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Where to retire......

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> You can retire to Arizona
> where..........
> 1. You are willing to park
> three blocks away from your house because you found shade.
> 2. You've experienced condensation on your
> rear-end from the hot water in the toilet bowl.
> 3. You can drive for four hours in one direction and
> never leave town.
> 4. You have over 100 recipes for Mexican food.
> 5. You know that "dry heat" is comparable to
> what hits you in the face when you open your oven door at
> 500 degrees.
> 6. The four seasons are: tolerable, hot, really hot,
> and ARE YOU KIDDING ME??
>
>
> OR
>
>
> You can retire to California
> where...
> 1. You make over $450,000 and you still can't
> afford to buy a house.
> 2. The fastest part of your commute is going down your
> driveway.
> 3. You know how to eat an artichoke.
> 4. When someone asks you how far something is, you
> tell them how long it will take to get there rather than how
> many miles away it is.
> 5. The four seasons
> are: Fire, Flood, Mud and Drought.
>
>
> OR
>
>
> You can retire to New York City
> where...
> 1 You say "the city" and expect
> everyone to know you mean Manhattan.
> 2. You can get into a four-hour argument about how to
> get from Columbus Circle to Battery Park, but can't find
> Wisconsin on a map.
> 3. You think Central Park is "nature."
> 4. You believe that being able to swear at people in
> their own language makes you multilingual.
> 5. You've worn out a car horn. (IF you have
> a car.)
> 6. You think eye contact is an act of
> aggression
>
>
> OR
>
>
> You can retire to Minnesota
> where...
> 1. You only have three
> spices: salt, pepper and ketchup.
> 2. Halloween costumes have to fit over parkas.
> 3. You have seventeen recipes for casserole.
> 4. Sexy lingerie is anything flannel with less than
> eight buttons.
> 5. The four seasons are: almost winter, winter,
> still winter, and road repair.
> 6. The highest level of criticism is "He is
> different," "She is different," or
> "It was different!"
>
>
> OR
>
>
> You can retire to The Deep
> South where...
> 1. You can rent a movie and
> buy bait in the same store.
> 2 "Y'all" is singular and "all
> y'all" is plural.
> 3. "He needed killin" is a valid defense.
> 4. Everyone has two first names: Billy Bob,
> Jimmy Bob, Joe Bob, Betty Jean, Mary Beth, etc.
> 5. Everything is either: "in
> yonder," "over yonder" or
> "out yonder.”
> 6. You can say anything about
> anyone, as long as you say "Bless his heart” at the
> end!
>
>
>
>
>
> OR
>
>
> You can move to Colorado
> where...
> 1. You carry your $3,000
> mountain bike atop your $500 car.
> 2. You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way
> home, so he stops at the day care center.
> 3. A pass does not involve a football or dating.
> 4. The top of your head is bald, but you still have a
> pony tail.
>
>
> OR
>
>
> You can retire to Nebraska
> or Kansas where...
> 1. You've never met any
> celebrities, but the mayor knows your name.
> 2. Your idea of a traffic jam is three cars waiting to
> pass a tractor.
> 3. You have had to switch from "heat" to
> "A/C" on the same day.
> 4. You end sentences with a preposition;
> "Where's my coat at?"
>
> OR
>
>
> FINALLY you can retire to
> Florida where...
> 1. You eat dinner at 3:15
> in the afternoon.
> 2. All purchases include a coupon of some kind - even
> houses and cars.
> 3. Everyone can recommend an excellent cardiologist,
> dermatologist, proctologist, podiatrist, or orthopedist.
> 4. Road construction never ends anywhere in the
> state.
> 5. Cars in front of you often appear to be driven by
> headless people.
 
Orrr.....you can move to Vermont where...
You ask for directions and are told," Ahyup, but you caint git there from here."
You have to take a rain coat, sunglasses, snowshoes and a parka everywhere you go because the weather is GOING to change.
The seasons are mud, summer, fall, and snow.
If you want an ice cream cone you have ask for a creemie.
You get to share you roadside picnic with several moose.
bears on your porch are not a cause for calling 911
You have to live on a dirt road to be a real Vermonter
There are medium cities on both ends of the state, but, not so much anywhere else
There only 2 major roads going North or South and lots of East-West ones that go either UP or DOWN.
Tourists are called "Leaf Peepers" or just Flatlanders.
Oh... and Aunt Jemima Syrup is NOT ALLOWED!!!!
 
