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Florida Mini-Retirement Guide Updated

Category: Best Retirement Towns and States

March 3, 2024 – We periodically update the facts and figures in our exhaustive list of over 65 mini-retirement guides to U.S. states and popular retirement countries. The Florida mini-guide is the latest to be put up to date. The Sunshine State now has over 21.5 million residents and is…

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Published on March 3, 2024
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Our 10 Favorite Tools for Retirement

Category: Retirement Planning

March 2, 2024 — To do retirement right, you need all of the great tools you can get. In this article we have assembled our top 10 retirement tools for your consideration. As always, we would love to hear about any helps that you have – please share them in…

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Published on March 1, 2024
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The Best Tool for Exploring Florida

Category: Travel

Fwb. 27, 2024 — Whether you are just visiting Florida or whether you live there full time, there is one great (free) tool you should have to make the most of your time there. It’s the Florida Rambler, and you can sign up for ther Free…

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Published on February 26, 2024
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Which of the Big 3 Investment Management Firms is Best: Schwab, Vanguard, or Fidelity

Category: Financial and taxes in retirement

 February 26, 2024 — Choosing an investment firm to manage retirement savings and IRA and 401(k) investments is an important task, no matter how small those might be. But which of the big 3 investment firms is best – Schwab, Vanguard, or Fidelity? In this article we outline how to…

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Published on February 25, 2024
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Best Places in Europe to Retire on a Budget

Category: Best Retirement Towns and States

February 12, 2024 — People looking to retire in a charming European town on a budget have many fine choices beyond the obvious destinations like France, Ireland, and Scotland. They can be terrific places to retire, but countries like Spain, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Italy, and Bulgaria offer affordable…

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Published on February 18, 2024
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What Are the Best Social Security Spousal Claiming Strategies

Category: Social Security

February 11, 2024 — The File and Suspend gambit is finished, and now the Restricted Benefit (Deemed Filing) is gone too. So what are the best Social Security Spousal Claiming Strategies that remain? Are any legal claiming approaches left that allow couples to maximize their Social Security benefits? The good…

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Published on February 9, 2024
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The Cheapest and the Most Expensive Towns in Florida

Category: Retirement Real Estate

February 8, 2023 — Florida might not appeal to everyone, but it sure does attract more retirees than just about anywhere else in the USA. Its huge coastline, countless lakes, lack of a state income tax, and warm winter climate are magnets for overtaxed retirees with a hankering to get…

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Published on February 7, 2024
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Should I Retire in New Mexico?

Category: Best Retirement Towns and States

January 28, 2024 — People ask, should I retire in New Mexico? The answer is easy if you are looking for a place to retire that has a varied climate, mountains, deserts, a big city (Albuquerque), small towns, ski resorts, and plenty of wide open spaces. It is also much…

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Published on January 28, 2024
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Comments Now Possible on Communities

Category: Active adult communities

January 27, 2024 — Thanks to a Member suggestion, we have now added the capability for you to add Comments to our reviews of Communities (you could always do that with City reviews). This is designed so you can tell us about your experience with that community, or ask if…

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Published on January 27, 2024
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