Guess which one is real: A law that requires a local permit before professional sports teams can take the field on a Sunday, or a citywide ban on humming in an elevator? You’ll have to continue reading to find out. These are the New York laws from the 1800s that are somehow still on the…
A couple pulls into the trailhead parking lot north of downtown Phoenix and tells their hiking group they’re headed up Squaw Peak. The sign at the trailhead says Piestewa Peak. Nobody corrects them, and nobody wants to. These are the words Arizona boomers keep saying without realizing they turned offensive somewhere along the way. 1….
Think 4% is still the safe amount to pull from your retirement savings every year? It might not be. The man who wrote that rule has moved his own number up, and the researchers stress-testing a 2026 retirement have moved theirs down. These are the things Georgia retirees get wrong about how long the money…
Someone cuts the lights hundreds of feet under McMinnville, and the band on stage keeps playing without missing a beat. Nobody in the crowd flinches. Cumberland Caverns hosts full concerts inside one of the largest cave systems in the country, and the room never once needed a roof built. These are the Tennessee roadside stops…
Think a state with no tax on Social Security and a $65,000 retirement income exclusion would land near the top of a best-states-to-retire ranking? Georgia doesn’t. One of the country’s biggest retirement studies scored every state on affordability, weather, safety, health care and local taxes, and Georgia’s health care numbers are what pulled it down….
Nearly half of Americans 60 and older earn less than what it costs to cover the basics where they live, per the National Council on Aging. These are the early signs a Georgia retiree’s money is running thinner than it looks. Note: This is general information, not financial or tax advice. Tax rules and dollar…
Assisted living in Virginia costs about $6,945 a month, or roughly $83,340 a year, according to CareScout’s newest Cost of Care Survey. That’s about $745 more than the national median of $6,200 a month. Northern Virginia’s Washington, D.C. suburbs push that number even higher, while Southwest Virginia and Hampton Roads often land well under it….
A retired shipyard worker in Newport News checks his mailbox in March and finds a letter from Social Security that doesn’t match a single number he budgeted for. It’s not a billing error. His Medicare premium jumps because of an IRA withdrawal he made two years earlier, back when he still had a paycheck. These…
Shop for long-term care insurance in Miami or Ocala at 55 in good health, and expect to pay somewhere around $950 to $2,200 a year for a starter policy, according to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance’s most recent Price Index. Women the same age usually pay more, often $1,500 to $3,750 a year…
Think turning your thermostat down to 65 on a scorching Richmond afternoon cools your house off faster? It doesn’t. Push it low enough, and the strain shows up on your electric bill more than the cool air shows up in your living room. That’s the real reason behind the 20-degree rule Virginia homeowners lean on…
