Tag: baby boomers

African american woman saves money in piggy bank with a confident expression on smart face thinking serious

Squared Away wrote about three unemployed baby boomers on Tuesday – an arts administrator, a corporate executive, and a social-services professional – who are having to scrounge for income to sustain themselves. They are among the more than 1.5 million baby boomers caught in that painful limbo between a long and successful career and retirement…

Collage of yarns

Brisk sales of Linda Novak’s crocheted scarves and baby blankets have subsidized the 62-year-old’s Manhattan rent since her 2012 layoff. Boston resident Marcus Queen, 58, receives food stamps while trying to reignite his beloved career: helping city kids get a leg up. Joseph Imperiale, 66, wants to get back into the business world, so …