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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
Saint Louis is a major city of over 350,000 people. Located on the Mississippi River, this historic town (gateway to the west) It is the 2nd largest city in Missouri. It has many neighborhoods and a very rich trove of cultural and civic resources. Picture of Many houses in Lafayette Square built with a blending of Greek Revival, Federal and…...
Auburn-Opelika is a metropolitan area in Alabama which comprises Auburn and Opelika as well as several other incorporated and unincorporated communities. The latter has about 26,000 residents while Auburn has 56,000. This is a college town - Auburn University is located in Auburn with its 27,000 students. This pleasant city of Auburn has a population over 53,000 with many cultural,…...
Boulder, Colorado, represents an ideal combination type community for many people in retirement. It is a college town with 32,000 students in the University of Colorado providing a vital presence. It has the Rocky Mountains for recreation. Its strong high-tech industry provides a good economic base. There are many cultural things to do. The area has a relatively mild climate…...
Reno, "The Biggest Little City in the World", is the 4th largest city in Nevada with a population of 264,165 (2020 census). It is near the slightly smaller city of Sparks in the northwest corner of Nevada. Reno came to fame in the 20th century when people from the east, particularly New Yorkers, came here to get a quickie divorce.…...