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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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Magnolia is a very small town of less than 1,000 near the Delaware Bay in southern Delaware (Kent County). Picture of the John B. Lindale House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places courtesy of Wikipedia and Jack E. Boucher, (public domain), photo of Magnolia Fire Company, with Town Hall and water tower in background courtesy of Wikipedia and…...
Bridgeville is a small but rapidly growing village of about 1600 people in rural Sussex County. Its location in southwestern Delaware, (on the charming and mostly undiscovered Delmarva Peninsula) has made it a popular place for active adults from the northeast looking for a milder climate and less expensive life style. Many active adult communities are coming to the area…...
Corsicana is a small college town (Navarro College) about 50 miles south of Dallas. The population is 24,000. The downtown supports an active performing arts community with year-round live theater, art exhibits, and music performances in a corner of downtown anchored by the Warehouse Living Arts Center and the Palace Theater. There are some interesting shops and buildings, including an…...
Franklin is a highly rated place to retire located in the center of Tennessee. The town is surprisingly affluent, one of the richest towns in the state. The New York TImes called it a "...southern gem hiding in the shadow of Nashville". There is a 16 block historic district, cute stores and independent businesses, brick sidewalks, and nicely landscaped sidewalks.…...