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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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Monroe Township is an area in central NJ's Middlesex County with several small towns including Clearbrook Park, Monroe, Yorketown, Englishtown, Helmetta, and Jamesburg. The NJ Turnpike runs through the western part of the township. Photo of Thompson Park courtesy of Wikipedia and Mlaurenti. The town has a respected Blue Ribbon school district, recreational opportunities for everyone, and a highly active…...
Holly Springs is an old but fast growing town in the Raleigh-Durham area. The town is between Apex and Cary with an affluent population of 25,000, more than double its 2000 population. Holly Springs is working hard to transform itself into a charming little town. In the center of the town there are signs marking its historic district. The brand…...
Located in northeastern Kansas, at the juntion of the Kansas River and Big Blue River, Manhattan is a college town and the seat of Riley County. Affectionately known as the "LIttle Apple", the town of about 56,000 residents, is best known as home to Kansas State University and Fort Riley, one of the nation's largest U.S. Army military installations. Manhattan…...
If you would like to retire in a community that has the ocean and harbor on 3 sides, a vibrant, large and interesting downtown, and has one of the largest concentrations of beautiful and historic homes in the country, Newport, Rhode Island (population 26,000) is for you. In colonial days Newport was the most important port in Rhode Island. It…...