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The 100 Top 55+ and Active Adult Communities for 2016

Category: Active adult communities

October 6, 2016 — Our new list of the 100 most popular 55+ and active adult communities at Topretirements for 2016 is here, and there are surprises and new faces galore. There is also plenty of consistency – most of last year’s top 10 communities are back. We think that…

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Published on October 5, 2016
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Snowbird’s Checklist: Heading Out for the Winter

Category: Home and Garden

October 14, 2016 As our snowbird friends say goodbye to summer up north, it’s time we link to the “Snowbirds Leaving for the Winter Checklist” that we originally published in 2010. Every year we add to it in different ways, based on our own experiences and suggestions from Members. We…

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Published on October 9, 2016
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Filing for Social Security – 5 Reasons Why It’s A Lot More Complicated Than You Think

Category: Financial and taxes in retirement

Updated Oct. 2023 – There is no shortage of articles on how to “maximize” your Social Security benefit, often from some of the top experts in the field. Some of them advocate taking the benefit early, but just as many advocate waiting. It’s a complicated subject, but the best answer…

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Published on October 10, 2016
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Social Security Retirees to Get (Very) Modest COLA 2017 Increase

Category: Financial and taxes in retirement

October 18, 2016 — The Social Security Administration today announced a very modest Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2017 of 0.3%. There was no COLA in 2016, whereas the COLA in 2015 was 1.7%. The 2017 increase results in a whopping $4 a month based on the average SS…

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Published on October 18, 2016
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The Mobile Lifestyle in Retirement, Part 4: Starting Out on Your Adventure

Category: Adventurous retirement

By Betty Fitterman http://adventuresinthebettybus.blogspot.com October 23, 2016 — Note: This is Part 4 of a 6 Part series that Betty Fitterman was kind enough to contribute way back at Topretirements’ beginning. Here is a link to Part 1, See bottom of this article for links to the…

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Published on October 23, 2016
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Take Our Latest Quick Survey – What Kind of Community Are You Looking For?

Category: Uncategorized

October 29, 2016 — As most of our long term members realize, our periodic Member surveys are a treasure trove of interesting research and findings on wide-ranging aspects of retirement. So please invest 5 minutes to take our latest on “Retirement Living Preferences”. There are just 10 easy to answer…

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Published on October 28, 2016
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Judith Reports Back: Her 2 Week Retirement Tour of South Carolina

Category: Best Retirement Towns and States

Editor’s Note: Back in September we published our “10 Best Places to Retire in South Carolina” article. Its very first Comment was from Judith. She wrote that she was about to leave on a 2 week tour, and even promised to write up a report of her travels. She…

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Published on October 30, 2016
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