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THE
ADVENTURER'S GUIDE
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RELOCATION, RETIREMENT JOBS, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
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Find Your Spot One of the best relocation recommendation services in the country, we highly encourage you to take their fun online quiz. They will instantly provide you with a tailored list of the best cities and small towns that fit YOU. Compare the perfect hometowns and undiscovered havens that match your interests. Dig deeper with colorful reports, job listings, homes for sale and more. It's fun & easy! It will make relocating to your perfect retirement place that much simpler. |
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Sperling's Best Places Compare cost of living, schools, climate and crime rate. Be sure to take a look at their Recent Studies Page.
'Worry-Free' Housing People often ask us how we are able to travel for lengths of time and still maintain a home base. Read how we do it!
Resource Page for Active Adults Retirement Living Want to reduce housing costs? Looking for alternatives to your high maintenance home? Information sources and lists of communities to get your mind thinking of the options you have available. Worth Checking out.
RealtyTrac is a comprehensive and convenient marketplace for homeowners, investors and real estate professionals. If you are thinking of relocating in retirement, take advantage of this site. There's a Learning center and FAQ's, a national network of over 5,000 real estate professionals to assist users, and a national network of mortgage providers.
Walkscore Find a walkable neighborhood or find the rating of your own neighborhood. You lose weight each time you walk to the grocery store. You spend less money on your car—or you don't own a car. When you shop, you support your local economy. You talk to your neighbors. Check out a real estate Walk Score Tile
Women Living in Community If you are divorced, widowed, in transition, pursuing late-life spirituality, looking for co-housing or community, check out this resource page. If mindfulness and service is your focus, or if you want to approach aging as a positive journey filled with learning, wisdom and possibilities, this is an excellent start.
Beacon Hill Village is designed to make remaining at home a safe, comfortable and cost-effective solution. By partnering with proven providers of services, Beacon Hill Village is able to offer its members preferred access to social and cultural activities, exercise opportunities and household and home maintenance services, as well as medical care and assisted living at home. As a nonprofit, membership organization, it can provide these programs and services more cost-effectively than most conventional retirement communities. Learn how to make your neighborhood or town into a Village by ordering their manual.
Living Car Free Car free cities, car free details, resources, books, links.
MayFlower can help you to Relocate if you have pets.This can be stressful for both you and your spouse. For moving tips and information.
The Caretaker Gazette is a unique newsletter containing property caretaking and house sitting jobs, advice, and information for property caretakers, housesitters, and landowners. Published since 1983, it's the only publication in the world dedicated to the property caretaking field. Benefits for subscription members.
Couch Surfing is a world wide network for making connections between travelers and the local communities they visit. Find out how it works. Is it safe? Save money on housing expenses while traveling and make new friends all over the world!
Dream Jobs, Volunteering, Working Part-Time in Retirement
Back Door Jobs Who said work is a four letter word? You may want to check out opportunities for heartfelt jobs, artistic pursuits, spiritual quests, volunteer vacations or job adventures abroad. This site is translated in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish and could just be the link you need for spicing up a dull lull in your retirement life.
Cool Works is about you finding a seasonal job or career in some of the greatest places on Earth. Get a summer job in Yellowstone, Yosemite, or another national park. Find a summer job as a camp counselor. Ski resorts, ranches, theme parks, tour companies and more are waiting for you. Live out your own amazing adventure!
Tropic Jobs.com the #1 website for jobs in the Caribbean. Looking for a change of lifestyle, climate and scenery? You have come to the right place. Tropicjobs has been helping people find Caribbean jobs since 2000.
Vocation Vacations enables you to test-drive your dream job; empowering you to turn your passions into your career.
Civic Ventures brings together older adults with a passion for service and helps stimulate opportunities for using their talents to advance the greater good. In these ways, Civic Ventures is helping America realize an experience dividend. The Next Chapter provides expertise and assistance to community groups across the country working to help people in the second half of life set a course, connect with peers, and find pathways to significant service. Experience_Corps works to solve serious social problems, beginning with literacy.
