Best Places to Retire: United States Vs. the World

The Best Places to Retire:
United States of America
Vs. World
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Table of Contents
Introduction 3
Chapter 1. 11
Chapter 2. 15
Chapter 3. 24
Chapter 4. 31
Chapter 5. 40
Chapter 6. 49
Chapter 7. 58
Chapter 8. 67
Conclusion 88
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Introduction
Retirement can be broadl
described as a time !hen one
o""iciall stops !or#in$
acti%el to earn a li%in$.
&o!e%er' some retired persons
can earn a li%in$ "rom their
hobbies. (here is also a
concept o" semi)retirement*
!here people ta#e on
uncon%entional supplementar
+obs' !hich usuall re,uire
"e!er !or#in$ hours.
-lthou$h the concept o"
retirement is onl a "e!
centuries old' it has crept
into the "abric o" the
business communities across
the !orld. It has also
in"luenced the practices o"
non)!hite collar "orms o"
businesses. (oda' %irtuall
all tpes o" !or#ers ha%e a
ri$ht to retire and demand
"inancial support and other
"orms o" bene"its "rom their
"ormer emploers. &o!e%er' in
some third !orld countries'
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and in some "orms o" small
scale and ille$al enterprises'
emploees do not recei%e an
pension upon retirement. (his
contentious issue continues to
be the sub+ect o" much
a$itation b social acti%ists
all o%er the !orld.
(he main reasons !h people
see# retirement are usuall
one o" the "ollo!in$*
• .ld a$e
• &ealth problems
• Career chan$e
• (o meet other
responsibilities
(he most common reason !h
people choose to retire is old
a$e. /an countries ha%e a
mandated retirement a$e ) this
is some!here bet!een 60 and 70
ears. &o!e%er' indi%iduals
can "reel choose to retire
be"ore the reach the le$al
retirement a$e. In some
countries !here there is
mar#ed economic depri%ation'
people !ho are beond the
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le$al retirement a$e are'
ho!e%er' allo!ed to !or#. (he
economic do!nturns don0t
usuall a""ect the "irst !orld
countries1 there"ore
retirement is more common in
place li#e the 2nited 3tates.
4eople in impo%erished
countries' !or# !ell beond
their le$al retirement a$e.
5or#in$ to secure their
sustenance as their pensions
start to d!indle or stand in
,uestion.
6esides old a$e' "ailin$
health is !idel re$arded as
the most common reason !h
people choose to retire. (here
are ran$es o" health issues
that can render a person un"it
"or his7her 9 to 5 en$a$ement.
&o!e%er' the most "re,uent o"
these are in+uries. (his is
common in manual labor and
other technical "ields' !here
people operate dan$erous
machines and e8pend a $reat
amount o" ener$. In cases
!here a person $ets in+ured at
!or#' his7her emploer is
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obli$ated b la! to co%er the
medical bills and pro%ide
pension "or the !or#er.
3ometimes' !or#ers also $et
compensation "rom their
emploer i" the compan is
"ound culpable in the incident
that caused the indi%idual to
become in"licted !ith the
in+ur.
-nother reason !h people tend
to ,uit their +obs is to
en$a$e themsel%es in some
other more re!ardin$ or
"ul"illin$ %enture. In the
past "e! decades' man oun$
people all o%er the !orld ha%e
,uit their +obs to pursue
dreams related to the 5orld
5ide 5eb. 3ome pundits belie%e
the %irtual !orld has
recruited some o" the !orld9s
best minds to its ser%ice.
Indi%iduals are also #no!n to
$i%e up their +obs to meet
other responsibilities' such
as carin$ "or an old' oun$ or
sic# relati%e. (his is
particularl common in deepl
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cultural societies that
continue to treasure
traditional "amil %alues and
"ro!n on lea%in$ their
children and elderl relati%es
to the care o" nannies or
dacare ser%ices and
retirement homes or hospitals
respecti%el.
5hile retirement is a period
characteri:ed b "reedom and
limitless choices' it can be
stress"ul and e%en torturous.
/an people encounter a lot o"
di""iculties as the attempt
to re)pro$ram their bodies
"rom their usual 9 to 5
routine. (his process can be
e8acerbated b health
problems.
/edical e8perts $enerall
ad%ice retirees to relocate to
a place !hich is spared "rom
the "ull brunt o" !eather
;i.e. that is neither too hot
nor too cold<. In such an
en%ironment' one is usuall
able to en+o abundant "resh
air and $et ample room to
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e8ercise and en$a$e in other
acti%ities in the $lare o" the
sun. (his $oes a lon$ !a to
ease the di""iculties
associated !ith brea#in$ old
habits and enables both the
mind and the bod to $et
re"reshed.
-nother e,uall important
"actor that determines i" a
location is suitable "or
retirees is the cost o"
li%in$. In retirement' people
ha%e mar#edl less amount o"
mone to spend as the !ould
usuall. (here"ore' retirees
are ad%ised to relocate to
places !here the cost o"
li%in$ is lo!' but still
o""ers the sa"et and
tran,uilit that can be bou$ht
in a premium location.
=or semi)retirees' a rapidl
de%elopin$ location' !hich has
lots o" emploment
opportunities and top ,ualit
health "acilities' is most
pre"erred.
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-ccordin$ to man e8perts' b
"ar the most important
re,uirement !hen selectin$ a
place to retire is the
a%ailabilit o" health and
recreational "acilities.
Retirees are $enerall older
people or indi%iduals !ith
health problems1 there"ore it
is essential that the be
!ithin the pro8imit o" a
reliable health center' !here
the can turn in times o"
need.
-lso' due to the $reat amount
o" time on their hands' it is
crucial that retirees are in a
place that has a lot o"
recreational acti%ities to
o""er' else the ris# "allin$
into boredom and e%en !orse
depression. >ocations !ith
lots o" outdoor acti%ities on
hand ;i.e. "ishin$' $ol"in$'
hitch hi#in$ etc.< are most
pre"erred. 3uch locations not
onl help a$ein$ retirees #eep
acti%e phsicall' but also
a%ails a%enues "or them to
en$a$e their minds in
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interestin$ and bene"icial
,uests.
(here are man places in the
2nited 3tates o" -merica and
the !orld that o""er all the
a"orementioned elements' !hich
ma#es a location ideal "or
retirees ;i.e. $ood !eather'
a""ordabilit and the
a%ailabilit o" emploment
opportunities' as !ell as
health and recreational
"acilities<.
In the "ollo!in$ chapters' !e
!ill loo# at the best places
to retire in the 2nited 3tates
o" -merica and the entire
!orld' based on these "i%e
"actors.
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