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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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Jackson, New Jersey, named after Andrew Jackson, is a township in Ocean County. As of the 2010 census, the township had a population of over 54,000. Jackson's most famous attraction is Six Flags Great Adventure, which is home to one of the tallest roller coasters in the world. Photo of Success Lake courtesy of Wikipedia and Famartin, Licensed under CC…...
Chestertown is small town of about 5,000 (2020), that is east of Baltimore on the Delmarva Peninsula, and northeast of Annapolis on the Chester River. The population is growing as more people consider it a quiet alternative to places like St. Michaels. In the mid-eighteenth century, Chestertown was considered Maryland's second leading port, after Annapolis. Chestertown is home to Washington…...
Beacon Falls is a small town of about 5,000 in east-central Connecticut. It offers a rural setting in Connecticut's hills, yet is only about a half hour drive from either New Haven or Hartford. Retirees can take a convenient train to New York from New Haven's Union Station. Photo of Tracy S. Lewis House courtesy of Wikipedia (public domain); photo…...