EastWest Gal
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We have friends that have their forever home less than a mile from Squalm Lake, the setting of On Golden Pond. Close enough?
I have no idea where to retire!
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We have friends that have their forever home less than a mile from Squalm Lake, the setting of On Golden Pond. Close enough?
Huston55
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That just happened (partially) with the passage of Prop 19. So, the chipping away of Prop 13 benefits continues.
https://www.boe.ca.gov/prop19/Proposition-19-Fact-Sheet-February-1-2021.pdf
Huston55
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I'm in NorCal and know lots of older (>70yo) retirees who left Hawaii due to lack of adequate specialty medical care, especially islands outside Oahu but, even there as well.
isisdave
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This near-native Californian (lived there since age 5) and his 7th-generation Californio wife just sold our home in Riverside county and moved to Indiana to be near our only child.
It is different here.
I do not think you can beat the California of the last 100 years, on balance, for environment, education, healthcare, opportunity, weather, variety, vacation opportunity, and a lot of other things. BUT that earthquake is coming sometime, and that could upset life pretty radically for people who are of advanced age or lesser ability. I think fire is going to be a bigger problem for a while too, and water always is.
It is different here.
I do not think you can beat the California of the last 100 years, on balance, for environment, education, healthcare, opportunity, weather, variety, vacation opportunity, and a lot of other things. BUT that earthquake is coming sometime, and that could upset life pretty radically for people who are of advanced age or lesser ability. I think fire is going to be a bigger problem for a while too, and water always is.
The one part on living in FL is you can prepare for the incoming hurricane. No way one can prepare for an earthquake.
Chuckanut
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The other thing about Hawaii people need to understand is that getting out of it for a while is an big expensive task. (Unless one is fabulously wealthy.) You are stuck there unless you want to spend the big bucks. I can get in my car and be in 5 other states with an at most an 8 hour drive. I can be in another country with a two hour drive. Hawaii requires a plane to do the same, and air travel isn't cheap, and requires more planning and paperwork.
For those who consider it 'paradise' - Great! I've visited several times and enjoyed myself immensely. But, living there would be like being exiled. Not for me.
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Bamaman
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We're traveling to.National Parks this week in AZ and UT based out of Las.Vegas.
And we find hotel prices to be abnormally expensive. Locally owned and franchised fast food restaurants are double the prices of comparable operations "back home". Feeding 9 & 13 year olds is tough on the pocketbook.
The area has spectacular scenery, but retiree income goes so much farther in the Southeast. We will stick to our lake living and RV in the Blue Ridge Mountains of NE Georgia.
And we find hotel prices to be abnormally expensive. Locally owned and franchised fast food restaurants are double the prices of comparable operations "back home". Feeding 9 & 13 year olds is tough on the pocketbook.
The area has spectacular scenery, but retiree income goes so much farther in the Southeast. We will stick to our lake living and RV in the Blue Ridge Mountains of NE Georgia.
ugeauxgirl
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We're going to be in AZ and UT this week too! I'm going to be in Huntsville July 1 touring UAH with my son. Let me know if you have any restaurant recommendations etc. Thx!
RetireeRobert
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Yes, nice place to visit. But I will stick to mainland for year around living.
unclemick
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Where I met DW. Kansas City. She left 'The Farm' and I didn't move back after Katrina.
Yes dear is just' ducky.' Growing up near Mt St. Helens in the PacNW I'm working on becoming a Flatlander.
Heh heh heh -
Plus freeways go to all points of the compass. NSEW.
Yes dear is just' ducky.' Growing up near Mt St. Helens in the PacNW I'm working on becoming a Flatlander.
Heh heh heh -
Plus freeways go to all points of the compass. NSEW.Where I met DW. Kansas City. She left 'The Farm' and I didn't move back after Katrina.
Yes dear is just' ducky.' Growing up near Mt St. Helens in the PacNW I'm working on becoming a Flatlander.
Heh heh heh -
I love KC--cousins live there & used to visit every summer. So much to do & see.
But weather is the same as Lincoln & I'm over humidity & cold!
RetireeRobert
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Yes, good suggestion. Lots of warm dry weather in Albuquerque, but not so hot, I think, as it can get in southern Arizona like around Tuscon and Oro Valley.
Plus scenic mountains to look at, and I believe even a ski area (or at least a tram ride) up on that mountain.
Travelled through there twice on two different trips, and both times had thoughts of this would not be a bad place to live. One trip we visited a national park (maybe it was national monument) right on west edge of town, with lots of petroglyphs. And I think one of the Amtrak routes travels through Albuquerque as well. As I seem to recall, New Mexico is not bad for state tax environment compared to some states.
Found this site for some comparative info about Albuquerque (as well as other locales): https://www.salary.com/research/cost-of-living/albuquerque-nm
And there is always the annual hot air balloon festival!
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May want to look further into it. Drug related crime is high in the city.
Various props extended prop 13 to allow generational transfers and inter county transfers (props 60, 90, 193, etc.)
You could argue prop 19 extended prop 13... Now you can transfer to a more expensive property (new rates will be blended of old value (transfer) and new value (the delta.)).
Not sure it's being 'chipped away'. Although as someone who bought from my father while he was still alive, and got the rate - that has been curtailed. But now we can transfer 3 times... which is an extension from a one-and-done previous rule.
ProspectiveBum
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I watched a good documentary about that a while back. I think it was called ‘Breaking Bad’.
ncbill
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Cleveland!
Koolau
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As a resident 70+ year old man, I have not seen that at least on Oahu. I've required quite a bit of specialty care - especially since turning 70. Of course, the outer islands are known for needing a trip to Oahu for certain procedures. YMMV as usual.
