Imagine finding a slice of California where your Social Security check doesn’t evaporate faster than morning fog on the coast.
Welcome to Modesto, the Central Valley jewel where retirement dreams don’t require a tech mogul’s bank account or living in a glorified storage unit.
This agricultural heartland city offers a refreshing alternative to the financial cardiac arrest that typically accompanies California living.
When most folks think about retiring in the Golden State, they immediately picture themselves eating cat food to afford a closet-sized apartment with a “partial ocean view” (if you stand on your toilet and use binoculars)…