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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
With the nickname "Blue Hole" one might not know what to expect about Sequim, Washington. Pronounced (skwim), this growing town of about 6,600 (with 20,000 more in the area) gets its name because pilots kept noticing that there was almost always blue skies over the area - it is in the rain shadow of the Olympic Mountains. At about 14"…...
San Luis Obispo, California has much to like as an active adult retirement community. From the spicy Pinot Noir wines made here to the magnificent brown hills and long, long beaches, this town of 46,000 on the central California coast is the educational, cultural, and commercial center of the region. There are 255,000 people in the greater metro area.San Luis…...
Founded by immigrants from the Netherlands in 1847, the small town of Pella, Iowa, has preserved its history and proud Dutch heritage through architectural sites and many events. Located in Marion County, the population was 10,237 in 2019. It is home to Central College and to the tallest working windmill in the United States, which grinds wheat into flour. Residents…...
Winchester is a growing town of just over 28,000 in extreme northern Virginia. Winchester has a long history going back to the French and Indian War, the Revolution, and the Civil War. The nearby mountains and Shenandoah National Park are quite beautiful, yet it is not that far from Washington D.C. As a college town, Winchester is home to the…...
