skipro33
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
We built a log home in the Sierra mountains of California, about halfway between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe, 5 acres on a ridge that has views of the snowcapped range to the East and the coastal mountains to the West. Disregarding politics, there's nothing I do not like about it. I'm far from crime, yet a day's drive from the ocean, mountains, national parks, etc. The weather is perfect at our elevation and for me, that means being able to BBQ every day. Ha! Actually, it means able to be outdoors every day. There's hunting, fishing, hiking, skiing, kayaking, biking, camping, well all the outdoorsy stuff I enjoy. My kids and grandkids are all within a couple hours' drive and we visit at least a couple times a month. We don't like to travel much other than via our RV, but do enjoy Maui and the airfare is very cheap out of Sacramento and even cheaper out of Oakland. I spend more on fuel to drive my RV to Arizona round trip during the winter than to fly round trip to Hawaii.
Some think it's expensive, but for us, I found it very easy to make more money in this state than it cost, so when I realized that I could afford to retire here without financial compromise when I was 55, we did.
As far as politics, I take a lesson from this forum and pretty much consider the topic off limits with anyone other than with my wife. I have no idea how my kids or friends view the topic and if anyone does bring it up, like the forum gods here, they get a 'time-out'. Ha!
Some think it's expensive, but for us, I found it very easy to make more money in this state than it cost, so when I realized that I could afford to retire here without financial compromise when I was 55, we did.
As far as politics, I take a lesson from this forum and pretty much consider the topic off limits with anyone other than with my wife. I have no idea how my kids or friends view the topic and if anyone does bring it up, like the forum gods here, they get a 'time-out'. Ha!