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We're about 3 years away from FI - 2017/2018 timeframe, I think, provided we can nail down some things and come up with a real budget. We're in our mid-thirties, no kids, married 10 years.
DH and I agree on so much about retirement, the only sticky spot we have is WHERE. If DH had his way, he'd be living in a small cottage at the foot of a mountain range so he could go mountain biking every day and access a nearby lake for small boat sailing. He'd go into town once a month for supplies.
Personally, I can't picture retirement without living in my hometown in the deep south. It's flat as a board and nary a lake in sight. I'd live right in the middle of town so I go car free most days, and spend my time working on gardening, crafty projects, going to the gym, and doing the local music/festival scene on the weekends.
Compromise is going to be necessary ... so we thought about splitting our time between my vision and his. We could spend from December through May in my area, so we could do family holidays, mardi gras, and attend the festivals that happen in spring. Then in June when the temps get really high, head further north to ... ?
I'd love to crowdsource ideas on this plan. First: how crazy is this? Anybody else doing something similar? We lived in Mass. for a bit, where it was common for people to "winter" and "summer" in different locations. There are definitely some practical considerations around leaving a house unattended for 6 months. Not to mention additional cost of maintaining separate dwellings.
Also, I'd love ideas on good options for the DH location. Perhaps a better solution is getting an RV or tiny house to trailer around to be the "second location", and spend 6 months traveling around?
Ultimately I'd rather be married to DH than anything else, so SOMEHOW this is gonna work out ...
DH and I agree on so much about retirement, the only sticky spot we have is WHERE. If DH had his way, he'd be living in a small cottage at the foot of a mountain range so he could go mountain biking every day and access a nearby lake for small boat sailing. He'd go into town once a month for supplies.
Personally, I can't picture retirement without living in my hometown in the deep south. It's flat as a board and nary a lake in sight. I'd live right in the middle of town so I go car free most days, and spend my time working on gardening, crafty projects, going to the gym, and doing the local music/festival scene on the weekends.
Compromise is going to be necessary ... so we thought about splitting our time between my vision and his. We could spend from December through May in my area, so we could do family holidays, mardi gras, and attend the festivals that happen in spring. Then in June when the temps get really high, head further north to ... ?
I'd love to crowdsource ideas on this plan. First: how crazy is this? Anybody else doing something similar? We lived in Mass. for a bit, where it was common for people to "winter" and "summer" in different locations. There are definitely some practical considerations around leaving a house unattended for 6 months. Not to mention additional cost of maintaining separate dwellings.
Also, I'd love ideas on good options for the DH location. Perhaps a better solution is getting an RV or tiny house to trailer around to be the "second location", and spend 6 months traveling around?
Ultimately I'd rather be married to DH than anything else, so SOMEHOW this is gonna work out ...