You could retire to Mississippi. Nothing, there; is against the law as long as you don't get caught. No State Tax on retirement income. You can buy a nice place for less than most other places.
 
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You could retire to Mississippi. Nothing, there; is against the law as long as you don't get caught. No State Tax on retirement income. You can but a nice place for less than most other places.
Do your tracks have Jersey walls??
 
Ive got CA, CO and MN nailed down as I've lived in all 3 places. You pretty much nailed it too.

I also lived in Chicago where getting shot at is considered a greeting..... no offense my ChiTown friends.
 
I like corn.
 
Retire where your family is, I never understood why people would move away to retire, my inlaws did this they hit 65 and moved to north Carolina and then 10-15 years later their health was failing and it made everything impossible to deal with, they are passed now, but I never seen them happy once they left, they hardly seen the kids, it just never made sense to me.

Seeing the grand kids, nieces, nephews, my kids, and friends kids all grow up and live their lives makes me feel good, I wouldn't trade that for all the tea in china. I retired a while ago and we are now building our last house here in new England.
Our first house we lived in for a long time, it was 2 stories and we still climb stairs, but in 5-10 years maybe not to much, my old house had laundry in basement, and 2 bedrooms we didn't use.

So a friend of mine lipsticked it up and we sold it for a really good price (good for us), and now we are building a new single level 2 bedroom home, with a big dining room and living area and 3 bathrooms!!! lol I don't know why we need 3 but that's what we are getting lol.

the bedroom master has its own bathroom, and 2 big closets, and in one of the closets is a complete laundry room with the washer and dry stacked up on top of each other and a granite countertop to fold the laundry on. Its coming out great, and we are only paying for materials and hourly pay for my friends crew.
He had me open a business to build the house, hes about the smartest person I have ever met, so this business I started is a general contracting license, pulls all the permits, pays all the employees, and makes no profit, BUT we get a house that is going to be worth DOUBLE what we pay and this corporation owns it and when we pass my kids are owners of the corporation so nothing changes and if god forbid we ever need a nursing facility or medical bills we can not afford the house is safe.. smart

but yah, I vote for retiring where you are. that being said I do know people who never built a family and I guess if I was tht kind of person, I would not live anywhere, I would buy an RV and go where the weather is nice.
 
Retire where your family is, I never understood why people would move away to retire, my inlaws did this they hit 65 and moved to north Carolina and then 10-15 years later their health was failing and it made everything impossible to deal with, they are passed now, but I never seen them happy once they left, they hardly seen the kids, it just never made sense to me.

Seeing the grand kids, nieces, nephews, my kids, and friends kids all grow up and live their lives makes me feel good, I wouldn't trade that for all the tea in china. I retired a while ago and we are now building our last house here in new England.
Our first house we lived in for a long time, it was 2 stories and we still climb stairs, but in 5-10 years maybe not to much, my old house had laundry in basement, and 2 bedrooms we didn't use.

So a friend of mine lipsticked it up and we sold it for a really good price (good for us), and now we are building a new single level 2 bedroom home, with a big dining room and living area and 3 bathrooms!!! lol I don't know why we need 3 but that's what we are getting lol.

the bedroom master has its own bathroom, and 2 big closets, and in one of the closets is a complete laundry room with the washer and dry stacked up on top of each other and a granite countertop to fold the laundry on. Its coming out great, and we are only paying for materials and hourly pay for my friends crew.
He had me open a business to build the house, hes about the smartest person I have ever met, so this business I started is a general contracting license, pulls all the permits, pays all the employees, and makes no profit, BUT we get a house that is going to be worth DOUBLE what we pay and this corporation owns it and when we pass my kids are owners of the corporation so nothing changes and if god forbid we ever need a nursing facility or medical bills we can not afford the house is safe.. smart

but yah, I vote for retiring where you are. that being said I do know people who never built a family and I guess if I was tht kind of person, I would not live anywhere, I would buy an RV and go where the weather is nice.
Pretty simple. If you are retired and grew up in the upper Midwest you get tired of -20 temperature in the winter. Tired of the blizzards that force you to hunker down and then dig yourself out the next day. Tired of the mud holes that happen when the snow melts in early March. Tired of the lateam season blizzard that happens again in early March.

I bet the population of Arizona doubles in the winter
 
We think about retiring somewhere warmer, but then we think about helping the parents and seeing the kids and grandkids (i.e., family) and end up staying right here.
 
