Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
April 2, 2024 — Following up on last week’s very successful article, “Brian Struggles to Find His Best Place to Retire“, we’ve created a similar scenario for a couple having a dilemma choosing a retirement location in the western half of the country. First we’ll lay out a hypothetical…
more...
Published on April 1, 2024
Comments 12
Category: Adventurous retirement
April 3, 2024 – When you were a lot younger, could you ever imagine someone in their 80’s, even 90’s, who was still skiing? Well get over that, because the slopes in some resorts have plenty of octogenarians gracefully coming down their trails. Some ski areas are welcoming them with…
more...
Published on April 3, 2024
Comments 4
Category: Work and Volunteering
April 6, 2024 — Flo Williamson has been a wonderful volunteer site moderator here at Topretirements for a very long time, at least since 2016. Yesterday, we finally met in person for at the Funky Rooster Coffee House and Wine Bar on Key West’s Caroline St. Just as I expected,…
more...
Published on April 6, 2024
Comments 2
Category: Real Estate Listings
what the NAR real estate settlement means
more...
Published on April 8, 2024
Comments 12
Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
April 10, 2024 – Last week we posed a situation for a hypothetical couple, eager to leave California for an active, outdoor lifestyle in the West somewhere. After thinking about it we suggested 4 very popular towns in as many states that might fit the bill, and asked our Members…
more...
Published on April 9, 2024
Comments 4
Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
April 13, 2024 — When it comes to learning about the best places to retire in the Southeast, it turns out there is no better source than the faithful Members of Topretirements. A few weeks ago we wrote about Brian’s where to retire quest. Immediately the comments and suggestions…
more...
Published on April 12, 2024
Comments 5
Category: Health and Wellness Issues
April 15, 2024 — Sitting is the New Smoking. Have you heard that one? Nothing seems truer these days, as more and more experts (like Dr. Sanjay Ghupta) say that physical activity is the number one prescription for staving off aging. Not to mention the health benefits of regular exercise…
more...
Published on April 15, 2024
Comments 7
Category: Financial and taxes in retirement
April 20, 2024 — The Dow Jones average is up over 10% in the past year, and the S & P 500 could hit its all time high of 40,000. If you have investments in the stock market that has probably been sweet music for you. But you might be…
more...
Published on April 19, 2024
Comments 8
Category: Health and Wellness Issues
April 25, 2024 — We expected that walking would be your favorite physical activity – but not by the margin this margin. Almost half (47%) of people taking our poll chose walking for how they like to stay active. After that it was a toss-up, with swimming, pickleball, biking, and…
more...
Published on April 24, 2024
Comments 6