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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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I don't think most of you realize how uninhabitable most of these places will be in 20 years. Arizona will be like the surface of the sun. Florida will be underwater.

FWIW the most climate change proof city in America is Duluth, where I have family. Great Lakes region will be paradise.

Kenya

Anonymous wrote:Skagit Valley, WA.

We dream of Whatcom county, out toward Baker. (Deming, maybe?) How did you choose the Skagit Valley?

Van Ness

My best friend (60) just retired in Montreal. She is glowing and her husband (59) loves the jazz scene. They were both life-long New Yorkers.

Manhattan. And I will be able to afford it.

No car, best health car, amazing theater, I could go on and on.

Spokane.

We are also planning to move to Arizona. We have vacationed there half a dozen times and my DH used to live there (medical school). Biking, camping, daily swimming, hiking. With good weather like that we hope to never sit around watching TV.

Skagit Valley, WA.

Anonymous wrote:Arizona - it’s warm and more blue than red state

I think you have done zero research on the political situation in Arizona. It has been a Republican stronghold since the 1950s with only two presidential elections going blue, and in 2020 it was a squeaker for Biden - with the specter of Trump x2 and the pandemic, it was not a typical election. GOP has a stranglehold and has purged the members of its party who defended the election - talk to Rusty Bowers.

It’s risky to expect you’ll be living in a more blue than red state if you move to Arizona.

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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!

Staying right here in Chevy Chase

Anonymous wrote:Reno. Very beautiful and we love Tahoe.

I've thought about Reno. We have friends there, and we used to have a house in North Tahoe. I don't know if I can deal with the winters there, though, and how dry it is.

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Anonymous wrote:I have no idea! Probably somewhere within a few hours of DC. I want to be near water, hopefully somewhere walkable to some amenities. Someone I know moved to a house on the York River and I love the pictures she shares. I can’t see myself anywhere rural - I like creature comforts and dining options too much.

My ex moved to Chincoteague and I have never seen him happier.

Is there much near there? Just curious

Not much, just the way he likes it, after 40 years in hectic DCUM country . Fishing and cycling and his new wife, who I introduced him to. Also their 2 dogs and 4 cats. They are very, very happy.

For earlier retirement,
Colorado November-March
Cape Cod April - October

For later we’d likely just stay in once if those spots or move to be closer to one of the kids, but that’s quite a ways off.