Tomorrowville
Forget the cruise to forever and decades of shuffleboard. The new retirees want family, health, wealth, great culture and doctors within walking distance. And, they want it now.
By Pamela Martineau | Dated October 1, 2007
Where the chaise-lounge, martini-sipping, poolside retirement no longer exists. In Tomorrowville, ageless baby boomers job-share with their kids and take vacations and college courses with their grandkids. Status is defined by the quantity of time one spends with loved ones. And meaningful work after age 65 -- paid or unpaid -- is accepted, if not expected. In many cases, it's a necessity.Tomorrowville is a multigenerational destination, where a few days a week baby-boomer grandpa looks a heck of a lot like middle-aged daddy as the two men go off to work in their business suits. Only grandpa works just two days a week. Grandpa and grandma live just a few blocks from their grandkids and baby-sit them one or two days a week while mom is at work. Soon, though, mom plans to work from home along with grandma in the family's new online business.
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Community Comments
October 02, 2007
For us, it came down to lifestyle. We found our piece of paradise. We now live where others vacation. Mild temps, fresh air, less traffic, low crime. Public transit is free, the state parks are free, the library is open seven days a week.
We have the requisite requirements of civilization: Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Home Depot, supermarkets and fast food. Along with forests, pastoral valleys and lonely back roads.
No, I’m not telling you where I live. I don’t want you to move here. I’ll share my photos, though, at www.eyepubs.com. Take a look, and you’ll see what I see every day.