In-home care in Georgia costs about $32 an hour for non-medical help, according to the 2025 CareScout Cost of Care Survey, the annual study long known under the Genworth name. That works out to roughly $6,100 a month for a typical 44-hour week, or about $73,200 a year. Georgia runs a few dollars below the…
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….
Virginia’s average retirement income runs about $35,306 a year, the fourth-highest figure of any state in the country. The median for Virginia households headed by someone 65 or older sits far higher, at $64,957, since that number counts every dollar coming into the house, not retirement income alone. Averages skew high. A small portion of…
Turning 70 changes plenty of things, but a Texas driver’s license isn’t one of them. The state’s biggest age-related licensing rules don’t take effect until 79 and 85, with a small option for change at 65. Here’s what older Texas drivers need to know before their next driver’s license renewal sneaks up on them. Note:…
A Medicare Advantage plan in Florida costs $2.11 a month on average in 2026, and every one of the state’s 5.2 million Medicare enrollees can find at least one plan that charges nothing at all. That’s the average premium. It isn’t the whole bill. A $0 premium plan still comes with a separate Part B…
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…
The average Social Security check for Americans runs close to $2,081 a month in 2026. That’s the national number, and it’s the one most North Carolinians hear quoted. North Carolina doesn’t set the amount of anyone’s check. The Social Security Administration does, using the same formula whether a retiree lives in Asheville or Tulsa. What…
Virginia will erase up to 100% of a retiree’s real estate tax bill in some cities. Some eligible homeowners never file the one form that unlocks it. The commonwealth buries its best retiree tax breaks inside subtraction lines and local ordinances nobody hands you at the DMV or the courthouse, so you have to go…
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….
South Carolina doesn’t tax a dime of your Social Security check. The Palmetto State exempts every dollar of Social Security benefits from its income tax, and it doesn’t matter what your income is or how old you are. Other retirement money doesn’t get off quite that easy. Pensions, 401(k) withdrawals and traditional individual retirement account…
