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Home Life

While creating a home in a location you feel comfortable is important at any stage of your life, it becomes critical as we age.  Whether you are thinking about wandering the world or staying put, Retirement Life Matters will help you create your own senior haven.  If you are looking at active communities, over 55 communities, community retirement, Retirement Life Matters will give you the tools to find homes retirement is designed to support.

Home takes on a whole new meaning when there isn't a 9 to 5 job to go to.  There are many retirement lifestyle options available, with new ones being developed daily.  Understanding the terminology of the types of living are important and explained in
retirement living homes.

The new senior may be interested in village retirement or an exotic retirement city by leaving their home for parts unknown.  If you are so bold as to consider living abroad, important things you should think about are discussed
Before You Retire Abroad.  If you don't want to live abroad full time, you may be interested in what you need to know to Buy Property Overseas.

While the majority of people never move to a new location to retire, it's fun to think and fantasize about. 
Rating Retirement Places helps you figure out what to consider and how to make decisions that you'll be happy with.  Download the Rating Retirement Places Worksheet ( Upload PDF ) to help as you explore options.

You want to make your home the very best it can be.  Learn how to create a retirement in the home you live.  Most people have visions of getting their home and files organized.   
Live Like an Organized Person will teach you simple tips to become more organized.  

Learn how you can create a home that is comfortable, stylish and cost efficient, as well as environmentally friendly. 
Changing Light at Home shares the cost a savings for different lighting options.
 

