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Where do you want to live when you retire?

Forum|Forum|10 years ago
May 20, 2016
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It is reported about 10,000 baby boomers retire daily.

Some of them want stay home where they are.

Some want to move to other place to enjoy their retirement.

Do you want retire and stay where you are?

Or do you want move to a community where you can make friends and share commen interests?

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ChristinaL231618

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Where I currently live , Green Valley, Arizona.

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judi685

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I chose after living and working around the world, would be the southern region of Portugal. The weather, the locals, the food, the wine, and good medical care.

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PaulR741657

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Like to speak with the Portugal retiree.

What's the main language?

What're the costs of living comparable to as in the US?

fffred

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I can't speak to the relative living costs. But surely the main language is Portuguese. (also the main language in Brazil)

@PaulR741657 wrote:
Like to speak with the Portugal retiree.
What's the main language?
What're the costs of living comparable to as in the US?

nahchoo

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I want to be more like a tumbleweed and less like a tree. I want to travel the world and live in as many places as I can, while I can. I've visited 3 continents and lived in 2 but I want to have visited and lived in all of them, except for Antarctica, a visit is a possibility but an extended stay seems not. I enjoy meeting new people and I like the adventure that new locales provide. This Covid thing definitely has put a hold on my plans for travel but it's also made me realize that if I'm going to do anything besides dream, I'd better do what I can, when I can. Because one of these days, the tumbleweed that I feel I'd like to be will eventually not be able to tumble any further along.

It's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice.

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Thingirl

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We don't know where to retire! Our choices are: AZ, NM, NV, or TX. I don't know how we are going to narrow the choice down. We live in MO now, but want to get out of the cold plus try something different. I've never been to AZ or NM, so I suspect we will have to drive out there and do the tourist thing. We are have 3 years until retirement/semi-retirement.

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WendellB235731

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Oh my, we havent been to many places except Atlanta and Nashville, Bowling Green, ky and Virginia. I think i would like somewhere like in the Hallmark movie The Christmas Card. The family lives in a classic "Christmas Card" like log cabin surrounded by beautiful woods and snow. It would be soothing because i could paint all that scenery. Im a painter and artist from ky.

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WendellB235731

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I would like to live somewhere like in the Youtube videos Self Reliance; i think its in Canada where this man builds himself a cabin, all by himself and the dog. This guy is a genuis!!

Wendell Bowen

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MarkB242707

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I've lived in Chicago, Washington D.C (surrounding areas) Ft Lauderdale, Phoenix and Tucson Sao Paulo, Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) and now back in Maryland.

I would really like to retire early and return to a warm climate. Therefore, Florida, Arizona, Brazil or Vietnam.

By the way, why do people from Chicago tend to retire to Arizona and East Coast generally moves to Florida?

WebWiseWoman

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hahahahaha, @MarkB242707... only fam rumor but East Coast peeps couldn't mix with anyone from THAT gang, so CHI, KC, STL...and east of the MS river hated Miami; honest to goodness next warmest area was AZ (TX hated any brown skin; NOLA was owned by French (after WWII they'd never get along with Italians). It worked out okay, me thinks...

WebWiseWoman

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I so wanted to win the HGTV home in Hilton Head, but missed that so was okay with my little apt in Vegas.

After the last year, and especially last 3 months, thought I'd be okay... then today. I now want to find somewhere that will accept retired persons as immigrants and future citizens.

Does anyone know of anywhere one can go (post-covid19) that is affordable (e.g., small apts utilities included for <$1K US)? Climate would preferably be warmer, but anything is doable. Must have internet access.

I hope I don't sound as silly as this appears but I really cannot be around for the repeat.

Thank you in advance!

#MaskUPNV

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jm63746270

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First of all, Vegas is great. Are you running from, or seriously running TO? Portugal is warm, is friendly, low taxes. There is always Costa Rica.

WebWiseWoman

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I do like to think of Portugal but they currently don't want retired ex-pats, based on google returns; Costa Rica is hesitating as they are overloaded right now.

Thanks for the suggestions; both would be beautiful once "Atlas Shrugs" and the world re-aligns proper.

#MaskUpNV

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k920929b

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I’ve thought of moving to someplace near Orlando-but not in Orlando. My brother, who I’m close to, lives there with his family, and it’d be nice to see them more than once every few years! They love Orlando, but I don’t know that I’d like living in a large city. A smaller place like Mt Dora might suit me better. I don’t know that I’d want to buy another home, though. Maybe a nice apartment. Currently I live near Buffalo, NY. I love the change of seasons here. I love that we live near two Great Lakes, Lake Chautaqua, the Finger Lakes. I love that we live near the foothills of the Appalachians. I love that there’s a festival of some kind, arts, music, food, you name it, somewhere in Western NY, every weekend of the year. I love the architecture, the museums, the live theaters, the huge variety of restaurants. People are so nice in this area. I think I’ll stick around home!

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ChaviB814890rest

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l508156s

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No I was commenting on the post about moving to the Philippines. I have no idea why it posted here. I live in Florida so I am very familiars with the monsoons.

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l508156s

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I cannot find the post but someone mentioned Ocala Florida. My son lives in Ocala it is a very nice city.. Plenty of trees and rolling hills. There is a golf course not too far, from On Top of the World.

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ChaviB814890rest

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