest egg? Boost retirement savings now!

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Behind in your retirement savings? I was, too. It’s a scary moment when you realize you haven’t saved enough (or even started to save) money for your retirement. Maybe you never got around to contributing to your 401(k), or maybe your money story wasn’t the greatest and you feel guilty about it.

Honestly, it doesn’t matter what led up to this moment. What matters is the action you’re willing to take to boost your retirement savings now.

In this post, I want to share 5 things you can do today to help catch-up your retirement savings. These are the steps I took to get my own retirement savings back on track after a late start. There is just one thing I want to mention first . . .