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June 11, 2024 — Websites looking for clicks love to opine on the best, or worst, reasons to retire here and there. Sometimes their logic is good, other times it’s….iffy. To try to set the record straight on such topic, the worst reasons to retire in Florida, we have updated…
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May 31, 2024 — It is a sad state of affairs, but the reality is that politics are driving the decisions some people make about where to live in retirement. The NY Times wrote an article on the subject, “Sick of Your Blue State? These Real Estate Agents Have…
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May 21, 2024 – When we ask people what they want in a place to retire, living near the beach is often their #1 desire. They like the idea of being close enough to the beach so they can walk, bike, or take a short drive to relax in the…
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April 13, 2024 — When it comes to learning about the best places to retire in the Southeast, it turns out there is no better source than the faithful Members of Topretirements. A few weeks ago we wrote about Brian’s where to retire quest. Immediately the comments and suggestions…
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April 10, 2024 – Last week we posed a situation for a hypothetical couple, eager to leave California for an active, outdoor lifestyle in the West somewhere. After thinking about it we suggested 4 very popular towns in as many states that might fit the bill, and asked our Members…
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April 2, 2024 — Following up on last week’s very successful article, “Brian Struggles to Find His Best Place to Retire“, we’ve created a similar scenario for a couple having a dilemma choosing a retirement location in the western half of the country. First we’ll lay out a hypothetical…
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March 24, 2024 — We recently had a request from longtime Member Brian, who is struggling to find his right place to retire. He misses our Retirement Ranger, which was an unfortunate casualty of last year’s site improvements. The Ranger was replaced by the Community Explorer, which helps Members…
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March 21, 2024 — Four of Florida’s interior Metros are among the five fastest growth in the country.(#3 is Myrtle Beach, SC). The data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau’s population growth figures from 2022- 2023. We speculate that much of the reason for the growth…
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March 3, 2024 – We periodically update the facts and figures in our exhaustive list of over 65 mini-retirement guides to U.S. states and popular retirement countries. The Florida mini-guide is the latest to be put up to date. The Sunshine State now has over 21.5 million residents and is…
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February 12, 2024 — People looking to retire in a charming European town on a budget have many fine choices beyond the obvious destinations like France, Ireland, and Scotland. They can be terrific places to retire, but countries like Spain, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Italy, and Bulgaria offer affordable…
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