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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
Boca Raton is an affluent retirement community of 97,000 (2020). Having a home in “Boca” ironically provides a certain cachet. The irony comes from the derivation of the city’s name in Spanish– “rat’s mouth”. The city has benefited from a carefully thought out Master Plan and strict zoning and signage laws that have helped make it a desirable place to…...
Auburndale is a small but growing town of about 14,000 in Central Florida near Winter Haven. The area is dotted with many lakes. It is popular with retirees because of its low cost of living and warm winters. See our review of Winter Haven for more details about the region. Photos of City Hall courtesy of Ebyabe and Wikipedia, Licensed…...
Ocean County College and some small historical attractions contribute to Toms River culture....
Beaverton is a large (91,000) and prosperous suburb of Portland Oregon, which is about 7 miles to the east. Beaverton is home to Nike as well as several other large companies including Columbia Sportswear and the Linux Corporation. It is also home to Anthem College. For a fuller description see more details in our review of Portland. Photo of old…...
