Pete Bowen landed in Thailand in 2009 with a suitcase and a guitar, looking for a spot to retire. He knew no one in the country. Nearly 12 years later, he says his life in a beach town on the western side of Thailand’s Phuket Island is “living in paradise.” …
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Dear MarketWatch, I’m 74, and my wife and I are looking to retire to a place full-time where it is warm all year long (over 60 degrees during the day in winter), has a liberal mind-set and is on the East Coast and on the ocean. Right now we are …
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Dear MarketWatch, I am 68 with $ 1.2 million in savings. I’d like to retire somewhere warm, no snow and near the beach. In January I’d like to be able to have a cup of coffee on my patio and not freeze my butt off. I don’t mind a jacket, …
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Janet Blaser knows a thing or two about reinvention. Once a food and restaurant writer in Santa Cruz, Calif., the now-63-year-old struggled to find work roughly a decade ago as journalism increasingly moved online. She lost one beloved job, got her hours cut at another, and ended up working odd …
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Buying a home is a big commitment and requires a lot of planning and research. This is especially true if you are looking at purchasing a beach house, as they are generally more expensive and are prone to certain risks. In this article, we are going to talk about everything …
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Movement Mortgage, a national top 10 retail mortgage lender, is excited to welcome Jimmy Richards and his team back to the Virginia Beach market. Richards began his career as an underwriter at Movement Mortgage before transitioning to Sales. His decade of experience on both sides of the mortgage industry makes …
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Glimmers of a new normal are emerging in New York City even as the five boroughs technically remain under state-mandated stay-at-home orders until at least May 28 — and more likely into the first part of June, Mayor Bill de Blasio re-emphasized on Tuesday. “We still need at least a …
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