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So, What Would It Be Like to Retire in Paris?

Category: Adventurous retirement

June 4, 2025 — While many of us have entertained the idea of retirement in a foreign land, the thought usually passes. It either seems too hard, too far away, or too strange. So I was delighted to meet Don and Denise on our recent trip to Paris. This interesting…

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Published on June 4, 2025
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Should We Leave Minnesota for a Small Town in Nowheresville?

Category: Best Retirement Towns and States

June 10, 2025 —Note: This article was contributed by our friend and frequent contributor, Ed LaFreniere. It is from his column, The Retirement Sage, that he wrote as part of a humor hobby before and during covid. He and his wife spent years researching retirement spots around the country, and…

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Published on June 9, 2025
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Downsizing: A Checklist for Retirees And What You’ll Learn

Category: Uncategorized

Here’s How to Make Downsizing Easier, Less Painful, and Freeing Too! June 12, 2025 — You probably know in your heart that many spaces in your home are a mess. They are cluttered with stuff you “might have to use someday”, or “will get around to sorting it out”, or…

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Published on June 11, 2025
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There’s an Unexpected Surge in Social Security Benefit Claims

Category: Social Security

June 15, 2025 — It has always been the case that many more retirees claim their Social Security benefits at the earliest opportunity. The earliest possible age for claiming is 62, but only a small percentage delay until they are eligible for their maximum benefit at age 70. Some experts…

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Published on June 15, 2025
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What Is Your Financial and Retirement Literacy IQ?

Category: Financial and taxes in retirement

June 17, 2025 — Many Americans are stumped when it comes to understanding important financial and retirement issues. Asked questions related to Social Security benefits, Medicare coverage, employment-based retirement savings, most respondents in a recent study bombed. On average, they only answered two of the six questions on these issues…

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Published on June 16, 2025
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Looking for a State Where Your Savings Go the Furthest?

Category: Financial and taxes in retirement

June 25, 2026 — You can probably guess the states that are the most expensive to retire. Yep – Hawaii, Alaska, California, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Connecticut, and New York are almost always atop those lists. But to find the states where your retirement savings go the furthest –…

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Published on June 24, 2025
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