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I like the beaches and waters of Playa Del Carmen Mexico but I'm not happy with having no real police protection and having to watch people put gas in your car so they don't rip you off. I am attracted to the constant temperatures of southern California but state taxes and high cost of rent is a put off. Florida has high humidity and unless you get down south, cold winters. Where would you live if you liked turquoise waters and reasonable living if you had to live on 8k a month?
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In Thunder Bay, Canada.
My suggestion to anyone where rent is HIGH and property is LOW is to get into renting houses. You can pick up houses in Thunder Bay for around $100,000 still, and easily get $1,250 in monthly rent [with utilities being paid for by the tenant].
Also, Thunder Bay has a very low cost of living, and very clear seasons. I love the freezing winter. It's nice to just stay inside during the winter. I think it helps me compartmentalize my life, and just not think about how I schedule what I do over the course of the year. Big city life is not for me.
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I like the beaches and waters of Playa Del Carmen Mexico but I'm not happy with having no real police protection and having to watch people put gas in your car so they don't rip you off. I am attracted to the constant temperatures of southern California but state taxes and high cost of rent is a put off. Florida has high humidity and unless you get down south, cold winters. Where would you live if you liked turquoise waters and reasonable living if you had to live on 8k a month?
Bermuda, Dominican Repub, Bahamas, US Virgin Islands, Outer Banks, Sierra Nevada, Smokey Mountains
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Sint Maarten. Large enough airport to be pretty close to anywhere in the states relatively quick. Great food and people. That's if you're looking for out of America but within close proximity.
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if you didn't like cold winters
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I had relatives, and a few friends that settled in the Hilton Head area of SC, and they love it. Cost of living was good to great compared to the North East, weather was nice, and crime wasn't bad.
I do note that there is a lot of expansion going on it seems.
Also what's cold to you?
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Sint Maarten. Large enough airport to be pretty close to anywhere in the states relatively quick. Great food and people. That's if you're looking for out of America but within close proximity.
good one
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Bermuda, Dominican Repub, Bahamas, US Virgin Islands, Outer Banks, Sierra Nevada, Smokey Mountains
some interesting choices to consider. US. Virgin Islands, Bahamas
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I had relatives, and a few friends that settled in the Hilton Head area of SC, and they love it. Cost of living was good to great compared to the North East, weather was nice, and crime wasn't bad.
I do note that there is a lot of expansion going on it seems.
Also what's cold to you?
45 is cold
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Bermuda, Dominican Repub, Bahamas, US Virgin Islands, Outer Banks, Sierra Nevada, Smokey Mountains
Have you thought about Aquidneck Island? I would love to live there. You really need to zoom into it on a map of the USA to get a grasp of how small it is. Yet it is only 90 minutes from Boston, and has two McDonald's. ;D
I honestly think that anyone who lives here would have a much better sense of just how vast the USA is. We all roughly know how big our city is, but comparing it to the size of our country is another matter...at least for those of us in large countries, especially Canada or the USA.
Just look at this...and it has a healthy population size, sitting at just over 60,000, divided among three towns. 8)
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In Thunder Bay, Canada.
My suggestion to anyone where rent is HIGH and property is LOW is to get into renting houses. You can pick up houses in Thunder Bay for around $100,000 still, and easily get $1,250 in monthly rent [with utilities being paid for by the tenant].
Also, Thunder Bay has a very low cost of living, and very clear seasons. I love the freezing winter. It's nice to just stay inside during the winter. I think it helps me compartmentalize my life, and just not think about how I schedule what I do over the course of the year. Big city life is not for me.
rocket scientist of peace..... ::)
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45 is cold
Then you wouldn't like the -40F nights here in Thunder Bay, Canada. ;D
I use -40F as a reference because it is equal to -40C, so it is easy to translate this for both Americans and Canadians.
I think we had something like 10+ nights around -40F in Thunder Bay, Canada last month and this month. It is very cold - dangerously cold. You could die in an hour if not properly dressed. And yet people still risk it. Women still walk to bars with a dress on to save $2 on coat check. You would almost think a city ordinance [or whatever the Canadian equivalent is - municipal bylaw?] on that in Thunder Bay, Canada.
