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Your First Job in Retirement: It Has Nothing to Do With Money
Most people spend decades planning how to retire financially. Surprisingly few spend even an afternoon planning what they'll actually do once they get there. That's a mistake. Your first job in retirement isn't managing your investments—that's important, but not job #1. What's Your Most Important Job in Retirement? So just what is Job #1? The answer is a lot simpler…...
Top Retirement Towns
Martha's Vineyard is a large and affluent island about 7 miles off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts. The year round population is about 16,000 but during the summer months it swells over 100,000. Several U.S. Presidents have spent their summer vacations here, notably Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. According to this quote from Wikipedia, Martha's Vineyard is made…...
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania consistently makes the “Best Places to Live” lists. It has a beautiful setting where two major rivers (the Allegheny and the Monongahela) combine to form the Ohio River against a backdrop of steep hills. Pittsburgh has a solid economy, low cost of living, and growing educational, cultural and medical infrastructures. Pittsburgh has been named as a top 10…...
Malaga is a coastal city and area on Spain's famed Costa del Sol. There are also many surrounding towns and villages in the area, such as Alhaurin de la Torre. The area is popular with tourists and retirees who come for its beaches and beauty, not to mention a relaxed Spanish way of life. There are active adult communities in…...
Sunset Beach is a small and affluent beach town of just over 3,000 people on the southern end of North Carolina. It is just north of Myrtle Beach and south of Wilmington. The average age here (68) is relatively high, reflecting its popularity as a retirement spot. Other nearby towns on this site worth checking out include Ocean Isle Beach…...