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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

Lafayette, the 4th largest city in Louisiana, will appeal to many baby boomers who relish the idea of cajun culture. It has a warm climate in winter, a high per capita ratio of restaurants, a major university (University of Louisiana at Lafayette), Creole and Cajun culture, and a wide variety of outdoor activities. Lafayette is referred to as the “Cajun…...
 
Situated on the southeastern Texas Gulf Coast, Rockport is a low-key tourist and retirement destination protected by barrier islands. Clean beaches offer great fishing and the surrounding areas offer plenty of birding opportunities. It's a relatively small community of about 10,000 that has been growing steadily - about 33% in the past decade. Fifty percent of the population is forty…...
 
 
Toccoa is a small town bordering on giant Lake Hartswell in northeastern Georgia. The population was 8,500 in 2010.  Atlanta is approximately 90 miles, Athens is 50. The area is rural with many people having seasonal or weekend homes on the Lake.  Toccoa Falls College is a Christian College. Photo of Currahee Military Museum courtesy of Wikipedia and Dsdugan (public…...
 
Danville is a town of about 16,000 people in central Kentucky, about 30 minutes from Lexington. Some people are considering it for retirement because it is of manageable size, low cost, and convenient to Lexington.  The architecture is very pretty according to some reports and the people are friendly to outsiders. There is a small downtown and a good library.…...
 
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