NOT that I would support that kind of Nanny State BS that happens way too often in Canada - I'm more just surprised none of our politicians have done that yet, here in Thunder Bay, Canada.
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Have you thought about Aquidneck Island? I would love to live there. You really need to zoom into it on a map of the USA to get a grasp of how small it is. Yet it is only 90 minutes from Boston, and has two McDonald's. ;D
I honestly think that anyone who lives here would have a much better sense of just how vast the USA is. We all roughly know how big our city is, but comparing it to the size of our country is another matter...at least for those of us in large countries, especially Canada or the USA.
Just look at this...and it has a healthy population size, sitting at just over 60,000, divided among three towns. 8)
Arkansas and Central Texas gets too cold for us in the winter. I think that place would be worse.
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rocket scientist of peace..... ::)
;D ;D ;D
My friend's dad was a cab driver, but it was sort of a secret he kept only to his family here in Thunder Bay, Canada.
Next thing you know, my friend came back after teaching English in South Korea, and started driving cab. He said his dad was hiding a goldmine from him, and he was making $36,000 CAD a year as soon as he started driving cab [which is probably like $28,000 USD, but is a lot of money in socialist Canada, especially for a young man in Thunder Bay without an actual career].
That gives you a perspective of how cheap things are here - and how poor we are here, relative to big American cities - or even big Canadian cities. Yet remarkably, I don't see too many of my friends getting into slum-lording. I have no idea why. It can be a lot of headaches, but I see no better option - not in Thunder Bay, at least. And my roots are here, so I would rather stay here. If not for renting houses, I wouldn't be able to live here. I would have to move to a big city, and I would rather not do that.
So I was just saying for anyone who doesn't know how lucrative renting can be, they should look into it if they are from an area with cheap real estate...places like...wait for it...
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THUNDER BAY, CANADA. :D
;D ;D ;D
NOTE: WOW, I actually converted that CAD figure correctly to USD...the Canadian dollar must be high lately. $36,000 CAD has been under $23,000 USD before. :o
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;D ;D ;D
My friend's dad was a cab driver, but it was sort of a secret he kept only to his family here in Thunder Bay, Canada.
Next thing you know, my friend came back after teaching English in South Korea, and started driving cab. He said his dad was hiding a gold mine from him, and he was making $36,000 CAD a year as soon as he started driving cab [which is probably like $28,000 USD, but is a lot of money in socialist Canada, especially for a young man in Thunder Bay without an actual career].
I'm kind of looking for a tropical climate.
That gives you a perspective of how cheap things are here - and how poor we are here, relative to big American cities - or even big Canadian cities. Yet remarkably, I don't see too many of my friends getting into slum-lording. I have no idea why. It can be a lot of headaches, but I see no better option - not in Thunder Bay, at least. And my roots are here, so I would rather stay here. If not for renting houses, I wouldn't be able to live here. I would have to move to a big city, and I would rather not do that.
So I was just saying for anyone who doesn't know how lucrative renting can be, they should look into it if they are from an area with cheap real estate...places like...wait for it...
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THUNDER BAY, CANADA. :D
;D ;D ;D
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The moral of the story is this:
Do you have $100,000 USD in savings?
Move to Canada, and you will be an instant millionaire. 8)
Just kidding...things aren't that bad here...yet. :-\
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The moral of the story is this:
Do you have $100,000 USD in savings?
Move to Canada, and you will be an instant millionaire. 8)
Just kidding...things aren't that bad here...yet. :-\
:)
When I was doing an extended vacation in Playa Del Carmen Mexico I met so many Canadians who had moved down there, apparently it is a haven for Canadians escaping the weather
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Silva North Carolina
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Arkansas and Central Texas gets too cold for us in the winter. I think that place would be worse.
Arizona ??
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Arizona ??
turqouise waters would be hard to find. I guess the parameters would be a place near the ocean but not like Galveston Texas with muddy ocean water.
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When I was doing an extended vacation in Playa Del Carmen Mexico I met so many Canadians who had moved down there, apparently it is a haven for Canadians escaping the weather
I believe that...as is Arizona, from what I understand.
I can assure you, I am NOT an adapted Canadian, in terms of the extreme cold. I essentially hibernate all winter to manage my autism. It's sort of how Kevin Levrone approached bodybuilding - give every inch for PART of the year...then take a LONG time off. Ronnie Coleman used to also take 3-4 months off after the Mr. Olympia contest, once he became a multiple winner, and could afford to focus solely on the Olympia.
