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My 2 Worst Retirement Mistakes

December 8, 2025 -- In my 19 years of writing these Topretirements Blogs there have been so many great questions and comments from our Members. So I have had plenty of time to think about the best ways to plan for retirement, and the worst ways. Tackling the negative side, here are my two worst retirement mistakes. In the grand…...

Top Retirement Towns

Great Dunmow is a town in Essex.  There is a retirement community in the area (see link at right)....
 
Manassas is the site of two famous Civil War battles (the first and second Battles of Bull Run). This town of about 35,000 people is close enough to Washington D.C. that is a suburb of that city, yet far enough away to provide some refuge for retirees who want to stay in the area in retirement. Five colleges have branch…...
 
 
La Fortuna is the town near arenal volcanoes and park. La Fortuna is also the name of this district in San Carlos canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. "La Fortuna" is Spanish for "The Fortune", and aptly named due its ample supply of tourist attractions and extremely fertile lands. Although there is a common myth that the town…...
 
Storrs is a college town of about 11,000 in north central Connecticut, home to the University of Connecticut and the UCONN Huskies.  While the climate is not so great and the campus is not the most beautiful, it is located in a pretty part of Connecticut.  For UCONN Husky fans the women's and men's basketball teams provide plenty of excitement.…...
 
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