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St. Petersburg’s Roars Back as Best Place to Retire

Category: Best Retirement Towns and States

May 4, 2021 – Back in the day St. Petersburg was considered one of the best places to retire for people from the Midwest and Northeast. Tourists also flocked to this amazing city on Tampa Bay, about half way down Florida’s West Coast. Some retirees settled here permanently, others…

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Published on May 4, 2021
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What Was Your First Car?

Category: Baby Boomer Retirement Issues

May 5, 2021 — For baby boomers, nothing was more exciting than getting our first driver’s license. The freedom that lay ahead. Just as exciting, maybe even more, was the prospect of getting your first car. So we would like to hear about your first wheels – whether your parents…

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Published on May 5, 2021
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What Was Your First Car?

Category: Baby Boomer Retirement Issues

May 5, 2021 — For baby boomers, nothing was more exciting than getting our first driver’s license. The freedom that lay ahead. Just as exciting, maybe even more, was the prospect of getting your first car. So we would like to hear about your first wheels – whether your parents…

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Published on May 5, 2021
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Where Did You Retire?

Category: Best Retirement Towns and States

May 11, 2021 — Maybe the question should be, “Where Are You Going to Retire”, as many of our Members have either not yet retired, or haven’t quite come to a final decision. We all want to know about those greener pastures that beckon(ed) to you. Or perhaps, you have…

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Published on May 11, 2021
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Dementia – or Ordinary Age-Related Change?

Category: Health and Wellness Issues

May 12, 2021 — Just about everyone struggles with a word or a name occasionally. As in, the name of person coming toward you in the supermarket is right on the tip of your tongue, but it just won’t come out. So embarrassing, and yet so common. The Alzheimer’s Association…

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Published on May 12, 2021
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The 21 Most Popular Active and 55+ Communities in the Southeast

Category: Active adult communities

May 18, 2020 — The Southeast is by far the most popular region for retirement on this site. But which of the hundreds of 55 plus and active adult communities in this region attract the most attention from our Members and visitors? To find out we examined the data from…

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Published on May 17, 2021
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Where You Said You Will Retire – Lots More Suggestions!

Category: Best Retirement Towns and States

May 19, 2021 — Last week we asked our Members to tell us where they retired, or where they are considering. The response, although certainly not overwhelming, did come up with a lot more suggestions. To see all of them you can go to the Comments from that article,…

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Published on May 18, 2021
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11 Reasons Why You Should Retire Where You Live Now

Category: Retirement Planning

May 22, 2021— More than three-quarters of baby boomers won’t move more than a few miles away from where they live now when they retire. This article will explore the case for sticking close to home in the next phase of your life. There must be plenty of strong arguments…

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Published on May 21, 2021
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Retirement Confidence Hits All-Time High – Despite Covid

Category: Financial and taxes in retirement

May 24, 2021 — The Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI) has released the results from its annual retirement confidence survey – and they are pretty good! Back in 2014, 55% of all workers said they were “confident they would have enough money to retire confidently”. This year, 72% of all…

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Published on May 23, 2021
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10 Best Small and Mid-Sized Cities for Retirement

Category: Best Retirement Towns and States

May 27, 2021 — Not everyone dreams of retiring in an active community, a small town, or the suburbs. There is a sizable group of baby boomers who yearn for something bigger than that. For these folks, retiring in a small or medium sized city might be just the ticket.

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Published on May 26, 2021
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