Basically, I sit inside on Getbig during the cold months. Once I can drive my car without warming it up for ten minutes, I start getting back to the real world, or get the energy to do more things outside of my house - such as renovations on my townhouses.
Whoa...check out this. I guess I never really looked into the line "There once was a man from Nantucket". It turns out this is an island in Massachusetts! Wow...talk about quaint and beautiful. I love islands, lol. As long as they are in proximity to a Wal-Mart, I figure they are fine.
One wonders if Getbig's own "Wes" has been to this quaint little island:
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turqouise waters would be hard to find. I guess the parameters would be a place near the ocean but not like Galveston Texas with muddy ocean water.
Jeez you don’t want much.... ha
I know I would for 8k a month
I’d be off out of England for sure
Our weather leaves a lot to be desired
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Dubai, India, so I can make investments and business deals still
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Rosengård malmoe,
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Jeez you don’t want much.... ha
I know I would for 8k a month
I’d be off out of England for sure
Our weather leaves a lot to be desired
I definitely want to visit England
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Rosengård malmoe,
Ok, that's a new one
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Use this as a guide
(https://pix-media.priceonomics-media.com/blog/866/majoramerican_cities_pop400k2cranked_by_whatpercentage_of_population_is_white.png)
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Use this as a guide
(https://pix-media.priceonomics-media.com/blog/866/majoramerican_cities_pop400k2cranked_by_whatpercentage_of_population_is_white.png)
Funny, I lived in Austin for 24 years, ranked 16... was a very diverse city.
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We've spent time in Destin Florida, Newport Beach California, San Francisco, Riviera Mayan in Mexico, Costa Rica, Okinawa, and South Padre Island. We know we like the beach, clear or blue water vs gulf of mexico in Texas. Florida residents warn us of the humidity though we haven't been there in the summer. We all know California is expensive, fires, mudslides and earthquakes and state tax with high rents. But you can't beat the moderate weather. We are outdoors people so hike and bike trails, paddle board, boating appeal to us.
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;D ;D ;D
My friend's dad was a cab driver, but it was sort of a secret he kept only to his family here in Thunder Bay, Canada.
Next thing you know, my friend came back after teaching English in South Korea, and started driving cab. He said his dad was hiding a goldmine from him, and he was making $36,000 CAD a year as soon as he started driving cab [which is probably like $28,000 USD, but is a lot of money in socialist Canada, especially for a young man in Thunder Bay without an actual career].
That gives you a perspective of how cheap things are here - and how poor we are here, relative to big American cities - or even big Canadian cities. Yet remarkably, I don't see too many of my friends getting into slum-lording. I have no idea why. It can be a lot of headaches, but I see no better option - not in Thunder Bay, at least. And my roots are here, so I would rather stay here. If not for renting houses, I wouldn't be able to live here. I would have to move to a big city, and I would rather not do that.
So I was just saying for anyone who doesn't know how lucrative renting can be, they should look into it if they are from an area with cheap real estate...places like...wait for it...
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THUNDER BAY, CANADA. :D
;D ;D ;D
NOTE: WOW, I actually converted that CAD figure correctly to USD...the Canadian dollar must be high lately. $36,000 CAD has been under $23,000 USD before. :o
top tip Matt, if you dabble in the stock market, buy low, sell high..... ;)
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Sint Maarten. Large enough airport to be pretty close to anywhere in the states relatively quick. Great food and people. That's if you're looking for out of America but within close proximity.
Many blacks on that small island? See the recent looting following the hurricane....
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I like the beaches and waters of Playa Del Carmen Mexico but I'm not happy with having no real police protection and having to watch people put gas in your car so they don't rip you off. I am attracted to the constant temperatures of southern California but state taxes and high cost of rent is a put off. Florida has high humidity and unless you get down south, cold winters. Where would you live if you liked turquoise waters and reasonable living if you had to live on 8k a month?
