Category: Retirement Planning
Sept. 5, 2023 — By now many Topretirements.com Members and visitors are well into their retirement planning, if not already retired. The next generation is coming along now, Gen Xers, folks born between 1965 and 1980. The oldest of the those hit 58 this year, so they are definitely starting…
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Published on September 5, 2023
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Category: Home and Garden
Sept. 7, 2023 — Driving is one of life’s great necessities, and for many, one of its top pleasures. The feeling of freedom that comes with getting one’s driver’s license is hard to forget. At the other end, losing that license to old age or infirmity can be a crushing…
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Published on September 6, 2023
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Category: Medicare
Sept. 8, 2023 — The number of people using Medicare has grown steadily as baby boomers become eligible. But defying predictions, spending per Medicare recipient has levelled off, which brings unexpected good news for U.S. taxpayers. Speaking with the New York Times, Harvard professor David Cutler…
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Published on September 8, 2023
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Category: Financial and taxes in retirement
September 12, 2023 — Even if you are in your 30’s you have probably started the countdown to retirement. Probably with a mix of dread (will I be ready?) and anticipation (can’t wait to be free!). No matter what your current age, we’ve set up a retirement countdown in 10…
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Published on September 12, 2023
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Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
January 18, 2023 — Is Cape Cod a good place to retire? Yes, it is definitely one of the most popular places to retire on the East Coast. Almost a quarter of million people live year round on Cape Cod, and about a fourth of those are people over 65.
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Published on September 17, 2023
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Category: Uncategorized
September 19, 2023 – Quick – What is the maximum Social Security benefit in 2023? $2810/mo., $3035/month, $4193/mo., or $4,555/mo.? And, how much is the average benefit? If you guessed $4,555 as the highest benefit, which amounts to $54,660 a year, you are correct. Compared to the average 2023 recipient’s…
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Published on September 18, 2023
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Category: Active adult communities
Sept. 26, 2023 — When it comes to the best selling communities in Florida for 2023 many of the usual suspects, like The Villages, are pretty obvious. But within the top 10 there were plenty of surprises too, with some communities, like Westlake and Wellen Park, not previously on Topretirements…
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Published on September 25, 2023
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