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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
Madison is a small town in a lake district of about 4,000 about an hour east of Atlanta and just 26 miles from Athens, home of the University of Georgia. Madison is a popular place for all kinds of people to live in, it has a more cosmopolitan feel than most small towns in Georgia. Madison's new residents tend to…...
Estero, Florida is a new and very small town that incorporated as a village in 2014 that has just emerged on Route 41 between Ft. Myers to the north and Naples to the South. It is destined to be a popular retirement community for active adults 55+. The population was 36,939, during the 2020 census. There is very little infrastructure…...
Biloxi, Mississippi, is on the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi Sound. This old town has miles and miles (26) of white sandy beaches and at least 9 major casinos, including the Hard Rock, Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville, and Beau Rivage. The city has many attractions (see What is Special in next section) besides these as well. Biloxi has a small…...
Orangeburg, population 13,000, was chosen an All-American city in 2005. Located in central South Carolina this small town has several colleges (including top-rated Claflin University and South Carolina State University - both predominately black schools). It is known as the Garden City and has a lovely downtown. Orangeburg has an active and very successful redevelopment program. Photo of St. Paul…...
