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Beware Those Free Steak Dinners!

Category: Financial and taxes in retirement

December 3, 2018 — One of the intriguing lines that came up during the interviews for our “Should You Hire a Financial Advisor, Or Do It Yourself” article of a few months ago was this one: “Beware those free dinners”. Lewis, the author of that quote, was referring to…

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Published on December 2, 2018
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Florida Top Choice for Snowbirds, But Many Migration Paths Lead to Happiness

Category: Retirement Planning

November 26, 2018 — Thanks to the almost 700 members who generously contributed their insights to last week’s “Snowbird” poll. We appreciate you sharing! As promised, here in Part 1 is our first detailed report on the summary for each question. Part 2 features a compilation of the most…

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Published on November 26, 2018
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What Vaccinations Should I Be Getting If I Am Over 65?

Category: Health and Wellness Issues

November 20, 2018 — Flu season is upon us. That means lots of people…and their germs – are traveling. So that makes it a good time for us to consider all the vaccinations that are recommended for those of us of a certain age. As we get older, our immune…

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Published on November 20, 2018
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Take Our Quick Poll About Snowbirds!

Category: Best Retirement Towns and States

November 17, 2018. We would love to share with you solid information about how many retirees are interested in becoming a snowbird. Where they come from, and where they go to for the winter. How they found the places they snowbird in. Rent vs. own. And more. But to do…

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Published on November 16, 2018
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8 Things Your Elderly Pet Can Teach You About Retirement

Category: Family and Retirement

November 13, 2018 — Having an elderly pet can be a challenge; in some ways it is similar to caring for an older family member. But looking on the bright side, there are any number of lessons that Felix or Fido can offer to improve the enjoyment of your retirement.

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Published on November 12, 2018
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Adventurous Retirements: Nomadic Pilot’s Search for the Right Airpark Community

Category: Adventurous retirement

This article is courtesy of a recent interview with Nomadic Pilot, a long time Member at Topretirements. His retirement story is pretty interesting, we hope you enjoy it. November 11, 2018 – TopRetirements: We understand you are a pilot. Could you tell us a little bit about your flying…

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Published on November 10, 2018
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10 Ways Retirement Living Will Change in the Future

Category: Home and Garden

November 7, 2018 — In our younger days we baby boomers did our bit to change the world. Now that most of our working days are behind us, will we revolutionize retirement living too? This article will review how retirement living options have changed since our teen years, and then…

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Published on November 7, 2018
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Where Will You Be When You’re 80?

Category: Retirement Planning

October 31, 2018 — A provocative question we hear from time to time is, “Where do you think you’ll be, and what will you be doing, when you turn 80 and move toward 90?” Forward thinking helps insure that you arrive at the place that you want to be, ready…

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Published on October 30, 2018
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Retirement Road Trip Through the Mountains of North Georgia

Category: Best Retirement Towns and States

October 30, 2018 — Last week we reported on the retirement towns we visited in Western North Carolina. This second installment continues the trip down into northwestern Georgia. Don’t forget to see links to our other road trip articles in the “Further Reading” section at bottom. The Planning BeginsWe…

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Published on October 29, 2018
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Retirement Road Trip Through the Mountains: Western North Carolina

Category: Best Retirement Towns and States

October 23, 2018 — For the longest time we have wanted to explore the western Carolinas and northern Georgia to get a better picture of this popular region for retirement. So for this year’s southern migration my wife and I decided to take the western route, starting out on Interstate…

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Published on October 22, 2018
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