Where are you moving when you retire?

[Anonymous]

Currently in Southern NM where my BIL retired. Tons of retirees moving in. We might consider it but I’m not sure I want to be so far from the ocean and it will depend where our son ends up…

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Anonymous wrote:Brazil. I lived there for a year in high school (exchange strident), year abroad in college, 9 months as a grad student, and now an annual visit. Can't wait to move permanently.

Oooh, what part of Brazil? I spent time there years ago but haven’t been back and am dying to.

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whereever my husband isn't.

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Anonymous wrote:Southern Maine.

So far this is our plan, too.

Np, Me three!

Who wants to live basically in winter for 9 months a year. Who is going to shovel your snow?

9 months of winter in southern Maine? Twenty years from now? Winter isn’t even that harsh anymore now, poster.

Are people factoring in changing weather patterns and sea level rise in making long term retirement plans?


Ten years ago I was determined that I would retire to Ecuador for the low cost of living, excellent weather and relative peace. Now all hell is breaking loose there. But maybe in 20 years it will be nice again!

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We retired last year to midcoast Maine and it is fantastic.

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Anonymous wrote:To everyone who is saying they'll move away from DC but not necessarily to be near their kids, I have a question.

I have a list of about 10 places that I would just love to live. But while I've lived all over the world and have moved several times with our family, we've been settled here for a while now --- and I'd be too chickensh** to uproot myself at the age of 60 (when I plan to retire).

I just don't I have it in me to start from scratch to make new friends. And I really really don't want to be lonely. I've seen what it's done to my mom who moved when she was 70.

Isn't this a concern for all of you? Or when you say you'll move to Spain, Portugal, etc, are these just fantasties?

I’m very concerned about this which is partly why I grew up in DC and never left. We plan to retire to our summer house which we’ve now owned for ten years already so we have lots of friends there.

You may find that a lot of your friends are making other plans. We moved to Maine a couple of years ago for retirement and have been very pleasantly surprised by how easy it has been to become part of the community and make friends. There are a lot of people in the same situation, seeking friends and community.

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Florida

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Anonymous wrote:Malayasia

Then you should at least learn to spell it correctly

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Anonymous wrote:Brazil. I lived there for a year in high school (exchange strident), year abroad in college, 9 months as a grad student, and now an annual visit. Can't wait to move permanently.

Oooh, what part of Brazil? I spent time there years ago but haven’t been back and am dying to.

DP bt I will likely move there as well.

I haven't decided yet, but most of my ties are in Sao Paulo. So somewhere along the coast not too far. Probably between Bertioga and Angra. I will spend some more time in the northeast and if I decide I like that as well, maybe Joao Pessoa, Marigogi, Maceio, maybe even farther north. Pipa or Jeri would be a nice pace. Trancoso would be a very nice option. Florianopolis would be an option (but for winter).

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To a more accessible part of my house

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Anonymous wrote:To everyone who is saying they'll move away from DC but not necessarily to be near their kids, I have a question.

I have a list of about 10 places that I would just love to live. But while I've lived all over the world and have moved several times with our family, we've been settled here for a while now --- and I'd be too chickensh** to uproot myself at the age of 60 (when I plan to retire).

I just don't I have it in me to start from scratch to make new friends. And I really really don't want to be lonely. I've seen what it's done to my mom who moved when she was 70.

Isn't this a concern for all of you? Or when you say you'll move to Spain, Portugal, etc, are these just fantasties?

I’m very concerned about this which is partly why I grew up in DC and never left. We plan to retire to our summer house which we’ve now owned for ten years already so we have lots of friends there.

You may find that a lot of your friends are making other plans. We moved to Maine a couple of years ago for retirement and have been very pleasantly surprised by how easy it has been to become part of the community and make friends. There are a lot of people in the same situation, seeking friends and community.

I visited Maine a few years ago and loved it and felt very at home there, which surprised me because I'm a southerner and don't like cold. I thought I could live there, but maybe six months of the year. I think winter would be too much for me, especially as I age.

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Anonymous wrote:To everyone who is saying they'll move away from DC but not necessarily to be near their kids, I have a question.

I have a list of about 10 places that I would just love to live. But while I've lived all over the world and have moved several times with our family, we've been settled here for a while now --- and I'd be too chickensh** to uproot myself at the age of 60 (when I plan to retire).

I just don't I have it in me to start from scratch to make new friends. And I really really don't want to be lonely. I've seen what it's done to my mom who moved when she was 70.

Isn't this a concern for all of you? Or when you say you'll move to Spain, Portugal, etc, are these just fantasties?

I’m very concerned about this which is partly why I grew up in DC and never left. We plan to retire to our summer house which we’ve now owned for ten years already so we have lots of friends there.

You may find that a lot of your friends are making other plans. We moved to Maine a couple of years ago for retirement and have been very pleasantly surprised by how easy it has been to become part of the community and make friends. There are a lot of people in the same situation, seeking friends and community.

I visited Maine a few years ago and loved it and felt very at home there, which surprised me because I'm a southerner and don't like cold. I thought I could live there, but maybe six months of the year. I think winter would be too much for me, especially as I age.

Some of these locations depend on whether you have an SFH or a townhouse or condo. My mom left her SFH in upstate New York when she got tired of shoveling snow at her age.

[Anonymous]

I'll sell my 4 BR SFH in a good school district and buy a 2BR condo or TH in a lesser school district so I can sock away some cash, have less to clean and no yard work. Still not sure where but probably still in the D.C. Area.

[Anonymous]

I think a good number of people overestimate the likelihood that they will make big geographical moves in retirement.

In the case of my parents, they stay here just to be near the kids. They hate the cold, so the plan was always to move south. Plus, now that they are retired, there’s no need to put up with the extremely high cost of living in this area. They could also save a lot if they went to a no-income-tax state.

However, in the end, family trumps all and they put up with the inconveniences to be near their kids.

[Anonymous]

I feel like I often see retirees in the DC area who are keeping themselves busy working in parks, working as theater ushers, or similar part time low-stress but low pay jobs or volunteer gigs.

How hard is it to usher someplace like the Kennedy Center or one of the major theaters downtown? I think I'd like to move to a condo and then do that in retirement.

[Anonymous]

Our plan is May-September in Rehoboth Beach (already own a place) and the rest of the year in Florida.