Robert Laura, contributor to Forbes, has a piece entitled, "Santa Claus And Retirement - It's All Make-Believe." In it he says that just like little children totally believe in Santa, he meets "many people who walk into my office with visions of retirement dancing in their heads." That is a fantasy, just like Santa Claus.
In the article he traces the history of retirement. Did you know that 65 as the retirement age was established over 125 years ago by German Chancellor Otto Von - mainly because hardly anyone lived past 50. At one time companies offered pensions, but that has been disappearing since the 1980s. He states in the article,
Baby boomers are the first group to face this new retirement era and its many challenges, including the burden of saving and investing for up to 70% of their retirement, making those savings last for 20-30 years, and dealing with two of the worst investment bubbles (Internet & Housing) during their most critical years of saving and investing.
Baby boomers who are also RVers may also have been affected by the economy and found their retirement dollars gone or shrunk. However, with the RV lifestyle, they have some advantages over the stix 'n brix dweller. The RV lifestyle is generally less expensive (though that does depend on your choices, of course). You have much more flexibility and control over your expenses. You can trade work for a free RV site or even make money as you travel. You can see the U.S., Canada and even Mexico on what many would spend just to live day-to-day.
Our two books can help you find out more about how to live this lifestyle. Support Your RV Lifestyle! An Insider's Guide to Working on the Road and Retire to an RV: Roadmap to Affordable Retirement will get you started.
There may be no Santa Claus, but that doesn't mean your retirement can't be full of jolly good times. Jaimie Hall Bruzenak