Perhaps in a quality location in the Philippines:
most people speak English
nice weather and scenery
many very attractive slim young women around ;D
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Aki month has more than enough 2 live in San Diego. Mira Mesa in particular, where I lived,( or perhaps even Rancho Penasquitos, or perhaps Poway) with they 4 bedroom 2 story home with a two car garage, provided you what have enough equity from the sale of your phone home or wherever it is for a downpayment.
That's of course assuming you wanted to live in California. And Southern California, San Diego and particular would be my only choice.
Other than that I would choose somewhere in Southeast Asia. Either Bangkok or Saigon (if I were single... Vietnamese girls of Chinese descent are the most attractive IMO. Even more so than Thai. Lao coming in a close 2nd).
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Ok, that's a new one
RAPE capital of Europe ::) :P
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Perhaps in a quality location in the Philippines:
most people speak English
nice weather and scenery
many very attractive slim young women around ;D
City of Angels ;) ;) ;)
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I am on latitude 17 in tropical Queensland 8): (Tahiti is on Lat.17 too)
- Port Douglas
- Cairns
- Daintree
- Oak Beach
- 1770
- Fraser Island
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Thats a tough one man. Laguna beach is beautiful....doesn't sound like your into partying so I would say laguna/newport or La Jolla. IF your single and like to party then its Miami no question. I've been to every club in southern california and you just can't compare it to Miami in terms of quality and variety of women. Not into Cali beaches cold water isn't my thing. Unfortunately the food in Miami isn't great, LA/orange county have a ton of great restaurants and you have the mountains to hike..no one place has it all :)
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Thailand.
It's not for everyone though, but being from a (now) Third World country there was never any culture shock for me.
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Use this as a guide
(https://pix-media.priceonomics-media.com/blog/866/majoramerican_cities_pop400k2cranked_by_whatpercentage_of_population_is_white.png)
Funny how White is no longer majority population in USA.
USA is becomming the new Brazil. A big Brown mixed mess
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Bermuda, Dominican Repub, Bahamas, US Virgin Islands, Outer Banks, Sierra Nevada, Smokey Mountains
Yeah.... welcome to being ripped off by the dindus everyday and having to deal with loud pale midwestern tourists from a floating buffet everyday.
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I see that a couple guys mentioned Aquidneck Island and Nantucket-
The main town on Aquidneck Island is Newport. I lived there for a few years-Brutally cold winters-Local economy sucks-all based on tourism...lots of drunks live there year round-
Its good for the 2-3 warm months in the summer, and you will get laid a lot, but I would not live there-Also, its a liberal state.
Nantucket would be an absolute shitty place to live year round-Its a tourist destination during the summer, and travel is a fucking nightmare when the tourists come in-its also expensive as fuck, and cold as fuck-
Everything shuts down in the winter ( for the most part)
I lived in Boston for 10 or so years and would rent houses there in the summer months, which is the only time to have an excuse to be there-
Tons of drunks during the summer, so if drinking is not your thing you'd hate it-
That being said, there is a fun weekend called FIGAWI...too hard to explain, but look it up-
Tons of ass and drunk retards...
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Funny how White is no longer majority population in USA.
USA is becomming the new Brazil. A big Brown mixed mess
what colour are the natives?
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And the road becomes my bride
And the road becomes my bride
I have stripped of all but pride
So in her I do confide
And she keeps me satisfied
Gives me all I need
And with dust in throat I crave
Only knowledge will I save
To the game you stay a slave
Rover, wanderer
Nomad, vagabond
Call me what you will
But I'll take my time anywhere
Free to speak my mind anywhere
And I'll redefine anywhere
Anywhere I may roam
Where I lay my head is home, yeah
And the earth becomes my throne
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weird you made this thread today because I was just thinking this morning what would I do if money were no object.
-I would have basically a nicer home than I have now. basically a condo with a nice view, or if I moved back to montreal a nice house off the island not far from the water
-I would like the thought that I could eat anywhere I want any day rather than once a month, like at a good steakhouse
-I would volunteer my time rather than work, ie feeding the less fortunate would be a job rather than a once a month type endeavour
-I would have a nice car, I am simple but I( like muscle cars so a dodge challenger hell cat or a mustang gt500 wouid be nice
thats it really
My income with 2 jobs used to be not far off that number, these days not as much, but I am making a comeback of sorts so who knows, but I am pretty simple even if I was a mutli millionaire I pretty much like to train, read, drink coffee, listen and play music, eat good foods and talk with people.
