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10 Surprisingly Useful Ways to Use (and not use!) AI in Retirement

How AI Can Make Retirement Easier, Smarter, and More Fun June 4, 2026 - A few months ago I spent hours comparing SUVs that could fit in our narrow garage. Then I asked an AI chatbot the same question. In less than a minute it gave me a detailed analysis that was better than anything I had found on my…...

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Glen Rose is a very small town of under 3,000 people  in north central Texas, just west of Dallas. This town features a relaxed lifestyle.  The presence of dinosaur footprints in the area makes it a popular tourist center. Photo of downtown courtesy of Wikipedia and Renelibrary, photo of Barnard statue by Pete unseth; Both photos Licensed under CC BY-SA…...
 
Lake Chapala is the largest fresh water lake in Mexico (about 50 miles long). The views around it are breathtaking. There are 2 towns on the lake that have become the most popular retirement communities for adventurous retirees (estimated at about 40,000) from the United States and Canada. The lake is about 28 miles from nearby Guadalajara – many of…...
 
 
Baton Rouge is a major city in Louisiana of over 220,000 people. The city is located on the Mississippi River near the "laces" of the Louisiana boot. A college town, it is home to Louisiana State University (LSU) and several other colleges - 20% of the population is made up of college students. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina it…...
 
Farmville is a small town of about 7,000 people in south-central Virginia. It is home to Longwood College, a college offering master degrees with an enrollment of 3,500.  Hampden-Sydney College, 5 miles out of town, is the 10th oldest college in America, an all-male private school founded in 1776. Crime is extremely low in Farmville. The historic downtown has just…...
 
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