Craigslist is a must for those of you who want to get involved in your community, look for housing, jobs or volunteer opportunities. What's for sale in your area? Although Craigslist has incorporated (see Fact Sheet ) in 1999, it costs you nothing to list your items, jobs or services. You don't pay a purchase fee, either. You can check out all 50 States in the US, and dozens of countries in the world. Need Help or have questions? Highly recommended.
The Freecycle Network was started in May 2003 to promote waste reduction in Tucson's downtown and help save desert landscape from being taken over by landfills. The Network provides individuals and non-profits an electronic forum to "recycle" unwanted items. One person's trash can truly be another's treasure! When you want to find a new home for something -- whether it's a chair, a fax machine, piano, or an old door -- you simply send an e-mail offering it to members of the local Freecycle group. Main rule: Everything posted must be free, legal, and appropriate for all ages.
Free Agent Nation The Future of Working for Yourself, a book by Daniel Pink. "Fixed loyalty to corporations is morphing into a new independent model of working. In a free-agent world, people serve their work ideals and personal needs, rather than a specific company. Without oversimplifying the so-called demise of loyalty, Pink sees a mutually informed contract between those with talent and those with opportunities for work..."
Guru.com will help you find freelance jobs at the world's largest online service marketplace. Find work in more than 160 categories, market your skills to a global audience, search for projects, find an employer.
Retirement Jobs If you are over 50 and looking for a job, check this website. If you want to know where in America to find the 25 best places to live to find retirement jobs, click here. Age friendly employers, age friendly jobs, housing costs, costs of living and proximity to health-care services, education institutions and travel facilities.
Senior Job Resource A directory of job, employment and career information for workers 50 years or older. Offers a Senior Websites Index for a comprehensive directory of websites for senior jobs, careers, tips, magazines and links.
Retired Brains For Older boomers, seniors, retirees and those about to retire who wish to continue working. Many employers are seeking older workers as they represent a wealth of experience with little or no training necessary. This site connects older workers with employers seeking to hire them. They also provide important senior-focused information and links to charitable organizations and non-profits looking for volunteers. You may search for a part-time job, a temporary or project assignment, or a full-time job by running a job search or by clicking on one of the featured companies to see the jobs they have posted.
Want to work from home after retirement? Willow CSN Corporate Website is the pioneer and leading provider of virtual contact center services and solutions. If you want to work from home, be your own boss, set your own schedule or have an alternative to the corporate world, check out this site and click on the FAQ Page.
Alpine Access Work a virtual call center from home, part time, full time. Perfect for military spouses, stay-at-home-moms, retirees and the physically challenged. Take an online interview and fill out online application. To start up all you need is Internet access and a telephone.
Snag-a-job the #1 source for hourly and part-time employment. Connects job seekers with more than 100,000 active job listings from top employers across the country.
AARP Best Employers Program Honorees These companies were recognized for their best practices in managing 50+ workers.
Workforce 50 finds quality employment opportunities for America's older workers. Dedicated to serving the 50+ workforce with a passion.
Be a Mentor at Score There are 10,500 volunteer counselors who have more than 600 business skills. Volunteers are working or retired business owners, executives and corporate leaders who share their wisdom and lessons learned in business.
Learning for Life Want to stay active after retirement? Share your expertise, wisdom and experience? Learning for Life offers seven programs designed to support schools and community-based organizations in their efforts to prepare youth to successfully handle the complexities of contemporary society. Programs help youth develop social and life skills, assist in character and career development, and help youth formulate positive personal values. It prepares youth to make ethical decisions that will help them achieve their full potential.
THULIX, The Ultimate Link Index. A Thematical collection of the most useful webpages brought to you by live editors in a great format! Click onto Retirement and search from there. Good tips, articles, books, webpages, calculators, retirement hot spots and more. Stay on top of things and keep your options open!
Billy and Akaisha continue to journal and photograph their world travels.
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