I don't have crazy needs like I used to
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Sicily
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Chiang Mai, Thailand
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In Thunder Bay, Canada.
My suggestion to anyone where rent is HIGH and property is LOW is to get into renting houses. You can pick up houses in Thunder Bay for around $100,000 still, and easily get $1,250 in monthly rent [with utilities being paid for by the tenant].
Also, Thunder Bay has a very low cost of living, and very clear seasons. I love the freezing winter. It's nice to just stay inside during the winter. I think it helps me compartmentalize my life, and just not think about how I schedule what I do over the course of the year. Big city life is not for me.
Notable people
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunder_Bay
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Small condo in South Orange County. Newport/Laguna/San Clemente/Dana Point.
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In Thunder Bay, Canada.
My suggestion to anyone where rent is HIGH and property is LOW is to get into renting houses. You can pick up houses in Thunder Bay for around $100,000 still, and easily get $1,250 in monthly rent [with utilities being paid for by the tenant].
Also, Thunder Bay has a very low cost of living, and very clear seasons. I love the freezing winter. It's nice to just stay inside during the winter. I think it helps me compartmentalize my life, and just not think about how I schedule what I do over the course of the year. Big city life is not for me.
What about Fort Frances? lol
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Somewhere deep in the Canadian woods
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I would rent yearly and move state to state starting in South Carolina and move southwest across the country.no interest in leaving the USA.
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I would live in a whore house anyone who says anything different is a fucking moron or queer that being said we have a lot of queers on here
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Use this as a guide
(https://pix-media.priceonomics-media.com/blog/866/majoramerican_cities_pop400k2cranked_by_whatpercentage_of_population_is_white.png)
Primemuscle lives in Portland, just saying..
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Whatever you do, never live in a country run by blacks, besides being unable to run the country they could at any moment threaten to 'redistribute' all your property because you're white. Doesn't matter where you're from or if you legally bought the property recently.
Every country given over to black rule in Africa has gone to ruin and communism, they are simply incapable of running a country. Crime, poverty, murder, crumbling infrastructure and de-industrialization all dramatically increase under their 'leadership'.
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Whatever you do, never live in a country run by blacks, besides being unable to run the country they could at any moment threaten to 'redistribute' all your property because you're white. Doesn't matter where you're from or if you legally bought the property recently.
Every country given over to black rule in Africa has gone to ruin and communism, they are simply incapable of running a country. Crime, poverty, murder, crumbling infrastructure and de-industrialization all dramatically increase under their 'leadership'.
Well said..
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Maybe a year in one of these ? -
(http://www.midfloridarvrental.com/wp-content/uploads/Airstream_home_page.jpg).
Only half joking :).
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In Thunder Bay, Canada.
My suggestion to anyone where rent is HIGH and property is LOW is to get into renting houses. You can pick up houses in Thunder Bay for around $100,000 still, and easily get $1,250 in monthly rent [with utilities being paid for by the tenant].
Also, Thunder Bay has a very low cost of living, and very clear seasons. I love the freezing winter. It's nice to just stay inside during the winter. I think it helps me compartmentalize my life, and just not think about how I schedule what I do over the course of the year. Big city life is not for me.
To low to make a profit? What about tax and maintenance?
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Whatever you do, never live in a country run by blacks, besides being unable to run the country they could at any moment threaten to 'redistribute' all your property because you're white. Doesn't matter where you're from or if you legally bought the property recently.
Every country given over to black rule in Africa has gone to ruin and communism, they are simply incapable of running a country. Crime, poverty, murder, crumbling infrastructure and de-industrialization all dramatically increase under their 'leadership'.
Coincidence that during the "independence period" communism and socialism were the ideologies promoted during the time? Just like with America?
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I had relatives, and a few friends that settled in the Hilton Head area of SC, and they love it. Cost of living was good to great compared to the North East, weather was nice, and crime wasn't bad.
I do note that there is a lot of expansion going on it seems.
Also what's cold to you?
We have hurricanes though too... Matthew got us two years ago and Irma was pretty close last year. If he thinks Florida is humid he doesn’t want to be here lol. No clear water either. The ports flood the shores with murky water.
