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Social Security Benefit Statements Mailed: How Did You Fare?
Dec. 5, 2024 - The mail arrived this week and there were our Social Security benefit statements, right when promised. With a modest COLA for 2026 in the offing, we expected to see a small increase in our 2026 benefit. Not everyone's situation will be the same The cost of living adjustment (COLA) for 2026 is 2.8%. That's about $56…...
Top Retirement Towns
Located between the Blue Ridge Mountains and Greenville, South Carolina, Travelers Rest got its name due to the fact it was a stopover for weary travelers and livestock drovers before they began the difficult journey into the mountains during the early 1800's. Ironically enough, travelers who come here today have no intention of resting, but rather for the outdoor activities…...
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania consistently makes the “Best Places to Live” lists. It has a beautiful setting where two major rivers (the Allegheny and the Monongahela) combine to form the Ohio River against a backdrop of steep hills. Pittsburgh has a solid economy, low cost of living, and growing educational, cultural and medical infrastructures. Pittsburgh has been named as a top 10…...
The town of Greeley is on the Front Range of Colorado, about 50 miles north and east of Denver. The city was originally a Utopian experiment called Union Colony, started as a movement based on religion, temperance, and agriculture. The name was later changed to Greeley in honor of Horace Greeley, who popularized the phrase "Go West, young man". The…...
Fairbanks, originally a gold rush boom town, is located in the interior of Alaska and is referred to as the Golden Heart of Alaska. The population of Fairbanks city proper is 32,469 (2014 census), but within the North Star Borough there are about 100,000 hearty souls, making it the largest metropolitan area in Alaska, after Anchorage. Its history dates back…...