Property taxes, maintenance fees, property insurance. Adding up the costs of owning a home can equal a big headache. Factor in the uncertainty of a tumultuous real estate market, and you’ve got worries that could keep you from enjoying retirement.

Oasis of literature, literate

Reading has stacked up once again. Before the page turned on 2007, Americans reported in the Harris Poll that reading remained their favorite activity (29%), followed by watching TV (18%) and spending time with family (14%).

If you feel like testing your luck, you can find a friendly poker game twice a week in the lounge at Highland Springs. But you’d better bring your “A” game and a little pocket money, because the regulars are no slouches.