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Retirement places rated: what you need to know to plan the retirement you deserve
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646.79 SAVAGEAU
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HQ1063.2.U6S383 2007
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9780470089590
9780764544385
9780764544385
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Table of Contents
From the Book - Regular Print - Seventh edition.
Why Budge at All? xi --
Retirement Places Rated xii --
Where Are These Places? xiv --
Some Words about Place Names xvi --
Making Retirement Places Rated Work for You xxvii --
Rating Places: An American Tradition xxviii --
Rating Retirement Places: One Way xxviii --
Rating Retirement Places: Your Way xxix --
Your Preference Inventory xxix --
Climate 1 --
Keep These Simple Factors in Mind 1 --
Climate Regions 3 --
So, What's Comfortable? 4 --
Judging: Climate 6 --
Rankings: Climate 7 --
Place Profiles: Climate 9 --
Et Cetera: Climate 77 --
Economy 87 --
Older Persons Do Work 87 --
Job Forecasts in Retirement Places 89 --
Unemployment Risk 89 --
Part-Time Job Market 90 --
Judging: The Economy 91 --
Rankings: The Economy 92 --
Place Profiles: The Economy 94 --
Et Cetera: The Economy 99 --
Services 103 --
General Hospital Services 103 --
Office-Based Physicians 104 --
Public Libraries 107 --
Continuing Education 108 --
Judging: Services 108 --
Rankings: Services 109 --
Place Profiles: Services 111 --
Et Cetera: Services 130 --
Ambience 139 --
Bricks & Mortar 139 --
Sampling the Lively Arts Calendar 141 --
Outdoor Recreation Assets 142 --
Judging: Ambience 145 --
Rankings: Ambience 146 --
Place Profiles: Ambience 148 --
Et Cetera: Ambience 180 --
Costs of Living 183 --
Retirement Income: Getting It 183 --
Retirement Income: Spending It 185 --
Judging: Costs of Living 188 --
Rankings: Costs of Living 188 --
Place Profiles: Costs of Living 190 --
Et Cetera: Costs of Living 194 --
Housing 199 --
Distant Shelter Choices 199 --
Buying That Single-Family Home 201 --
What a Difference Age Makes 202 --
Judging: Housing 202 --
Rankings: Housing 203 --
Place Profiles: Housing 205 --
Et Cetera: Housing 209 --
Personal Safety 213 --
Everyone's a Victim 214 --
Crime Risk: Several Connections 214 --
Crime Indexes 216 --
Judging: Personal Safety 218 --
Rankings: Personal Safety 220 --
Place Profiles: Personal Safety 221 --
Et Cetera: Personal Safety 225 --
A Holy Grail? 231 --
Finding the Best All-Around Places 232 --
Rankings: Putting It All Together 233 --
Retirement Regions 236 --
Relocation Resources 251 --
Retirement Contacts & Place Finder 256.
From the Book - Regular Print - Sixth edition.
Where Are These Places? xi --
Rating Places: An American Tradition xxiii --
Your Preference Inventory xxv --
Plotting Your Preference Profile xxvii --
Ambiance 1 --
Observing a Visible Past 1 --
Sampling the Lively Arts Calendar 2 --
Considering Outdoor Recreation Assets 3 --
Diamonds and Stars: Finding Good Restaurants 5 --
Scoring: Ambiance 6 --
Rankings: Ambiance 7 --
Place Profiles: Ambiance 9 --
Et Cetera: Ambiance 40 --
Costs of Living 43 --
Retirement Income: Getting It 43 --
Retirement Income: Spending It 45 --
Scoring: Costs of Living 48 --
Rankings: Costs of Living 48 --
Place Profiles: Costs of Living 50 --
Et Cetera: Costs of Living 70 --
Climate 89 --
Factors to Keep in Mind 89 --
Climate Regions 91 --
So, What's Comfortable? 92 --
Scoring: Climate 94 --
Rankings: Climate 94 --
Place Profiles: Climate 96 --
Et Cetera: Climate 164 --
Personal Safety 173 --
Everyone's a Victim 174 --
Crime Risk: Several Connections 174 --
Crime Indexes 176 --
Scoring: Personal Safety 178 --
Rankings: Personal Safety 179 --
Place Profiles: Personal Safety 181 --
Et Cetera: Personal Safety 185 --
Services 191 --
General Hospital Services 191 --
Office-Based Physicians 192 --
Public Libraries 195 --
Continuing Education 196 --
Scoring: Services 196 --
Rankings: Services 197 --
Place Profiles: Services 199 --
Et Cetera: Services 217 --
Economy 225 --
Older Persons Do Work 225 --
Job Forecasts in Retirement Places 227 --
Unemployment Risk 227 --
Part-Time Job Market 228 --
Scoring: The Economy 229 --
Rankings: The Economy 230 --
Place Profiles: The Economy 232 --
Et Cetera: The Economy 246 --
Finding the Best All-Around Places 250 --
Retirement Regions 254 --
Relocation Resources 265.
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