The "Baby Boomers" Have Arrived

Well, it had to happen. We are getting so much older these days. And that includes my group, the so-called "Baby Boomers."

Our first member, Kathleen Casey-Kirschling, applied for Social Security benefits on October 15th. She is regarded as being the "first" Baby Boomer, being born one second after midnight on January 1, 1946. It is estimated that 10,000 people a day will become eligible for benefits in the next two decades.

Baby Boomers were born between 1946 and 1964. This includes myself and Liz. We were both born in 1951.

Bad news, though. It is expected that the Social Security System will be broke by if left alone by 2041.

Good news for everyone else, however. Since we were both teachers in Illinois and covered by a separate retirement system, we will probably never get any money from Social Security.

My, How We're Aging. Who'd a-Figgered. --RoadDog