Articles

Where to Retire: Boulder, Colorado
Ed. Note:  Where to Retire shares desired destinations for those wishing to relocate after retirement.  Provided by author Warren R. Bland, these summaries offer a quick overview of the most desired retirement communities.By Warren BlandBou ...
What You Need To Know Before Buying Property Overseas
Would like to retire overseas or are you planning to move abroad?  Are you looking for a way to increase your current income? These are just two of the many reasons to buy property overseas.  More people view this venture as a financially l ...
Where to Retire: Charlottesville, Virginia
Ed. Note:  Where to Retire shares desired destinations for those wishing to relocate after retirement.  Provided by author Warren R. Bland, these summaries offer a quick overview of the most desired retirement communities.  By Warren B ...
Before You Retire Abroad
Many retiring seniors decide to spend their retirement years living overseas.  This can reduce retirement costs and  be emotionally rewarding decision if you prepare sufficiently.  Before you decide to retire abroad, make sure you cons ...
The Snowbird Life for Me
By: Len Schritter                                        ...
Live Like an Organized Person
By Cathy Severson, MSIf you ask people what are the first things they are going to do after retiring, most have a trip planned.  New retirees also want to get their house organized.  They have closest and photos they want to organize.  ...
Rating Retirement Places
By Cathy Severson, MSThere’s been a long held notion that when people are planning to retire, they have an urge to pull up stakes and move to a sunny climate. However, this is not the case.  When retired, 75% of people stay in their own home and ...
Retirement Living
If you’re 55 and over, you now have an array of retirement housing and living options. In anticipation of millions of baby boomers retiring within the next few years, new retirement communities are cropping up across the nation. Initially, most baby ...
Where to Retire: Asheville, North Carolina
Ed. Note:  Where to Retire shares desired destinations for those wishing to relocate after retirement.  Provided by author Warren R. Bland, these summaries offer a quick overview of the most desired 'retirement' communities.By Warren Bland& ...
Where to Retire: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Ed. Note:  Where to Retire shares desired destinations for those wishing to relocate after retirement.  Provided by author Warren R. Bland, these summaries offer a quick overview of the most desired retirement communities. By Warren BlandFo ...
Where to Retire: Bellingham, Washington
Ed. Note:  Where to Retire shares desired destinations for those wishing to relocate after retirement.  Provided by author Warren R. Bland, these summaries offer a quick overview of the most desired retirement communities.By Warren BlandInc ...
Where to Retire: Austin, Texas
Ed. Note:  Where to Retire shares desired destinations for those wishing to relocate after retirement.  Provided by author Warren R. Bland, these summaries offer a quick overview of the most desired retirement communities.By Warren BlandThe ...
Where to Retire: Burlington, Vermont
Ed. Note:  Where to Retire shares desired destinations for those wishing to relocate after retirement.  Provided by author Warren R. Bland, these summaries offer a quick overview of the most desired retirement communities. By Warren BlandOr ...
Where to Retire: Brevard, North Carolina
Ed. Note:  Where to Retire shares desired destinations for those wishing to relocate after retirement.  Provided by author Warren R. Bland, these summaries offer a quick overview of the most desired retirement communities.By Warren BlandBre ...
Where to Retire: Bloomington, Indiana
Ed. Note:  Where to Retire shares desired destinations for those wishing to relocate after retirement.  Provided by author Warren R. Bland, these summaries offer a quick overview of the most desired retirement communities.By Warren BlandThe ...
Secret Life of a Snowbird
Ed. Note: I was born and raised in Denver, Colorado.  When my husband and I married, we moved to a small town in NW Colorado.  The last winter we were there, temperatures consistently dipped to forty degrees below zero.  Planning retir ...
Is an Active Adult Community for You?
By Akaisha KaderliMy husband and I retired in 1991 and began traveling the world. We have utilized Arizona as a home base since that time. We live in an active adult community in Mesa, Arizona, and we feel that we have the best of both worlds.We are ...
Times are tough: How Can I Retire Now?
By Warren Bland, Ph.D.On February 18th, 2009,  the Federal Reserve warned that the nation’s crippled economy is even worse than thought and predicted it would deteriorate through 2009, with no sign that the housing market will stabilize.  A ...
Sperling's Best Places
Whether you are interested in actually moving or just want to fanaticize the best places to retire, it’s fun to compare different locations.  Not just limited to retirement homes, communities, Sperling’s Best Places is a great site to learn ab ...
Changing Lights at Home
By Cathy Severson, MSNew retirees are often concerned about costs and how much to retire?  Cutting retirement costs is an important element to research.  In December 2007, as part of a comprehensive energy bill, Congress placed a ban on inc ...
Is Hawaii Truly the Ultimate Dream Retirement Location?
Ed.  Note:  We got to know Darlene and Bill when we adopted their two cats before they made the transition to a Hawaii retirement.  We’ve stayed in touch over the years.  Many of us fanaticize about living in Hawaii.  We aske ...
Where to Retire: Chico, California
Ed. Note:  Where to Retire shares desired destinations for those wishing to relocate after retirement.  Provided by author Warren R. Bland, these summaries offer a quick overview of the most desired retirement communities.By Warren BlandFou ...
