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Baby Boomers Blog Carnival One Hundred-eighteenth Edition

Posted: 16 Nov 2011 02:43 AM PST

Welcome to the November 16, 2011 edition of the Baby Boomers Blog Carnival. There are some really well thought out and insightful Boomer articles for you to peruse this week.

So, grab a cup of coffee (or tea), sit back in your most comfortable chair, put up your feet and Enjoy.

This one’s for you!

Entertainment

Kerry Fletcher presents How to Decorate Your Dining Table for Thanksgiving posted at Interior Design Info, saying, “Thanksgiving”

General

Chelsea Prescotti presents Bank Fees ? Legal Stealing posted at CreditScore.net, saying, “In the world of banking, supplemental bank revenue is generated by fees. A bank makes its money by charging interest on loans and credit cards, collecting monthly service fees for credit and loan accounts and from the interest charged on installment loans. Another direct method that a bank has for raising revenue is by charging account usage fees. But some people would argue whether or not account usage fees are legitimate ways for banks to make money.”

Health

Tracy Miller presents 15 Ways Financial Stress Affects You Physically posted at Insurance Quotes Blog, saying, “The state of the economy has left many people and families worried about money.”

Terry Hamburg presents Baby Boomers High On Low Carb Diets posted at BabyBoomerDaily.com, saying, “Is there a baby boomer who didn’t consider, if not try, a low carb diet?”

Humor

Nesher presents Brian Walker Job Application posted at Planning your Retirement Smart Way.

General

Joe Plemon presents We Sold Our Flip House! posted at Personal Finance By The Book, saying, “This is the final post in a series about our flip house. Want to see how we did? Full disclosure as promised!”

Health

Linda@NHE presents Food, Inc. Movie Review posted at Natural Health Ezine, saying, “There is a lot to be learned by watching “Food, Inc.” This review will make you think twice about your food.”

Peter Stockwell presents How to Lose Four Pounds in a Week posted at The Senior Walking Fitness Blog, saying, “You can lose four pounds in a week. Just be careful.”

Retirement

Consumer Boomer presents Social Security Benefits Increase for 2012 posted at Consumer Boomer, saying, “The Social Security announced changes for 2012 that will affect Social Security beneficiaries and retired persons receiving a retirement income.”

Charles Chua C K presents 5 Effective Ways for Baby Boomers to Protect Their Wealth posted at All About Living with Life.

Work

Daryl Gerke presents Karl the Engineer posted at Jump to Consulting, saying, “A short story of a retiree who became a successful consultant, and who enjoyed it immensely.”

Susan Guarneri presents 10 Major Campaign Promises That Were Broken in Office posted at Online Degree.net, saying, “Politicians are essentially salesmen and saleswomen — they’ll say anything to get your vote.”

Super Saver presents A Strategy for a Successful Business posted at My Wealth Builder, saying, “I noticed there was a pattern to how big companies became extremely successful.”

Juliet Jones presents 10 Fictional Workplaces We Wish Were Real posted at Business Insurance, saying, “When you were growing up, the shows and movies you watched made the real world seem so easy.”

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