Retirement destination?
So where, as a member of this community, would you recommend to retire?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Hello from Vietnam. I went to Australia initially, but after time in Vietnam I have chosen to be here for an extended period of time
Lincster45
Level 6
Feb 19, 2019
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The only reason I would leave would be if I could no longer afford the area.
RileyStevens
Level 7
Feb 11, 2019
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It always seems to me that this format to decide where to retire ignores the most important question for me: are you ready to isolate yourself from family and friends? I am retired now and my current answer is "no" but that could change. I did live in Central America for a couple years when I was much younger and could absolutely see moving to Costa Rica. Learning some basic Spanish would be good and it can become something of a hobby but an English speaker can get around there pretty well.
OCJoe
Level 6
Feb 11, 2019
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Well I'm already in Floriduh. Moved here in '96 to escape the cold. Doubt I'll ever retire. But if I could to stretch a buck it would be central or south America. One friend moved to Colombia and seems to love it. I'd have to move beyond a smattering of Spanglish though.
NoSacredCow
Level 4
Feb 11, 2019
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I guess it would really depend on what kind of climate and culture you prefer. Although I don't see myself ever wanting to retire, I see myself moving to New Orleans in my old days. Just something about that city that makes me think about it all the time. Other than that I might move to some place north like Iqaluit.
graceylou
Level 8
Feb 11, 2019
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I'm staying here, already retired, even tho the winters suck. because I will always need my friends too much to move away and I don't make new ones that easily. Even if I met someone special to share my life with, I'm not going to take the risk of moving away from my friends and ending up without their support if it didn't work out or I was widowed again.....I might be willing to take some risk for love, but I'm not going to move away and drop my safety net.
TomMcGiverin
Level 8
Feb 11, 2019
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You're right and I made the same point in my post. Making new friends, especially close friends, is very difficult. My wife and I are very social people so that's probably more important to us than a prime location.
@OCJoe Especially when you get to be a senior, it's hard to make close friends from scratch. Plus, unlike you I'm widowed and looking for someone to date.
I hear you Tom.
Carson City, Nevada. It's warm and dry, close to Lake Tahoe and Reno (skiing, scenery, casinos, nightlife and culture), lots of open space to hike or walk with the dogs, close to good hospitals, close to Yosemite National Park, Genoa and Virginia City, within driving distance of San Francisco, and not too terribly far from Southern California.
HankFox
Level 4
Feb 11, 2019
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political climate? Water issues? I want to look at desert states and not coastal states as I have been...
@thinktwice I don't know about the water, but I wouldn't be surprised to find there's a problem. Politically, there are some hella conservative people there.
This isn't a recommendation, it's just a personal preference. Actually, if I had my druthers (and a boatload of money), I'd retire to HI, but I'll settle for south Florida. =] Like @thinktwice said, warm (and tropical) places.
IAMGROOT
Level 7
Feb 11, 2019
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I would get island fever in HI...I have friends who spent boatloads to go and then came back...I think you almost have to be from there to handle it...I say warm places now while it is snowing...ask me in the summer when it is 100 degrees! ha ha ha....
@thinktwice I have visited HI many times on vacation and never want to leave. In retirement, I think I would be very happy there. If I had to scratch, scrape and struggle to earn a living I might feel differently, but that wouldn't be an actual retirement then, would it? I don't see island fever being an issue for me. In Sacramento, it has been pretty chilly since shortly after the infamous polar vortex (lows in the 30s, highs around 50 after a consistent winter of around 60). Gimme dat 80 degree consistency! LOL!
@IAMGROOT always good to research...Do you worry about being a haole? I know when I went to the Gulf Shores of Alabama, I was told that unless you are a daughter of the confederacy, you will never be happy in Alabama...I found that to be true...
@thinktwice Not personally, but if I had school-aged children there I would. I know there is an attitude towards mainlanders, but sheesh, why bite the hand that feeds you? I've never experienced any issues, but apart from a few weeks on the North Shore of Oahu I've mostly vacationed in Waikiki and other tourist "strongholds." LOL!
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