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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…...
Top Retirement Towns
Rome is the largest city in northwest Georgia. Like its namesake in Italy, Rome is built on 7 hills with a river running through it. It has 34,000 residents and is home to four colleges including Floyd College and Shorter University. Berry College, just north of town, is famous for having the world's largest campus (26,000 acres). Rome has a…...
Kennesaw is one of the fastest growing towns in Georgia - it increased 43% between 2000 and 2007.It is now considered a suburb of Atlanta. Kennesaw is of course famous for the Civil War Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. Kennesaw was named a Preserve America Community by former First Lady Laura Bush. It was also named a "Top 10 Town for…...
Longview is a town and certified retirement community of about 80,000 in east Texas. Being a certified community insures retirees have the facilities for a happy and welcoming retirement via minimum standards for infrastructure. Longview hosts a number of festivals throughout the year such as AlleyFest, a Balloon Fair, and The annual Memorial Day Weekend Motorcycle Rally, otherwise known as…...
Downers Grove is a Chicago suburb with a population of about 50,000. It has a vital downtown with many shops and restaurants which attract tourists from the Chicago area. It hosts numerous festivals throughout the year. The Orange Lyman Home is purported to have been a stop on the Underground Railway. Picture of Tivoli Theater 2009 courtesy of Wikipedia and…...
