I have been to meals involving several courses. I have sat down to eat some strange dishes. But I’ve never broken bread with ‘strangers’ from seven generations. This week I had the privilege to attend (representing many of you as “the baby boomer”) an extraordinary Generations over Dinner with participants aged eight to 99 years old. The idea is to gather friends, family and even complete... read more>

Even when you are allegedly a grown-up, losing our pet reduced me to an over-emotional jelly, and I cried ''like a child''. It's not like we didn't know our dog was on his last legs.  Sprocket, the spaniel, was given three months to live more than 18 months ago after the vet found an aggressive tumour at his rear end. But being the dog he was, Sprocket defied our orders, he defied larg... read more>

Demographically it had to happen. The breezy age cohort which sprung from the loins of weary wartime parents has reached its use-by date.  Or so some might have you believe.  Democratically the bird has not yet flown. Baby boomers, who hatched between 1946-1964, still hold much more wealth, if not the absolute numbers.   The latest census data trumpeted that Millennials 25-39 years old ... read more>

76-year-old serial cruise ship passenger Steve Snell currently has four itineraries booked.  But he was shocked to find that the first insurance quotes he received for the trips added to over $10,000. While cover for a trip to Bali cost him just $184, a three-cruise trip around the world was quoted at over $9,000. His story is a reminder of why it’s a good idea to look at insurance fir... read more>

I have never welcomed the term ‘empty nester’, although now we are all being wooed by a Coalition promise at the 11th hour of the election campaign. The carrot of superannuation breaks is being waved to encourage more of us to downsize our homes and make more room for younger families. The election promise is to lower the age by ten years to allow you to tip the benefits from selling a bi... read more>