Moving Nationally or Internationally

[JD10367]

Originally Posted by old_geezer

I'm basically too old to move now but if I could I would love to live in Ireland. Second choice would be Australia.

I would love to give New Zealand a shot but, apparently, from everything I see on cable TV, literally everything in Australia is trying to kill you.

[old_geezer]

Originally Posted by JD10367

I would love to give New Zealand a shot but, apparently, from everything I see on cable TV, literally everything in Australia is trying to kill you.

I spent my R&R in Australia while serving in Nam and the people were just incredibly friendly. That and the local wildlife were big hits with me. Of course I spent a lot of time at the nightclubs and nice restaurants so that probably influenced me a lot.

[scho63]

Internationally: Maybe Greece or Italy
Nationally: San Diego or Hawaii

[crispystl]

I moved from Missouri to NC about ten years ago and that was easily the best decision I’ve ever made. On so many different levels...


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[Mr. Wizard]

We much prefer Colorado springs to Denver, more to do, close to cripple creek, mountain ranges not so packed with tourists, etc...

[BWillie]

Know some poker people that live in Costa Rica and Medellin, Colombia. They love it. Cost of living especially. They can live off of 20k a year like we can 80k here. They tell me the locals are attracted to gringos. Not sure why.

[PunkinDrublic]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Know some poker people that live in Costa Rica and Medellin, Colombia. They love it. Cost of living especially. They can live off of 20k a year like we can 80k here. They tell me the locals are attracted to gringos. Not sure why.

I’m either retiring to SE Asia or South America. You could easily retire to either for $300k. Both are hotspots for medical tourism so great health care is affordable. I’ve been to the Philippines and Thailand multiple times and talked to Retiree’s out there who love it. Also talked to people who retired in Cambodia and Vietnam who love the low cost of living. All of these places have big ex-pat communities so it’s not like you’re completely isolating yourself.

[rydogg58]

It's funny this got bumped. I found out last week I'm getting transferred to the other side of the state for my job. It's been a huge pain in the ass trying to get everything lined up as far as finding a place to live and moving on a short notice. Hope to never move again.

[HonestChieffan]

Ive lived in Champaign, IL; Chicago; Indy; Denver. and KC metro


Love rural Missouri close to KC. Easy to go anywhere and low cost of living with all the perks of KC

Would not go back to Denver on a bet to live. Colorado was fun and pretty but the front range traffic sucks totally. I did make a killing on a house there.

Loved the good of Chicago but thats all gone now and its a shithole top to bottom. Too bad, in the late 70s it was a great city.

Indy. Gawd no.

Would enjoy a winter place near the coast and seafood anywhere but Florida but the missus wont go along with that.

Been all over Europe and love vacationing there, Canada is awesome even if politically a disaster.

[Kiimo]

Originally Posted by HonestChieffan

Been all over Europe and love vacationing there, Canada is awesome even if politically a disaster.

What's it like to live in a country that's politically a disaster? I can't wait to find out

[Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan]

We'll be moving as soon as my wife reaches retirement eligibility. I've lived here in Maryland for 20+ years and have been ready to move for about 18 . . .

Looking to go south and west . . . Maybe Gulf Coast (Ala/Miss), Texas, or New Mexico (in the Albuquerque area).

If I had unlimited funds, I'd consider relocating to either Wales or Scotland.

[frozenchief]

I’ve lived in Alaska for 20 years. Land is comparatively cheap, people leave you alone, everyone has guns, taxes are low and the fly fishing is incredible. Winters do get long and it’s a pain to fly Outside.

I haven’t thought about moving until the last few months when it seems this country is just imploding. If I moved, it would be out of this country. I would love to get a boat and just drift round the world. Living in Belize or Costa Rica would also be pretty cool. Low cost of living and good fishing.

[Rain Man]

Okay, I'll start posting the ranking of my 86 cites that are potential retirement destinations. As background, I looked at housing costs, cost of living, taxes, various climate issues, political leanings, population size, and my subjective scoring of the quality of housing choices available in the $400,000 to $500,000 price range.

Scoring is based on my family's preferences, which are:

1. Having to work fewer years before retirement is a plus.
2. We want lower humidity, but it doesn't help if it's lower than Denver's. It just hurts if it's higher.
3. We want an average amount of rain, not too much and not too little.
4. We want as little snow as possible (my wife's preference in particular)
5. We'd rather live in a place that is in the middle politically, but leaning left is better than leaning right. (Put on your dang masks if you want me to move there.)
6. We're looking at single-story homes whenever possible, since we'll plan to age in the home.
7. We want a place that has January lows of around 45 and July highs of 75. The further from that, the more points are deducted.
8. Housing quality scores are based on the size of home we can afford (up to an ideal size but not necessarily bigger), as well as my subjective view of how attractive the housing stock is.
9. I'd rather live in a larger city, primarily because we'll need more health care as we age, and we also like having more choice among restaurants, culture, parks, etc. However, anything about 200,000 is generally the same, so no bonus for being bigger beyond that.
10. The 86 cities are mostly places that I think would be interesting, but I also generally tried to get a city in most western states. I added a few cities in other regions that look interesting, or where I've heard the tax situation is friendly to retired people.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Okay, I'll start posting the ranking of my 86 cites that are potential retirement destinations. As background, I looked at housing costs, cost of living, taxes, various climate issues, political leanings, population size, and my subjective scoring of the quality of housing choices available in the $400,000 to $500,000 price range.

Scoring is based on my family's preferences, which are:

1. Having to work fewer years before retirement is a plus.
2. We want lower humidity, but it doesn't help if it's lower than Denver's. It just hurts if it's higher.
3. We want an average amount of rain, not too much and not too little.
4. We want as little snow as possible (my wife's preference in particular)
5. We'd rather live in a place that is in the middle politically, but leaning left is better than leaning right. (Put on your dang masks if you want me to move there.)
6. We're looking at single-story homes whenever possible, since we'll plan to age in the home.
7. We want a place that has January lows of around 45 and July highs of 75. The further from that, the more points are deducted.
8. Housing quality scores are based on the size of home we can afford (up to an ideal size but not necessarily bigger), as well as my subjective view of how attractive the housing stock is.
9. I'd rather live in a larger city, primarily because we'll need more health care as we age, and we also like having more choice among restaurants, culture, parks, etc. However, anything about 200,000 is generally the same, so no bonus for being bigger beyond that.
10. The 86 cities are mostly places that I think would be interesting, but I also generally tried to get a city in most western states. I added a few cities in other regions that look interesting, or where I've heard the tax situation is friendly to retired people.

Interested to see how this turns out.