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April 7, 2022 – A few weeks ago I attended a concert by Ellis Delaney, a folk singer and songwriter with a lovely voice and inspiring lyrics. “You’re Royalty to Me” is one of her best songs, in my opinion. It is a tribute to her grandmother, her main source…
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Category: Financial and taxes in retirement
April 3, 2022 — For many people entering retirement, the holy grail is to find a state where their hard earned money won’t get taxed. When it comes to the 8 states that have no income tax, that’s easy: nothing will be taxed at the state level: not Social Security,…
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Category: Medicare
March 26, 2022 — Signing up for Medicare presents a lot of anxiety for most people. When do you have to apply, how do you do that, what does it cost, what is covered, and what’s with all those different parts (Parts A, B, C, D, and more)? But one…
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Category: Financial and taxes in retirement
March 23, 2022 – A worrying study by the University of Michigan’s Retirement and Disability Research Center found that many workers tend to overestimate how much they will receive in Social Security retirement benefits. That is concerning because that overconfidence has a negative impact on how much people…
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Category: Active adult communities
March 21, 2022 – A while back we heard from one of our Members, Debby, who asked about apartment living. She wondered why we don’t ever write anything for people who want to retire in an apartment. She has always lived in that type of housing, and being a single…
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Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
Updated in June, 2025 (originally 2022) — Everybody looking for a place to retire has a list of must-haves. With the arrival of summer upon us, today we explore possibilities for a hypothetical couple that has the three priorities listed in our headline – sandy beaches, lots of culture, and…
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Category: Active adult communities
March 10, 2022 – In a move that is sure to be controversial, a softball commissioner at the Del Webb Village at Deaton Creek has banned Linda Evans, a female, from participating on a men’s softball team at that community. Ms. Evans, 70 years young, is an experienced player, whose…
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Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
February , 2022 — Depending where you live, you might be familiar with the concept of a Chautauqua community, those seasonal assemblies dedicated to four pillars: the arts, education, recreation, and religion. As such they offer the perfect snowbird retirement for people who love culture. Chautauqua assemblies expanded and…
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Category: Cohousing
February 23, 2022 — We have heard many people fantasize about home sharing like in the popular TV show “The Golden Girls”, which featured four older women having a ball sharing a home and life together. NextAvenue.com had a great article and…
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Category: Best Retirement Towns and States
February 21, 2022 – Two demographics are more likely to move than any other. The group with the highest tendency to migrate is highest is young adults, who tend to move in search in jobs and fortune. At retirement age (commonly around 65), there is another big spike in migration. Although…
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