Where is Your Retirement Destination?

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Did you notice a change in your cost of living?

My real estate investment has doubled. Housing market is nuts. Other than that cost of living is about the same.
Moved out here to be near my son & daughter, hunt, fish, hike, camp and ski.

 

[tourists24]

Moved out here to be near my son & daughter, hunt, fish, hike, camp and ski.

This. Yes. I don’t how to hunt or fish. I look forward to learning

 

[bottomups]

This. Yes. I don’t how to hunt or fish. I look forward to learning

Never too old to learn. Would highly recommend learning.

 

[rod]

I'm retiring in April. First six months I'm living on the Appalachian Trail. When I get back home, we're moving to the sticks near the NC, GA border near a lake

I hear banjos.

 

[rod]

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Anybody have any thoughts about this where you're at? Is it accurate? Anybody move from red to dark green?

Mn. is NOT tax friendly---they got that one right. I think it should be moved up to "least friendly".

 

[rod]

Living in California I have to agree it's a tax friendly state . Prop 13 ( real estate taxes ) helps a lot.
Our CA taxes come out to less than $200 a year.

But our expenses elsewhere are more. DMV fees. Water rates are higher than electricity by double.
Food is pricey but that may be everywhere.
Sales tax is about 9%.

Nevada is only 30 miles away and we thought about it since housing is much cheaper but the savings everywhere wouldnt be worth the hassle. Our home is paid for.
Sure we could pocket hundreds of thousands after selling and buying a home there in cash but all the headaches of moving.
Not worth it to us.

It's the political climate that drives us crazy. Seriously thought of moving to Idaho.
We have a daughter there.

What is this "water rate" you speak of. I've never paid a nickel for water in my life -- always had my own well. I don't buy bottled water either. I'm not saying I've never drank a bottle of it but I personally have never bought one.

 

[bottomups]

What is this "water rate" you speak of. I've never paid a nickel for water in my life -- always had my own well. I don't buy bottled water either. I'm not saying I've never drank a bottle of it but I personally have never bought one.

You got one of these?

 

[olroadbeech]

What is this "water rate" you speak of. I've never paid a nickel for water in my life -- always had my own well. I don't buy bottled water either. I'm not saying I've never drank a bottle of it but I personally have never bought one.

In my town we have water meters and pay by usage. First there is a monthly "customer" fee of $68 a month. Then you pay so much for the first couple thousand gallons and then there us another rate for more than the 1st couple thou.

It averages out to about $80 a month for water. . Our electricity bill is about $40-50 a month.

 

[UnionStrong]

What is this "water rate" you speak of. I've never paid a nickel for water in my life -- always had my own well. I don't buy bottled water either. I'm not saying I've never drank a bottle of it but I personally have never bought one.

I have city water, no well needed where I live.

 

[rod]

I have city water, no well needed where I live.

With city water comes a monthly water bill-------and "city" water

 

[UnionStrong]

With city water comes a monthly water bill-------and "city" water

And clean water. Not that nasty well water

 

[rod]

And clean water. Not that nasty well water

I'll put my cool clean well water up against any chemical ladened city water any day. You can have your chlorine tasting fluoridated city swill.

 

[UnionStrong]

I'll put my cool clean well water up against any chemical ladened city water any day. You can have your chlorine tasting fluoridated city swill.

Drink your own sewage

 

[rod]

Drink your own sewage

 

[UnionStrong]

Mmmmmm….

 

[satellitedriver]

Drink your own sewage

My well is 300 hundred feet deep in the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer.
Pure clean tested "soft" water.
As an added precaution I run it through a 1 micron filter then a UV disinfectant lamp system.
Spent last week in Houston, Tx and could not wait to drink/bathe in clean water back home.
City water sucks.

 

[UnionStrong]

My well is 300 hundred feet deep in the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer.
Pure clean tested "soft" water.
As an added precaution I run it through a 1 micron filter then a UV disinfectant lamp system.
Spent last week in Houston, Tx and could not wait to drink/bathe in clean water back home.
City water sucks.

Depends on the city. My water comes from a reservoir that’s off limits to everyone…… nice bass in there.

 

[satellitedriver]

Depends on the city. My water comes from a reservoir that’s off limits to everyone…… nice bass in there.

Reservoirs are filled with ground run off water.
No telling what it brings with it.
Fish poop and have sex in the water too.

 

[UnionStrong]

Reservoirs are filled with ground run off water.
No telling what it brings with it.
Fish poop and have sex in the water too.

It’s filtered and I have a filter as well. Clean, fresh and sweet. No lime scale or harmful minerals

 

[bottomups]

Reservoirs are filled with ground run off water.
No telling what it brings with it.
Fish poop and have sex in the water too.

I pee in Clear Creek while trout fishing. Down stream in Boulder, Coors takes some of that water and brews beer. I don't drink Coors.