“Too Young to Retire, Too Old to Start Over”

Work Zone“The recession and its aftermath have hit older workers especially hard. People 55 to 64 — an age range when many start to dream of kicking back — are having a particularly hard time finding new jobs. For a vast majority of this cohort, being thrown out of work means months of fruitless searching and soul-crushing rejection.”

Click here to read a New York Times article about how five people triumphed over this difficult situation. ~ Thanks to Ann Davis Garvin for the link.

 

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One Response to “Too Young to Retire, Too Old to Start Over”

  1. Jan Rossi says:

    This is is true! I liked the NYTimes article as well. We’ve got to re-invent ourselves and keep all options open. Now is the time to go minimal and be frugal. The loss of pensions has hit the boomers hard. Hopefully everyone will find some kind of work to keep everything out of trouble!

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