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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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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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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Category: Adventurous retirement
By Betty Fitterman http://adventuresinthebettybus.blogspot.com Note: This is Part 3 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, Parts 4-6 are at Tips & Picks Section/Adventurous Retirements…
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Published on October 14, 2016
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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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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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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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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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