Do You Know the #1 Retirement Mistake?

We've talked to a number of couples recently who are considering re-retiring back North and closer to their grandkids and old friends. They originally retired to the Southeast to get a warmer climate but they came to realize that they were too far away for the kids to visit. Further,the 1-2 day trips back North were too much time spent on I-95!

If you're thinking about retiring and moving to an active adult community, children, grandchildren, and your old buddies are a powerful tug--so before you move too far away, consider how you will deal with that. After that, the question is how close do you want to be? That can be a 'Goldilocks" question--too close and you may feel like a proxy daycare center--many people tell us an hour or two is 'just right".

What do you think?