| Finding the best retirement community that is perfect | | | | with family...a lot or not so much. You may or may |
| for you requires a bit of planning on your part. | | | | not want to provide daycare for the grandkids. Do |
| However, it is not drudgery. | | | | not overlook family and family obligations. |
| First, pick your climate. Are you the type that needs | | | | Finally, since many retirees are couples looking for |
| 4 seasons, Florida and Arizona may not be your cup | | | | that perfect retirement community, make sure you |
| of tea. You do not see much leaf raking in | | | | are on the same page. Independent of each other |
| Arizona...cacti does not shed. If you want to retire to | | | | make a list of things you never want to do again in |
| golf, a warm climate will be what you want. | | | | retirement and another list of what you do want to |
| Second, pick your surroundings. Do you like the | | | | do in retirement. |
| energy of a college town? Do you need the | | | | Then compare the lists. You may be very surprised |
| stimulation of the arts? If so, you would not want to | | | | at the difference in the two lists. Better to get on |
| retire to a small town without a theater group. You | | | | the same page now before starting to look at |
| would tend to look at larger towns that have | | | | retirement communities. |
| museums and such. | | | | Finding the right retirement community does not have |
| Third is the family close or far enough away. You | | | | to be hard work...a little advance planning will make it |
| know how much or how little you want to interact | | | | so much easier. Enjoy...you are going to retire. |