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I Am Getting Ready to Retire and I Am Looking for… Great Food and Culture

Category: Best Retirement Towns and States

September 2, 2020 — There are are tens of millions of baby boomers, and just about every one of us has a slightly different retirement dream. Some might have one requirement in common, but the two or three other things on their lists make them unique. In this new series…

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Published on September 1, 2020
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Audiobooks to the Rescue

Category: Home and Garden

September 2, 2020 — Spending more time walking, cooking, taking the dog out, exercising, or gardening during the pandemic? One great way to get double the pleasure out of these activities is to listen to a good book while you are doing them. All you need is your phone and…

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Published on September 2, 2020
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10 Great Retirement Towns for Biking

Category: Best Retirement Towns and States

September 9, 2020 — Although the pandemic has been horrendous for activities like dining out or social gatherings, others are experiencing a gold rush. One of those is biking (cycling to our British brethren). Walk into a bike shop now and say you need a bike – get ready for…

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Published on September 9, 2020
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Rare Opportunity: Live and Work in Bermuda

Category: Travel

September 9, 2020 – Bermuda is one of those countries where it is really hard to live for a period longer than a brief vacation stay. But the pandemic has changed that, at least temporarily. Now, if you are still working, you can live there for one year for just…

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Published on September 9, 2020
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The Sweet Joys of Shredding

Category: Downsizing

September 14, 2020 – Downsizing, ridding out, whatever you want to call it, paring down your stuff is an important job in retirement. This past week your Editor and his wife had the pleasure of safely disposing more than a dozen boxes of important papers that were cluttering up their…

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Published on September 14, 2020
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15 Most Popular 55+ and Active Communities in the Southeast

Category: Active adult communities

September 16, 2020 — It is clear that consumer tastes are fickle, and that sure seems to apply to what retirees are looking for in an active adult or 55+ community. Certainly that is what we found when we analyzed our visitor logs from the first 8 months of 2020,…

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Published on September 16, 2020
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Back by Popular Demand: The Snowbird’s Leaving for the Winter Checklist

Category: Home and Garden

September 21, 2020 — The leaves are starting to turn in some locales and there is a chill in the air. Which means many snowbirds are starting to wrap up their summer and getting ready to head south for the winter. To help retirees in that situation with their preparations,…

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Published on September 20, 2020
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12 Great Places to Retire with a Marina

Category: Active adult communities

September 23, 2020 — Always wanted to live on the water? Have a boat or thinking about getting one? Turns out there are a ton of places to retire where you can not only live on the water, but enjoy your community’s own private marina too. This article will show…

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Published on September 22, 2020
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What Random Act of Kindness Helped You?

Category: Health and Wellness Issues

September 25, 2020 — Every month The Wall Street Journal asks its readers to describe a random act of kindness that affected them. What a great idea in this time of division, economic troubles, and a corona pandemic that doesn’t want to quit. So, please use the Comments section to…

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Published on September 25, 2020
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2020 Coronavirus Survey

Category: Health and Wellness Issues

September 27, 2020 — We are curious about what you think is safe, and are willing to do in this coronavirus pandemic. Would you take a vaccine (and who do you trust more?). How about eating in a restaurant, visiting a hairdresser, taking a trip, having friends over? Please take…

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Published on September 26, 2020
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