Where to Retire: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Ed. Note:  Where to Retire shares desired destinations for those wishing to relocate after retirement.  Provided by author Warren R. Bland, these summaries offer a quick overview of the most desired retirement communities.By Warren BlandFro ...
Preparing for a Green Holiday Season
By  Vickie Dellaquila, CPO, CRTSIt is that time of year again-the holiday season! I love this time of year, but it can be overwhelming for many people. I belong to a special interest group of NAPO (National Association of Professional Organizers ...
Where to Retire: Eugene, Oregon
Ed. Note:  Where to Retire shares desired destinations for those wishing to relocate after retirement.  Provided by author Warren R. Bland, these summaries offer a quick overview of the most desired retirement communities.By Warren BlandEug ...
Do Not Toss My Memories in the Trash
Whether we’re grappling with your own ‘stuff’ or concerned about helping aging family members downsize, eliminating to many treasures and possessions is a daunting task for most baby boomers.  The saying, “We spend the first half of our life acq ...
Where to Retire: Fayetteville, Arkansas
Ed. Note:  Where to Retire shares desired destinations for those wishing to relocate after retirement.  Provided by author Warren R. Bland, these summaries offer a quick overview of the most desired retirement communities.By Warren BlandFou ...
Where to Retire: Fort Collins, Colorado
Ed Note: Author Warren Bland provides information on where to retire.By Warren BlandOriginally an army post on the western frontier, Fort Collins emerged in the late 20th century as one of Colorado’s principal educational, commercial and industrial c ...
Where to Retire: Ithaca, New York
Ed Note: Author Warren Bland provides a summary of this desirable active adult community in the where to retire series.By Warren BlandHome to Cornell University since 1865 and Ithaca College since 1931, Ithaca is a very small place. But thanks to its ...
Create Your Personal List of The Best Retirement States
By Maria NortonDetermining the best retirement states is not always an easy task. With all of the choices of places that you could move, how can you choose where to go? Is there one list of the best retirement states, or an absolute top 10 states for ...
Unstuffing Freezers and Pantries
By Vickie DellaquilaDo you have enough food in your pantry and or freezer to feed a small town for six months to a year?  Are you a pantry or freezer over stuffer or do you know someone who is?  If a disaster ever happens do you know the ho ...
Where to Retire: Hendersonville, North Carolina
Ed Note: Author Warren Bland provides information on where to retire.By Warren BlandHendersonville, North Carolina has a long-standing reputation as a health and summer resort has contributed to its becoming the leading retirement center of North Car ...
Humorous Perspective on Notorious Real Estate Ad
(A Humorous Perspective Offered by a Frequent Buyer)By Randy PetrickI’m a skeptic – I admit it freely. That said, however, I still feel a need to warn you that in my experience (I’ve bought five homes in my lifetime), what you read in the typical rea ...
Digital Survival from Electronic Crimes
By Paul LeGrand, Investigations Manager, Informed Decision Investigative and Background Information Services, Inc.Think the black suits and sunglasses crowd is going to bust the guy who put airline tickets to Paris on your debit card? You might be in ...
To Have a Residence in Florida, That is the Question
 By Maria NortonChoosing to own a residence in Florida is much different than choosing to be a resident of Florida. The latter requires that one declare “domicile” in Florida. When declaring domicile, you’re stating officially that you wish to m ...
Active Seniors Guide to Adult Retirement Communities in Arizona
By Caitlin WireMaking the move into adult retirement communities can be a touchy subject for seniors who are transitioning into that particular lifestyle. Countless amounts of people faced with such a decision wonder how they will keep in touch with ...
Where to Retire: Hot Springs, Arkansas
Ed Note: Author Warren Bland provides information on where to retire.By Warren BlandThe famous thermal springs that issue from the lower slopes of Hot Springs Mountain have long attracted visitors and settlers to the area. Today, Hot Springs has much ...
Where to Retire: Lexington, Virginia
Ed Note: Author Warren Bland provides a summary of this desirable active adult community in the where to retire series.The historic town of Lexington, with its beautifully restored and revitalized nineteenth century downtown, lovely residential neigh ...
Digital Survival from Electronic Crimes
By Paul LeGrand, Investigations ManagerInformed Decision Investigative and Background Information Services, Inc.Think the black suits and sunglasses crowd is going to bust the guy who put airline tickets to Paris on your debit card? You might be in f ...
Where to Retire: Madison, Wisconsin
Ed. Note:  Where to Retire shares desired destinations for those wishing to relocate after retirement.  Provided by author Warren R. Bland, these summaries offer a quick overview of the most desired retirement communities.By Warren BlandLit ...
Where to Retire: Medford Ashland, Oregon
Ed. Note:  Where to Retire shares desired destinations for those wishing to relocate after retirement.  Provided by author Warren R. Bland, these summaries offer a quick overview of the most desired retirement communities.By Warren BlandThe ...
Where to Retire: Olympia, Washington
Ed. Note:  Where to Retire shares desired destinations for those wishing to relocate after retirement.  Provided by author Warren R. Bland, these summaries offer a quick overview of the most desired retirement communities.By Warren BlandEur ...
Where to Retire: Oxford, Mississippi
Ed. Note:  Where to Retire shares desired destinations for those wishing to relocate after retirement.  Provided by author Warren R. Bland, these summaries offer a quick overview of the most desired retirement communities.By Warren BlandOxf ...
 

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