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Pretty simple. If you are retired and grew up in the upper Midwest you get tired of -20 temperature in the winter. Tired of the blizzards that force you to hunker down and then dig yourself out the next day. Tired of the mud holes that happen when the snow melts in early March. Tired of the lateam season blizzard that happens again in early March.

I bet the population of Arizona doubles in the winter

It use to feel that way long ago. Today there are enough people that you don't really realize it anymore. You use to be able to travel on paved roads and drive for miles without seeing any signs of civilization other than the road in many places in the state. These days finding that remoteness is getting harder to do.
 
Pretty simple. If you are retired and grew up in the upper Midwest you get tired of -20 temperature in the winter. Tired of the blizzards that force you to hunker down and then dig yourself out the next day. Tired of the mud holes that happen when the snow melts in early March. Tired of the lateam season blizzard that happens again in early March.

I bet the population of Arizona doubles in the winter
We got 30" of snow in the last 4 days, its winter. Granted, I have thought about a warmer climate, but that is easily outweighed by being close to my family. I don't care if it was 12 months of rain, sleet, snow, or fire, I would "weather" it to be with my family and friends, because I imagine that if I was forced to be away from them I would fight till my last breath to get back to them.
 
We got 30" of snow in the last 4 days, its winter. Granted, I have thought about a warmer climate, but that is easily outweighed by being close to my family. I don't care if it was 12 months of rain, sleet, snow, or fire, I would "weather" it to be with my family and friends, because I imagine that if I was forced to be away from them I would fight till my last breath to get back to them.

Actually over the last 20 years most of my family migrated to Arizona instead of me going back to the northeast :)
 
Pretty simple. If you are retired and grew up in the upper Midwest you get tired of -20 temperature in the winter. Tired of the blizzards that force you to hunker down and then dig yourself out the next day. Tired of the mud holes that happen when the snow melts in early March. Tired of the lateam season blizzard that happens again in early March.

I bet the population of Arizona doubles in the winter
The spring thaw can be a pain in the ***, but it's tolerable. The humidity is what I would like to get away from. If I could find a state with less humidity and still have the same standard of living for the cost as Indiana, that would be where I would want to retire to.

Feel free to start the "Hoosier" jokes now.
 
Pretty simple. If you are retired and grew up in the upper Midwest you get tired of -20 temperature in the winter. Tired of the blizzards that force you to hunker down and then dig yourself out the next day. Tired of the mud holes that happen when the snow melts in early March. Tired of the lateam season blizzard that happens again in early March.

I bet the population of Arizona doubles in the winter
As a citizen of sunny southeastern Arizona, I can tell you that the population on my town (Green Valley) goes from 12k full-time residents to 24k from October to April, so we really do actually double in population as you mentioned above BeeKool! You go to the store and in the parking lot are license plates from everywhere. Store shelves are empty, lines are long at the stores and restaurants, and there are people going the wrong way on one way streets while the snowbirds are here. Thank God April starts spitting out 90+ degree temps on a semi-regular basis and the snowbirds start to leave. They are pretty much all gone by early May when we start seeing frequent 100+ degree days. We love them while they are here (well.....some of them) and we are happy to see them leave so we can have a nice quiet Summer!!!!
 
As a citizen of sunny southeastern Arizona, I can tell you that the population on my town (Green Valley) goes from 12k full-time residents to 24k from October to April, so we really do actually double in population as you mentioned above BeeKool! You go to the store and in the parking lot are license plates from everywhere. Store shelves are empty, lines are long at the stores and restaurants, and there are people going the wrong way on one way streets while the snowbirds are here. Thank God April starts spitting out 90+ degree temps on a semi-regular basis and the snowbirds start to leave. They are pretty much all gone by early May when we start seeing frequent 100+ degree days. We love them while they are here (well.....some of them) and we are happy to see them leave so we can have a nice quiet Summer!!!!

Well that doesn't really count when you have a town that you have to be 55 to buy a house!
 
Well that doesn't really count when you have a town that you have to be 55 to buy a house!
While it is true that much of Green Valley is 55+ restricted, there are enclaves where it is not and that is where I bought. I did not want to be in an area that had an HOA and I did not want to be in a 55+ area either because I don't like people telling me what I can and cannot do. "Don't tread on me" :usflag:
 
A wise old man once told me "THERE IS NO PERFECT PLACE TO LIVE."
 
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