Recent content by DoneAt50

I know I have friends in those areas and it's kind of one of the areas I am considering but still think about the expat thing at least in the shorter term

Sorry I just meant I don't have a car loan or anything. Yes there is an allowance in my numbers for gas etc

FLA in general is like another planet :)

Thanks Stripes your assumptions are in my line of thinking. My big question(s) are healthcare and even if to buy someplace or not and where that would be.

LOL!! Yeah I am not a huge FLA fan but from a retirement standpoint it makes the most sense which is why it's filled with NY (and others) people that aren't originally Floridians

Thanks. I figured I'd probably have to go to FLA

House worth 400K and 700K investement. I am not comfortable with 70% but trying to figure out factors like where to live (maybe expat) and health that in a few years could get me to like 85-90%

I was basically trying to fill in some blanks with people thoughts on places to live, taxes are less, HC would probably be less, etc

Sorry I should have said I did that but still have a few unanswered questions this is what I had come up with #1 Expenses - 50K #2 HC - Depends on where I live currently would be $700 a month with 3K Deductible #3 Money for children, Car etc $0 #4 Lifestyle change - Yes plan to leave NY but to...

Thanks. Single live in NY and that is everything. I have no mortgage on my main house looking at the other one as a wash (sell it and get out owing nothing) and would have to pay for HC out of pocket which lends itself to where is a good place to retire if I could even do it

Great forum and hoping some folks here have good advice. I am wondering is it really feasible to retire under 50 (I am a couple of years off) and peoples thoughts on where? I own a home worth around 400K as well as one worth about 200K which I owe 180K on so that's a wash if I sell it. I have...