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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
Sunset Beach is a small and affluent beach town of just over 3,000 people on the southern end of North Carolina. It is just north of Myrtle Beach and south of Wilmington. The average age here (68) is relatively high, reflecting its popularity as a retirement spot. Other nearby towns on this site worth checking out include Ocean Isle Beach…...
Edinburgh (Ed’-in-burra-a) is the easternmost of Scotland’s two largest cities (the other is Glasgow). The 2015 population was 489,000. The city is situated on the Firth of Forth, a fjord that runs into the North Sea to the east. It is quite old with almost mind-numbing history. There have been invaders (Vikings, Romans, etc.) and conquerors (England). The setting is…...
Smyrna is a small, former farming town of about 8000 in north central Delaware midway between Wilmington and the oceanside community of Lewes. Clayton is another small town just to its west. Smyrna was pleased to be named one of the best small towns in America. Part of that appeal comes from its wonderful location close to Delaware beaches, as…...
Milton, Massachusetts, is a historic town and affluent suburb of Boston, with a diverse population of about 27,000 residents. Located in Norfolk County between the Neponset River and the Blue Hills. Milton was an 18th century industrial area with iron mills, paper mills and sawmills and was home of the first chocolate factory in New England. The town has 30…...