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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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Pleasanton is an affluent suburb of San Francisco, about 25 miles to the east and also near Livermore.. Originally a town for desperadoes in the 1800s, the average HH income is now over $100,000. It is home the Alameda County Fairgrounds, as well as industry giants Safeway and Polycom. Unemployment is low. Photo of Pleasanton sign on Main Street courtesy…...
Pikeville is a town of 6,400 people in extreme eastern Kentucky near the Virginia and West Virgina borders. Many people like living here because the pace of life is slow and the people friendly. The Town's nickname is "The City That Moves Mountains". Pikeville College, a small Presybterian college, is located in Pikeville. Photo of downtown Pikeville courtesy of Wikipedia…...
Seal Beach is a small city of 24,000 in Orange County, California. It is south of Los Angeles and Long Beach on the Pacific. There is good surfing, a very long pier, and a marina. The Leisure World retirement community, with its 9,000 residents, is a large part of the city. It is claimed that Seal Beach was the first…...
Coudersport, Pennsylvania, is the county seat in Potter County, affectionately known as "God's Country". Coudersport lies in north central Pennsylvania, approximately 25 miles south of the New York State border. The community is surrounded by forests and State Parks with the Commonwealth owning much of the neighboring land. The area was caught up in the lumber boom from 1890 until…...