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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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Fairbanks, originally a gold rush boom town, is located in the interior of Alaska and is referred to as the Golden Heart of Alaska. The population of Fairbanks city proper is 32,469 (2014 census), but within the North Star Borough there are about 100,000 hearty souls, making it the largest metropolitan area in Alaska, after Anchorage. Its history dates back…...
Approximately 75 miles north of cabo San Lucas on the Baha peninsula of Mexico lies the seacoast town of Tados Santos. While the casual visitor might never suspect that anyone from the USA would be retired here, they would be mistaken. There are several clues that might help explain the presence of these gringos. One is the Hotel California, a…...
Dubois is a small, remote town in Fremont County, Wyoming, located in the valley below the Absarokas and the Wind River Mountains, the tallest mountain range in Wyoming. It is surrounded by the Shoshone National Forest, and is home to many types of wildlife including deer, elk, moose, eagles, and mountain bluebirds. The population is under 1,000, but nearly doubles…...
Hattiesburg, (pop. 48,730 in 2020), is the home of two universities, the University of Southern Mississippi and William Carey. Hattiesburg makes the “best places to retire” lists because it is a college town and has historic districts and a welcoming atmosphere. Mississippi’s 4th largest city, it is called “The Hub City” because of crossing rail lines and highways. One of…...
