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| Preface | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Why Budge at All? | |
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| Retirement Places Rated | |
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| Where Are These Places? | |
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| Some Words about Place Names | |
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| Making Retirement Places Rated Work for You | |
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| Rating Places: An American Tradition | |
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| Rating Retirement Places: One Way | |
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| Rating Retirement Places: Your Way | |
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| Your Preference Inventory | |
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| Preference Inventory Directions | |
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| Plotting Your Preference Profile | |
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| Analyzing Your Preference Profile | |
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| Climate | |
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| Keep These Simple Factors in Mind | |
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| Climate Regions | |
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| So, What's Comfortable? | |
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| Judging: Climate | |
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| Winter Mildness | |
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| Summer Mildness | |
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| Hazard Free | |
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| Seasonal Affect | |
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| Rankings: Climate | |
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| Place Profiles: Climate | |
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| Et Cetera: Climate | |
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| Climate & Health | |
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| Natural Hazards | |
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| Hay Fever Sufferers, Take Note | |
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| The Economy | |
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| Older Persons Do Work | |
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| Job Forecasts in Retirement Places | |
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| Unemployment Risk | |
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| The Part-Time Job Market | |
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| Judging: The Economy | |
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| Rankings: The Economy | |
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| Place Profiles: The Economy | |
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| Et Cetera: The Economy | |
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| Some Unvoiced Employer Objections | |
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| Job Searching | |
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| Services | |
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| General Hospital Services | |
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| Office-Based Physicians | |
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| Public Libraries | |
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| Continuing Education | |
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| Judging: Services | |
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| General Hospital Services | |
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| Office-Based Physicians | |
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| Public Libraries | |
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| Continuing Education | |
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| Rankings: Services | |
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| Place Profiles: Services | |
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| Et Cetera: Services | |
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| Finding the Right Doctor | |
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| Finding the Right Lawyer | |
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| Driver Licensing | |
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| Driver Licensing and Car Registration after Moving | |
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| College Tuition Breaks | |
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| Ambience | |
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| Bricks & Mortar | |
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| Sampling the Lively Arts Calendar | |
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| Outdoor Recreation Assets | |
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| Judging: Ambience | |
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| Rankings: Ambience | |
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| Place Profiles: Ambience | |
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| Et Cetera: Ambience | |
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| Retirement Places with the Best Bass Fishing | |
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| Costs of Living | |
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| Retirement Income: Getting It | |
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| Retirement Income: Spending It | |
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| Judging: Costs of Living | |
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| Rankings: Costs of Living | |
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| Place Profiles: Costs of Living | |
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| Et Cetera: Costs of Living | |
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| Property Taxes | |
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| State/Local Sales Taxes | |
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| State Retirement Income Taxes | |
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| Housing | |
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| Distant Shelter Choices | |
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| Buying That Single-Family Home | |
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| What a Difference Age Makes | |
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| Judging: Housing | |
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| Rankings: Housing | |
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| Place Profiles: Housing | |
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| Et Cetera: Housing | |
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| Resale Houses & New Houses | |
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| A Geography of New Home Features | |
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| A Renter's Miscellany | |
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| Personal Safety | |
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| Everyone's a Victim | |
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| Crime Risk: Several Connections | |
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| Crime Indexes | |
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| Judging: Personal Safety | |
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| Judging Examples | |
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| Rankings: Personal Safety | |
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| Place Profiles: Personal Safety | |
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| Et Cetera: Personal Safety | |
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| Are Newcomers More Vulnerable Than Locals? | |
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| Secure Housing Developments | |
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| Typical Frauds | |
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| Putting It All Together | |
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| A Holy Grail? | |
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| Finding the Best All-Around Places | |
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| Rankings: Putting It All Together | |
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| Retirement Regions | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Relocation Resources | |
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| How Places Present Themselves | |
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| What Really Goes On in Other Places | |
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| Checking In with the States | |
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| Retirement Contacts & Place Finder | |
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| Index | |