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September 18, 2025 - Anyone who has been following Topretirements for a while knows that we are a big proponent of delaying taking Social Security benefits as long as possible. But maybe is time to change that position. Up to now the advantages of waiting to claim Social Security retirement benefits to age 70 have been pretty clear (for most…...
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The City of Palm Coast is an enormous planned community of approximately 90,000 residents (2020), located on Florida’s northeast coast, equidistant from the large cities of Jacksonville and Orlando. Many of its residents are active adults using it as a retirement community. Palm Coast is one of the more interesting hybrid communities in existence. Planned originally by ITT as a…...
San Buenaventura is a village near the southern (Pacific) coast of the beautiful and unspoiled country of Costa Rica (San Isidro del General region). This area is near the beach, Ballena National Park, and not far from the regional airport. For more about retiring to this beautiful country see our retirement guide to Costa Rica....
Campton New Hampshire is home to Blair State Forest and Livermore Falls State Forest. It is a very small town of less than 3,000 people in the foothills of the White Mountains. It is great place to retire if you like skiing and/or an active outdoor lifestyle. Photo of Livermore Falls courtesy of Wikipedia and Ken Gallager (public domain)....
Albuquerque is the largest city in New Mexico with 522,000 residents - many of them retirees. It was the 6th fastest growing city within the U.S in 2007. The city is set in a unique place near the mountains. Albuquerque is a vibrant college town, home to the University of New Mexico. Old Town provides an interesting shopping and tourist…...
