Bamaman
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I've never been in agreement with any lists about the best places to live. There are pros and cons in every state. And some states have some great places to live, and some rat hole societies in other regions.
I've been very fortunate to grow up and live in ultra low cost of living places. I've also been able to own 4 very large homes with house payments cheaper than rent. Instead of chasing the corporate ladder, I long ago chose to chase a low cost of living and retire early--at 58 in my case.
I like living where there are different terrains--a mixture of great farms, tall hills and incredible rivers/lakes. It's nice to live outside big cities--preferably about 40 miles. I'm fortunate to live 2 hours from 3 big cities and 3 hours from two other large cities.
And I especially like living where home prices are very low (relatively), and property taxes are ridiculously low. Last but not least is quality of healthcare, and we have wonderful hospitals close by.
And fortunately, our long term to retire young with sufficient accounts to sustain us was well executed.
I've been very fortunate to grow up and live in ultra low cost of living places. I've also been able to own 4 very large homes with house payments cheaper than rent. Instead of chasing the corporate ladder, I long ago chose to chase a low cost of living and retire early--at 58 in my case.
I like living where there are different terrains--a mixture of great farms, tall hills and incredible rivers/lakes. It's nice to live outside big cities--preferably about 40 miles. I'm fortunate to live 2 hours from 3 big cities and 3 hours from two other large cities.
And I especially like living where home prices are very low (relatively), and property taxes are ridiculously low. Last but not least is quality of healthcare, and we have wonderful hospitals close by.
And fortunately, our long term to retire young with sufficient accounts to sustain us was well executed.