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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
As a historic shore town with one of the best beaches in the state, Asbury Park, New Jersey, is a popular artsy, culturally diverse and LGBTQ friendly community. It was developed in 1871 as a resort town, and today continues to be, with much revitalization and restoration of its boardwalk and waterfront development taking place. Since 2007, the seaside town…...
Cleveland is a large industrial city of almost 400,000 on the eastern shore of Lake Erie. The birthplace of Standard Oil, the city proper has struggled in recent years with the housing market and the U.S. economy, but for the past several years the city has been going through a renaissance with new downtown restaurants, museums, and shops. The Downtown…...
Biloxi, Mississippi, is on the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi Sound. This old town has miles and miles (26) of white sandy beaches and at least 9 major casinos, including the Hard Rock, Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville, and Beau Rivage. The city has many attractions (see What is Special in next section) besides these as well. Biloxi has a small…...
Henderson, second largest city in Nevada, is also one of America's fastest-growing communities. In fact the population increased over 80% from 2000 to 2020 (317,610). There are several reasons why Henderson is an appealing retirement community. For one, the colorful desert landscapes and the snowcapped peaks of nearby mountain ranges provide a dramatic backdrop for this city near Lake Mead.…...