Koolau
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Lots of folks agree with you. Most malihini last a few months to a couple of years. Next door apt. has had 4 tenants that have returned to the mainland in the past 10 years. We had a retired lt. col. and then a lady whose daughter became a beauty queen here. Never even got to know the other two before they left (no, it wasn't us!
)I think what was most interesting is that the col. bought all new stuff for the apt. and then sold it all to the lady with the daughter. She sold all the stuff with DWs help. I think she cleared 20% of what the col. originally paid. One other couple brought all their worldly possessions with them and then took them all back home a few months later. We were honestly sad for all these folks. Their lives turned out very differently than their dreams.
Regarding getting off "the rock" I'm still waiting for the bridge to be completed. Until then, I BTD and buy the airline ticket. YMMV
My parents lived in southern NM (Alamogordo/Cloudcroft) for many years and I lived in ABQ for about 6 months in the 1990's. The city is bigger now but some things don't change. Crime and drug use in certain neighborhoods has always been high there, but no worse than where I currently live in NorCal. NM as a whole has a distinct culture that is apart from the rest of the US with heavy Mexican and Native American influences. Unlike Santa Fe, ABQ has always been working class and unpretentious.
We are planning to stay in NorCal and hopefully Hawaii, but if we needed to move some place more affordable, ABQ is my top choice. The weather is really good. It's not as hot as AZ in the summer (mainly in the 90's with only the occasional day above 100 and as my mother would always say "It's a dry heat"
). In the winter, it's usually pleasant with daytime temps in the 50-70 degree range with the occasional snowfall that melts within a couple of days. The main thing is that the desert is not for everyone. People who aren't from the Southwest tend to miss greenery and not appreciate its beauty. Before my parents decided to move there (from the East Coast), they rented a car and just drove around the state for 2 weeks. I'd recommend doing the same.Times change. Was born and raised in the Central Valley of California. Went to college, worked, married, and raised a child in Silicon Valley until late 2018. During the 1990s, early 2000s, it was generally believed we would retire to the Central Coast in California (Arroyo Grande, SLO, San Simeon), our favorite area of the state to visit. I love being near the coast, although not right on the edge of it.
With each visit there over the years, particularly after 2010, it became apparent retiring there would be different. Limited choices for medical services. Many retail and mom & pop businesses closing. And our perspective would change being residents there, dealing with seasonal tourism for many months of the year.
So now we're in Central Texas since late 2018 because our only child lives and works here. I guess we've retired here, and DW is quite fine with it. Me, I still don't feel I've retired, and I stopped working several years ago. My PC wallpaper is a photo of the coastline off of Pismo Beach. Old dreams die hard. I am truly envious of those who are able to find a place to retire they love.
With each visit there over the years, particularly after 2010, it became apparent retiring there would be different. Limited choices for medical services. Many retail and mom & pop businesses closing. And our perspective would change being residents there, dealing with seasonal tourism for many months of the year.
So now we're in Central Texas since late 2018 because our only child lives and works here. I guess we've retired here, and DW is quite fine with it. Me, I still don't feel I've retired, and I stopped working several years ago. My PC wallpaper is a photo of the coastline off of Pismo Beach. Old dreams die hard. I am truly envious of those who are able to find a place to retire they love.
W2R
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How we decided where to retire
When we first retired, we wanted to move because finally we had the freedom to do so. Also we wanted to put distance between our workplaces and where we live. But after a few years we realized that work is no longer relevant to our lives and (being retired) we'll never see the inside of those workplaces again. Can't! We both did classified work and can't just wander back in there any more for no reason.
Knowing we can't go back is a good thing, though, and has let us begin our new lives right here without the expense of moving to another state.
Much to our surprise we are quite happy right here. Seems like happiness comes from within, for us anyway. It helps that our neighborhood closely fits our needs and desires. Like any place New Orleans has its pros and cons, but at least by now we know what they are.
Frank is a New Orleans native and it seems to me that the older he gets, the more he realizes how much it means to him to be living here where his entire extended family has lived for over six generations. During my life I have moved frequently and lived in many locations, but I have lived here for a quarter century and that is longer than anyplace else. So at last I have a real home, which I have always wanted. Hopefully we can stay here for the duration.
When we first retired, we wanted to move because finally we had the freedom to do so. Also we wanted to put distance between our workplaces and where we live. But after a few years we realized that work is no longer relevant to our lives and (being retired) we'll never see the inside of those workplaces again. Can't! We both did classified work and can't just wander back in there any more for no reason.
Knowing we can't go back is a good thing, though, and has let us begin our new lives right here without the expense of moving to another state.
Much to our surprise we are quite happy right here. Seems like happiness comes from within, for us anyway. It helps that our neighborhood closely fits our needs and desires. Like any place New Orleans has its pros and cons, but at least by now we know what they are.
Frank is a New Orleans native and it seems to me that the older he gets, the more he realizes how much it means to him to be living here where his entire extended family has lived for over six generations. During my life I have moved frequently and lived in many locations, but I have lived here for a quarter century and that is longer than anyplace else. So at last I have a real home, which I have always wanted. Hopefully we can stay here for the duration.
RetireeRobert
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It is nice to have roots, somewhere.
I have thought about moving away from my area too, changing states. But then I think about the 47 years I have lived in my current locale, and wonder how at my age I could get comfortable in some new location. Am I too set in my ways?
Koolau
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Never lived farther than 10 miles from where I was born in Midwest - until age 60 moved to Hawaii. Most folks here didn't think we would stay - they saw it too often. Folks come and go. But somehow, we adapted and love it. I do miss the old homestead and we'll get back soon for a visit. BUT now Hawaii is home. It's just not for everyone - in fact I can only think of a few malihini who are still here after we've been here almost 14 years. YMMV
