Retirement-Where and why

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Anonymous wrote:We will probably retire to Florida but we talk often about Spain and Portugal.

Many Europeans do that, for the great food, culture and weather, low COL and cheap healthcare (not sure how/ if Americans would be covered). Main obvious problem would be distance from the family. What about Costa Rica or Panama?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm staying in DC. I like it here and I'm a native. The weather and COL are fine.

I think it's because you've never lived anywhere else better ?

+10,000.

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bangalore, india -- to my mom's house there. She built it to retire there, but didn't live to experience it. now she has left it for us to decide what to do. need to convince husband (non-indian) that we could live there. we are still in our 40s, so not yet time to retire...

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Anonymous wrote:If you are seeking an affordable, cool location, I previously worked in Detroit and real estate there is a bargain compared to D.C.

The city is undergoing a sort of urban renaissance too! Which is really exciting to see. Plus its a border town (Canada is always cool) plus a waterfront town.

Awww. I am from the Midwest and I like Detroit too. Have family in West Bloomfield. Affordable, cool. Northern Michigan lakes are lovely!

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Anonymous wrote:We'll retire wherever our kids are to be close to them and our grandchildren.

I'm a mom to grown kids. Two of them are married with kids. Planning to retire near your grandkids sounds great, but it probably won't work. We live in a society where people move all the time with their jobs. I have kids in Colorado, Georgia, Nebraska. and Florida. We live in DC with our high schooler. Unless you plan to follow them around (which is creepy) you're better off retiring in a place you know they will love to visit.

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I live in a predominantly retirement community in Tennessee (there are many families with children and some who continue to work). It is lovely, and close to good hospitals and health care.
Our two kids live in different states - they have both moved twice and could well move again. They come to us to visit and we go to them. There are many fun things for our kids (and future grandkids) to do when they visit. I am not going to spend retirement following them around.
Love where we live now. Low cost of living, low taxes, great climate, wonderful outdoor activities, mountains close, and
incredibly friendly people.
We couldn’t be happier.

We know of several people who have retired or moved to Tennessee and can't rave enough about it. +10

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I'm thinking of moving maybe 50-75 miles outside DC for lower housing costs. I have family in the area and that trumps (although I think I coming to hate that word) going elsewhere. So I'm thinking Frederick (although I'm clearly a Democrat), nearby West Virginia. I like the mountains/hills better than the beach.

I don't think I want to go much farther north as at 52 I'm really starting to get why older people move south. I'm just not cut out for really cold weather anymore (I grew up in the Midwest and could never deal with winters there again.)

Any ideas for me?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm staying in DC. I like it here and I'm a native. The weather and COL are fine.

I think it's because you've never lived anywhere else better ?

Nope, but thanks for guessing.

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Anonymous wrote:We are moving to Manhattan - NYC - for DS to attend private middle school there. We are already retired but waiting for him to finish up at his current elementary school. Two more yrs/grades and we are out of here.

This sounds like my worst nightmare for retirement.

NP here. If you have the money, NYC would actually be a great place to retire. You can order out any type of food you want at any time of day or night. Cabs everywhere to take you where you want to go. Tons of cultural events. Easy to catch the train to New England or the beach. You just need enough money.

How is NYC laid back and nature friendly (Central Park does not count)? Yuck.

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Anonymous wrote:We will probably retire to Florida but we talk often about Spain and Portugal.

Many Europeans do that, for the great food, culture and weather, low COL and cheap healthcare (not sure how/ if Americans would be covered). Main obvious problem would be distance from the family. What about Costa Rica or Panama?

Yeah, we talk about those too but would prefer to be based in Europe for more travel opportunities there. We also just love Spain and Portugal!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We will probably retire to Florida but we talk often about Spain and Portugal.

Many Europeans do that, for the great food, culture and weather, low COL and cheap healthcare (not sure how/ if Americans would be covered). Main obvious problem would be distance from the family. What about Costa Rica or Panama?

Yeah, we talk about those too but would prefer to be based in Europe for more travel opportunities there. We also just love Spain and Portugal!

Well, then now it's the time to do it! The euro is quite cheap, and there's huge unsold inventory of houses and condos in popular touristic areas of both Spain and Portugal

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm staying in DC. I like it here and I'm a native. The weather and COL are fine.

I think it's because you've never lived anywhere else better ?

+10,000.

No lie.

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Anonymous wrote:Canada. I have dual citizenship and want free healthcare.

Anywhere in EU. Dual citizenship.

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Thought we would want warmth. We are retired now but can't handle the heat. We'll go north.

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Cape Cod for 7-8 mos. Probably DC for the rest as long as we can afford 2 houses.

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My retirement plan is to stroke out at my desk at work. God bless America!