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Are You the Tom Brady of Your Field?

Category: Health and Wellness Issues

January 3, 2023 – Tom Brady, QB of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (or cousin Tom as we call him in our family), is 45.5 years old, having a pretty darn good season, with his team atop the NFC South standings. By all historical measures, he is a freak, performing as…

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Published on January 2, 2023
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The Best Stuff, Ideas, and Retirement Articles of 2022

Category: General Retirement Issues

December 27, 2022 — In many ways 2022 was better than 2021, and far superior to the pandemic ruined bust that was 2020. People finally got to take all of their postponed trips from years before, so traveling is back. Fear of dying from Covid relaxed a bit, although all…

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Published on December 27, 2022
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Step Aside Baby Boomers: Gen X  Is Starting to Retire

Category: General Retirement Issues

December 20, 2022 –  There is a new crush of retirees coming to town, and they are not Baby Boomers. Generation X, those born from 1965 to 1980, are finally getting their turn in the retirement spotlight, a very big demographic shift in the making. The eldest GenX-ers will turn…

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Published on December 19, 2022
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Exploring the Best Active Adult Communities in Williamsburg, VA

Category: Active adult communities

December 13, 2022 — Way back in 2011 our faithful correspondent Jay Michaels shared his adventures from visiting the most famous active adult and 55+ communities in the Williamsburg, VA area. His reviews of the area and those communities have definitely stood the test of time – still relevant and…

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Published on December 12, 2022
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Downsizing in Retirement: Great Idea, Not Without Its Costs

Category: Downsizing

December 11, 2022 — One of the best pieces of advice we have heard is to think about downsizing in retirement. Finding a smaller, lower maintenance place to retire can unlock equity in your home so you can maintain a great lifestyle with less income. It can also simplify your…

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Published on December 10, 2022
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Most Tax Friendly States for Retirement – 2023

Category: Best Retirement Towns and States

Updated Feb. 2025 (Dec. 7, 2022) — For the people who see red when they think about paying taxes, the good news is that there are plenty of tax friendly states to retire in. There are enough choices that they can pick a state for retirement based on other factors…

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Published on December 6, 2022
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Did You Hit Age 72 in 2022? Get Ready to Take Your RMD

Category: Financial and taxes in retirement

December 4, 2022 — Folks who were born in 1950 face their first Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) from their IRAs and 401(k) type plans. The SECURE Act of a few years ago fixed the age for RMDs to kick in at age 72, starting with folks born after July 1,…

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Published on December 3, 2022
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Good News for Retirees: Sex Is Good for You!

Category: Health and Wellness Issues

November 27, 2022 — Researchers at The John Hopkins Sex and Gender Clinic have a message for people over 50: “It’s not just for young people.” In an article at AARP, Kate Thomas, Director of Clinical Services says that ““It can strengthen our relationships, promote self-esteem, and improve our sense of…

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Published on November 26, 2022
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Retiring to Another State? Here’s What You Need to Know

Category: Best Retirement Towns and States

November 22, 2022 — So you’ve done your research and found the best town and state for your retirement – great! But before you pull that trigger, here is one last checklist to go over. This last bit of research will help to make sure that even if the climate…

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Published on November 23, 2022
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How to Get the Most Out of Your Visit to an Active Adult Community

Category: Active adult communities

November 16, 2022 — With people more and more willing to travel these days, some of those trips will be to explore active adult or 55+ communities as potential places to retire. We have just updated a popular article of a few years back with that in mind. It explains…

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Published on November 15, 2022
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