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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…...
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Boone, Heart of the High Country, is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northwestern North Carolina. The population of this town named for Daniel Boone, was about 20,00 in 2020, but seems to be growing very fast. A college town, Boone is the home of Appalachian State University which is very large and very much a part of the…...
Amherst is a small town near Lake Erie that is west of Cleveland. The population is just under 12,000. It is known as the sandstone center of the world for its many quarries; the stone was used in grindstones and in local buildings. Photo of "Sandstone Center of the World" marker courtesy of Wikipedia and Chris Light, Licensed under CC…...
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…...
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. It’s the largest city on the Mississippi River with a population of 655,155 (2012). Because of its location, Memphis has become a national transportation hub with barge traffic, major interstate highways that cross through the city, and several freight railroads that serve the…...
