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The Power Five => Big Ten => Topic started by: Cincydawg on June 04, 2021, 09:50:54 AM
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What factors are you considering for retirement?
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What factors are you considering for retirement?
Economic conditions/versatility
politics. ( sorry- it’s huge)
climate ( tough one - nowhere is perfect and I do like the change of seasons)
ease of travel in and out
population density
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affordability and
climate, not much snow/ice, temps above 40 most of the time
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warm, sunny, beaches. Some island in the Carribean would be nice. Or maybe Belize.
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towards the top of a high rise in downtown Atlanta.
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What factors are you considering for retirement?
Only one at the moment. When my wife will let me. I am ready to retire now, but wife is a bit younger and still enjoys her job, where I can't stand mine. But I am not going to retire as long as she is working, as tempting as that is.
In the process of building my retirement home right now. The equity in my current house will just about pay off the new house. That is probably the biggest factor for me. I don't want a house payment in retirement, ease of mind as making a payment wouldn't be a problem. Never leaving the desert, I like it too much so location is not changing.
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I'm in my location.
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I'm in my location.
I might be as well, or for at least part of the year.
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Economic conditions/versatility
politics. ( sorry- it’s huge)
climate ( tough one - nowhere is perfect and I do like the change of seasons)
ease of travel in and out
population density
If money was no object I would have built a house somewhere near Fredericksburg Texas
Love that area
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as far as specific location...
golf cart driving distance from the course
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as far as specific location...
golf cart driving distance from the course
Just park the Winnebago next to Coyote Springs.
(https://www.mesquitegolfcourses.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/coyote-springs-golf-club-by-brian-oar-11-1-550x300.jpg)
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EfqYgESWAAA0Ufw.jpg)
"Can you believe it? They used to test H-bombs on this beautiful piece of property."
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Depends how much money I have.
Ideal would be here in California. Probably either somewhere on the central coast near Paso Robles, or up in Sonoma. Maybe San Diego county, but it's probably too crowded for me, and by the time I retire it'll probably be the southern part of Los Angeles, if it isn't already.
I know, the politics suck. The taxes suck. The cost of living sucks. I have to hold my nose on those things to live here now. But those are all problems money can solve.
But the climate is perfect. Never too cold, never too humid, not really even ever too hot. The scenery is amazing. Ocean, mountains, desert, etc. There is rich cultural diversity, whether you're interested in the arts, in museums, in cuisine, etc. And in a place like Paso, you're a couple hours drive from all the things you can do in Los Angeles or the Bay Area without actually having to deal with the density of Los Angeles or the Bay Area.
If I don't have enough money for that, then it gets harder. I don't want to go someplace with constant horrific winter like I grew up in. Someplace like Colorado might be acceptable because they have winter intermittently. I don't want to go to the desert where it's 115 degrees in the summer. My body would rather have cold. I don't want to go someplace humid like Florida. I hate humidity.
I might consider some sleepy town on the Oregon coast that's driving distance from Portland without being within the Portland housing price market, or similar in Washington in proximity to Seattle. You get some winter there, but bearable winter.
But it's hard to find a place that checks off all the right boxes.
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Cabo?
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Cabo?
I worry about political risk there. Even more so than California.
Then there are personal safety concerns, and questions about adequate medical care, given that I'd be in retirement age where I'm sure my medical needs will increase.
I've never been there. I'm sure it's lovely. I'd maybe consider it for a vacation. But I don't know if I could get myself over the risk to make it a retirement destination.
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Water in Cabo is too cold and too rough to be any fun. I vastly prefer the other side, places like Playa del Carmen or Tulum.
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I was not being serious.
I thought someone might catch on to the migrate to Mexico from Cali irony. :)
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I was not being serious.
I thought someone might catch on to the migrate to Mexico from Cali irony. :)
Ah. Well I'd rather retire on a beach in Mexico than anywhere in California, so it didn't seem ironic to me. :)
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I discussed something outside the US with the wife and she was a strong NO. Political uncertainty. I also mentioned France, and that was an even stronger NO.
Like really no.
She grew up in a large city and likes large city things. That narrows it down. Considerably.
I was going to check out Tampa more when we stumbled across this place. Sign here.
