Recent content by uncleharley

I am getting ready to retire and have chosen a few area's I might move to that would hopefully enhance my lifestyle during retirement. One item I am having a problem with is trying to gauge the quality of health care in a strange locality. Does anyone know of a website or method or agency that...

Using a 4% annual drawdown rate, a $1000.00 per month SS check is equal to $300,000.00 in net worth. Obviously it gives one a somewhat different perspective when deciding how much they need in fixed income assets such as bonds, CD's etc.

I use the clculated value of social security and my promised pension when I did my asset allocation plan. I classified the SS and pension as bonds and found that it made a huge difference in how I approach the investment of my savings. Other than bragging rights, I can't think of any other use...

Well, I've done a bit of searching and have found that South Dakota is an option for relocating to when I retire. More specifically, Lawrence County, S Dakota. Lawrence county is in the SW corner of the state and includes the towns of Deadwood, Whitewood, & Spearfish. Has anyone been there or...

So far all we have done is a lot of driving thru potential area's, trying to eliminate places we don't want. Next spring we will take a third trip with the intention of being more specific and more critical about some places that might fit the bill. After that it will be decision time. I think...

Hi Nords. Good to meet you again. Yeah, that T/A stuff seems to be working and should provide a nice supplement to my pension. I still need to be more disciplined in my execution, but, I've come a long way , babey. Arturo, it sounds like you have found a real gem and I have every intention of...

Arturo, Thank you for reknewing my interest in New Mexico. I checked out Silver City on the site that JP linked, but it looks a little hot. Bayard is not listed on the site, but since it is higher in elevation than Silver City, it very well might fit the bill. JPatrick, thanks for the link. I...

I am within one or two years of retirement and thought I should check in with some people that are in a similar situation. I am thinking of moving to another area when I retire with the idea of reducing my living expenses. I currently live in a high tax state that has a lot of services that I...

I think you are close on the differences in real estate prices John. A person can still find those 1,000 sq ft sheds out in the boondocks for under $100,000.00 in Wisc. I still think Wisconsin is a bit high on tax's though.

I'm new here and just finished reading this thread. Since I am not retired yet, I find much of the thread very encouraging. One item that hasn't been mentioned is that it is probably easier to retire on 33% of 100k than 33% of 50k. I suppose everyone has to do their own budget & try it before...

:D I'm an early retirement wannabe and new to this board. A poster by the name of Nords recommended this board as being filled with well adjusted, real, early retiree's. Since I am a mere wannabe retiree,I was hoping I could get some guidance from others on this board about retirement. Info...