Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
January 3, 2018 — Many people are intrigued with the idea of retirement to one of America’s oldest communities – Santa Fe, New Mexico. They are attracted by the beautiful mountains, the dry air, the charming old architecture, and the abundance of art. In this article we will discuss our…
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Published on January 2, 2018
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Category: General Retirement Issues
January 3, 2018 — It is always a good exercise to review our most read articles of the year. It tells us what our Members are looking for, and it has the side benefit of alerting new readers to articles that struck home for others. So here goes: Site recap…
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Published on January 3, 2018
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Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
Part 2: Is the West Shore the Best Shore? (See Link to Part 1, the East, at end of article) By Flo Williamson January 8, 2017 — There are many folks that claim the West Shore of Lake Tahoe and areas north offer the best living on the lake.
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Published on January 7, 2018
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Category: Active adult communities
January 9, 2017 — When active baby boomers start investigating places to retire, sooner or later they are going to hear about The Villages (TV) in Central Florida. The big reason is that it is the largest 55+ community in the country. As of mid 2017 over 115,000 people lived…
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Published on January 8, 2018
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Category: Work and Volunteering
January 14, 2018 — Do you have plans for working after you retire? And if you did, how did it work out? We know many people think they might work after they retire, either to keep busy or to help overcome an income shortfall. We would like to find out…
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Published on January 13, 2018
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Category: Health and Wellness Issues
January 14, 2018 — We will be writing an article for Topretirements that touches on the importance of health in retirement. Would love to hear from anyone who has had a change in their health that affected their retirement plans. You can reply below as a Comment, on our…
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Published on January 14, 2018
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Category: Checklists
Updated June, 2023 – Many important things in life rely on a three sided approach. Christianity has as the Holy Trinity the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. A pyramid relies on 3 faces for stability. Less seriously, our brother likes to say that a good gumbo relies on…
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Published on January 16, 2018
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Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
Note: Coincidence or not, one of Topretirements’ Best Places to Retire lists was picked up as a feature on January 26 by both TheStreet.com and MSN.com (“Best U.S. Cities to Retire in”). We are definitely honored! January 20, 2018 — How many “best places…
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Published on January 19, 2018
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Category: Surveys
January 24, 2018 — The Topretirements.com survey from last week asked 11 questions about your plans or experiences concerning work after retirement. Over 400 members gave back to this community by taking the time to respond (thank you on behalf of everyone who will profit from your investment!). This article…
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Published on January 24, 2018
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Category: Baby Boomer Retirement Issues
January 26 — As a baby boomer we confess to a certain pride in belonging to the largest single age demographic group in world history. A tidal wave that crashed on the shore in 1946, we overflowed the hospitals we were born in. That continued through our childhood as new…
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Published on January 26, 2018
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