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A small town in Ireland where I can drink Murphy's and not understand the locals
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Austin
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Austin
Well, DUH, everyone wants to go there.
Put another way, rank order the following as priorities, one being top priority for you, you can have ties.
Weather
Taxes
Cost of living
Cost of real estate
Proximity to "cultural stuff"
Proximity to restaurants, bars, etc.
Low traffic
Proximity to the beach, or mountains, or desert, or your football team
Safety (crime)
Special amenties (like having a horse barn, or lake for your boat, or golf, your hobby in effect)
Long term stability (ability to live there until you are really feeble)
Health care proximity
Other
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I was going to check out Tampa more when we stumbled across this place. Sign here.
The beach communities are a great location there. We had a time-share at Indian Rocks Beach for like 15 years. It's right there next to the big city, but still beach villagey.
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The beach communities are a great location there. We had a time-share at Indian Rocks Beach for like 15 years. It's right there next to the big city, but still beach villagey.
I think some of the speaks to the reality that even if you live in a bigger place, you don’t necessarily have to experience the entirety of the geography. Like, if you find the right beach village, you might just not leave.
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even if I won a big lottery, I don't think I'd retire in a place that was very expensive. Just not my nature
but it would be something to ponder
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If I won a large lottery, I'd probably go for 2-3 places and snow bird.
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even if I won a big lottery, I don't think I'd retire in a place that was very expensive. Just not my nature
but it would be something to ponder
Well, the expensive places are usually the crowded places. They're expensive because they're popular. Cheap places are usually cheap because nobody wants to live there.
And you don't strike me as the type that wants to live someplace crowded...
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I'd guess some places are not too crowded and full of wealthy folks, something like Boca Raton, maybe not that specifically. Tourists go there, and I'd guess I'm thinking of a place tourists can't go. There is some bizarre money in Monaco of course but they let me walk about. You could buy an island and a yacht.
Or just a yacht and live on that stateless.
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Austin
You watch yer ass! :)
Of course, I'll be long gone by then, living on an island in the Caribbean. So, have at it!
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Well, the expensive places are usually the crowded places. They're expensive because they're popular. Cheap places are usually cheap because nobody wants to live there.
And you don't strike me as the type that wants to live someplace crowded...
you are correct
I like people only a little more than you
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you are correct
I like people only a little more than you
Unless yer drunk.
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true
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So, you love everyone then.
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1. Weather
2a. Taxes
2b. Cost of living
2c. Cost of real estate
5. Proximity to "cultural stuff"
4. Proximity to restaurants, bars, etc.
6. Low traffic (reallyl ability to walk instead of drive, probably a higher figure for me)
8.Proximity to the beach, or mountains, or desert, or your football team
2d. Safety (crime)
NA. Special amenties (like having a horse barn, or lake for your boat, or golf, your hobby in effect)
3. Long term stability (ability to live there until you are really feeble)
9. Health care proximity
Having a place conducive to walking was high on our list, it's good for older folks.
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living in a small rural town nearly my entire 58 years, my expectations for "cultural stuff", restaurants, bars, the beach, or mountains, or desert, or your football team is not high.
being able to drive a few minutes to two or 3 bars/restaurants is enough
being close to a decent golf course is important. Hopefully the clubhouse has a decent kitchen with some options for a meal.
I don't mind cooking for myself. I save money eating out only once or twice a week.
Long term stability and Health care proximity are important
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Being happy with what you have is a blessing.
Wishing you had what someone else has is a curse.
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keeping up with the Jones' is a foolish way to live
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keeping up with the Jones' is a foolish way to live
You'd be a rubbish advertising exec.
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Quite a bit of advertising is just keeping your product up in everyone's face. Why advertise a product like Coca Cola? Everyone knows what it is. But if you didn't, it's sales would languish, seriously, even so. So, they make touchy feely commercials, often as not, they could almost as well just repeat "COKE COKE COKE!!!".
Remember all the barn roofs in the south saying "SEE ROCK CITY"?
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such as football fans in the South chanting SEC, SEC, SEC???
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Heh, I first heard that chant in 1980 after UGA beat Tennessee, in the locker room.
I don't think fans did it back then, much anyway.