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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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Plumsted, more commonly called Plumstead Township, is in Ocean County, New Jersey and had a population of 8,421 at the 2010 census. Nearby New Egypt, with a population of over 2,500, is located within Plumstead township. Photo of New Egypt, the township's central business district courtesy of Wikipedia and Mr. Matte; photo of Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area courtesy of…...
Choosing Seattle, Washington as your retirement community has many advantages. You get a walkable downtown with great public transportation. Many apartments and homes overlook harbors, lakes, parks, and mountains. Great boating, skiing, hiking are all at your doorstep, as are many cultural programs. Opportunities of every description for paid work or volunteering are all around you. Seattle (population 737,000 in…...
Berlin is an old city between New Haven and Hartford. The population is just over 20,000 and growing. It is a residential and industrial town. It's roots go back to the 1760's when it became a center for "white goods" production, which intrepid Yankee Peddlers sold from the streets across colonial America (hence the image on the seal). Photo of…...