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Home Owners Associations – Friend or Foe?

Category: Active adult communities

February 3, 2015 — If you have spent much time by now on Topretirements.com we would be surprised if you haven’t seen a lot of Member comments about Home Owners Associations (HOAs). To many, it would seem these mysterious entities are the devil incarnate. Usually without any actual experience with…

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Published on February 3, 2015
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Australia and New Zealand on Your Bucket List?

Category: Bucket Lists

February 9, 2015 –Like many retirees you have probably been thinking about bucket list trips as the icing on a hard fought working career. If so the idea of visiting Australia and New Zealand might be near the top. The advantages of such a trip are many. Here we will…

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Published on February 9, 2015
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The Retiree’s Bermuda Triangle: Water Shortages, Sinkholes, and Humidity

Category: Best Retirement Towns and States

February 11, 2015 — Baby boomers have many concerns as they contemplate their retirements, but some issues resonate more than others. The three issues that keep coming up week after week in your comments and emails are: water shortages (in Arizona and the southwest), sinkholes (in Florida), and humidity (mostly…

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Published on February 11, 2015
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Dueling Retirement States: The Pacific Northwest (OR vs. WA)

Category: Best Retirement Towns and States

— This article continues our Dueling Retirement States series. See Further Reading at end for links to the other regions compared in the series — Updated July, 2020 – Original article February 16, 2015 — The Pacific Northwest has continued to experience amazing population growth since the end of World…

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Published on February 16, 2015
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At 62, This Couple Is in Their 25th Year of Retirement

Category: Financial and taxes in retirement

By Billy and Akaisha Kaderli At the age of 62, we are beginning our 25th year of financial independence. That is quite a feat! From the beaches on Nevis, West Indies, to the shores of Phuket, Thailand we have traveled extensively through these decades, and what a ride it’s been!…

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Published on February 17, 2015
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Florida Tops Most Popular Places to Retire for 2015

Category: Best Retirement Towns and States

Update February 24, 2016: The 2016 Most Popular Places to Retire is now out February 21, 2015 – When Topretirements members and visitors dream about their best places to retire, warm places in Florida are usually featured. The Sunshine State dominates our 2015 list of the best places to…

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Published on February 21, 2015
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Take our 50th Reunion Survey

Category: Baby Boomer Retirement Issues

Note: This survey is closed. You can read our full report on the findings including dozens of interesting comments from the survey at “Boomers Look Forward to Their 50th Reunions with Facebook and an Occasional Tad of Cattiness“. February 23, 2015 — There will be a LOT of baby…

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Published on February 23, 2015
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