3 Tasks for New Retirees that Will Pay Off Later

3 Tasks for New Retirees that Will Pay Off Later
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After a working lifetime of alarm clocks and meetings, you might be looking forward to a lot more unstructured time once you retire. But taking care of one more to-do list early on can set you up for a better retirement.

The following assumes you’ve already done some basic financial planning. Ideally, before you retire, you’ll create a budget, decide when to claim Social Security, settle on a sustainable withdrawal rate from your retirement funds, and figure out how you’ll cover health care expenses.