What kind of retirement do you want?
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Anonymous
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I've been thinking about retirement (I'm 45, so still a long way off), and my husband wants to move somewhere nice for retiring. When I think about moving some place nice, I kind of cringe a little - it's like where you go to slowly die.
No matter my our financial statusI would love to be engaged with my community, friends, family. Be able to walk everywhere. Be able to give back to my neighborhood and community in some form or other. A community with all different ages and life stages. Going to a retirement town seems like the opposite of that - joining up with other old people, spending a life of leisure, preparing to die... does everyone want this? |
Anonymous
| No. I am fifty and when I retire I am moving into an apt either in downtown D.C. or NYC. I want culture, good food, and walkability. |
Anonymous
| A quaint place in the Marais in Paris for me please. |
Anonymous
That sounds great to me! My husband would never go for this! That's like his worst nightmare. I guess it's just a matter of preference? |
Anonymous
| I actually really want to move to a retirement community where there are lots of planned activities. I read an article about that Margaritaville place and I’m ready to move there now! I’d love on-site golf, tennis, dining, etc. But we are only in our mid 30s with young kids so that won’t happen any time soon. |
Anonymous
OP here and I'm really trying to understand... you don't think you would get bored of this lifestyle? Would you be fine with just seeing only people of your age group? You wouldn't feel disconnected from the rest of the world and society? |
Anonymous
Exactly the same. I imagine my husband would be bored to tears if he retired early. But it would be nice if he could work remotely and we could live in NYC. |
Anonymous
I plan to move to my rental property in New England and just watch the snow fall.  It's in a smallish town with a strong arts presence and historical interest. I don't have any family so where I end up location-wise is entirely up to me.
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Anonymous
| I would love to move back to Manhattan or west side of LA. |
Anonymous
I’d love this. I have no need to socialize with people 20 years younger than me unless they are family. My aunt lives in a community like this and she’s so happy. Always busy, so many friends. I’m in! |
Anonymous
Wow surprised to see so many more people here that want to retire in a city.... I thought I was the outlier! |
Anonymous
| I think being close to good hospitals is important-so we likely won’t go too far out |
Anonymous
I’d like to live in a place that is easy for my kids and their families to get to and has things for them to do while they are there. My parents live in the town I grew up in that is basically nowhere. It takes a full day to get there and once we are there, there is nothing to do. We don’t see them as much as we might because of this. |
Anonymous
Not that poster but nothing is stopping you from going out beyond the retirement community. You can still volunteer in the community. You can still be active. If you don't like the gym on site, go to Planet Fitness in town or something. Work at the library. Or get a "real" retirement job. So many things you can do. Personally, I need outdoor space -- hiking, kayaking, cycling -- an airport -- and a good hospital. 
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Anonymous
| One that is free of pandemics. |