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Dec. 25, 2025 — Hoping that you and yours are enjoying a wonderful and peaceful holiday today and through the season. Let’s all try to remember why we are celebrating these days, and work to keep that wonderful spirit alive in our daily dealings. Loved this quote from Heather Cox…
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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,…
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Here’s How to Make Downsizing Easier, Less Painful, and Freeing Too! June 12, 2025 — You probably know in your heart that many spaces in your home are a mess. They are cluttered with stuff you “might have to use someday”, or “will get around to sorting it out”, or…
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April 1, 2025 — HireaHelper.com publishes a very interesting study of retirement moves every year. Since they rely on Census Data and other , it is pretty solid info. The most surprising thing in the report was that Massachusetts was the stop state for retirees who “moved specifically to retire”…
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October 7, 2024 — The votes are in – thank you everyone who took a moment to add your voice! There are several interesting conclusions we can make from the two separate polls we recently conducted, one on your favorite cruise destinations, and the other your pick for the cruise…
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May 2, 2024 – There’s a much cleaner look at Topretirements – there are no more Google ads on our pages. Since the site started in 2007 we have relied on the ads from the search engine giant for the bulk of the revenue that allowed us to produce this…
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December 12, 2023 – We are often asked about the pros and cons of 55+ communities vs. retiring in a traditional community. In fact just last week one of our Members criticized the usefulness of our new Community Explorer because of its concentration on 55+ and active adult communities, to…
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September 19, 2023 – Quick – What is the maximum Social Security benefit in 2023? $2810/mo., $3035/month, $4193/mo., or $4,555/mo.? And, how much is the average benefit? If you guessed $4,555 as the highest benefit, which amounts to $54,660 a year, you are correct. Compared to the average 2023 recipient’s…
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July 1, 2023 — We would like to thank all of our Members and visitors for their patience while we try to sort out why annoying Google ads appear when people click on Comments links in our Daily Alert. We have tried about everything, including turning off the type of…
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April 3, 2023 — The new Topretirements website will launch on April 3. We are aiming for much greater simplicity in our page design and navigation throughout the site. For example, the Home page will have a much simpler and inviting look. A large, clickable state map will help members…
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