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Coincidence that during the "independence period" communism and socialism were the ideologies promoted during the time? Just like with America?
Communism and socialism are still the promoted ideologies in Africa. Instead of creating and focusing on developing new wealth they just want to take from others and 'redistribute' to get votes so the corrupt 'leaders' can continue to steal billions.
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You mean leave my parents basement :o :o :o
...NO FUCKIN WAY!!!!!
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Primemuscle lives in Portland, just saying..
Ha - let’s see his views if he moved to Detroit city
I’m sure they’d be just the same - Not.
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Maybe a year in one of these ? -
(http://www.midfloridarvrental.com/wp-content/uploads/Airstream_home_page.jpg).
Only half joking :).
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Every surfer dream 8)
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Primemuscle lives in Portland, just saying..
I live about 25 miles from Prime. He actually lives in a suburb of Portland that can consists of even higher percentage of whites. Over 90% white for sure, and it's a wealthy area.
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I would rent yearly and move state to state starting in South Carolina and move southwest across the country.no interest in leaving the USA.
Or just start in San Diego and stay there.
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I could do the RV thing for awhile. My Dad had a 32 ft winnie years ago that I would borrow for a weekend at the lake. But my wife isnt the RV type so that's out for the time being
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I would rent yearly and move state to state starting in South Carolina and move southwest across the country.no interest in leaving the USA.
About 5 years out from retiring my plan was to live in different places for 6 months to a year at a time. And I think if I were single that is what I would do. I would put my things in long term storage and just find furnished places to rent from Southern California to the Virgin Islands to the Philippines. But with a wife and 2 yorkies (love them but damn they can ruin travel plans) I thought we would find a place for minimum a year at a time because moving is a huge pain in the butt and not cheap. And with the dogs who are 12 and 13 years old, the expense and pain of moving them out of the US is a factor. We took them to Playa Del Carmen Mexico with us for 6 weeks and the air fare to get them there in travel crates under the seat in front of us cost about the same as our own tickets.
We have friends that live in Newport Beach Ca and we've visited a few times. I loved the area, Laguna Beach, the outdoor activities and the mild weather. The rent is almost cost prohibitive as I'm not wanting to pay 4K a month for a 1200SF house. We could find a place a little bit south of there that is doable but having lived in Texas for decades before moving the Arkansas, the $800 bite each month for state taxes is annoying and California would be a little worse. I think if money wasn't an issue Southern California would be our next stop. We would rent, so if after a couple years it gets old, we'll try somewhere else.
Florida is on the list because there are no state taxes, the water is some parts is nice and the beaches pretty clean. Destin is our only experience other than catching a cruise out of Ft. Lauderdale. But from what I hear, 90 deg with humidity makes it feel like 100+ which I want to avoid. Austin would hit 105 on occasion and those days you just don't want to leave the house.
Another option is the rent something in Texas for around $1000 a month, then just do the 3 month rentals at various places. Anyone want a couple Yorkies?
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Maybe a year in one of these ? -
(http://www.midfloridarvrental.com/wp-content/uploads/Airstream_home_page.jpg).
Only half joking :).
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New Airstream will run yea $100-150K then a nice Dually Diesel for $80K... travel anywhere!
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New Airstream will run yea $100-150K then a nice Dually Diesel for $80K... travel anywhere!
Friend of mine bought a new RV, several slide outs, looks amazing inside. I think he paid $250K for it. To each his own but I wouldn't. But they do use it all the time and love the lifestyle so maybe it's worth it for them. I would buy used on one of those. The depreciation is pretty considerable
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Friend of mine bought a new RV, several slide outs, looks amazing inside. I think he paid $250K for it. To each his own but I wouldn't. But they do use it all the time and love the lifestyle so maybe it's worth it for them. I would buy used on one of those. The depreciation is pretty considerable
Agree... same for a super duty, Cummins or duramax. But if Traveling without kids I’d definitely go with the pull behind for reliability and easier maintenance.
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Yeah.... welcome to being ripped off by the dindus everyday and having to deal with loud pale midwestern tourists from a floating buffet everyday.
Bermuda---I believe you have to have something to offer. Bahamas---I haven't heard that many bad things. Dominican Repub, even Trump saw potential in the country.
Americans from all regions are notoriously loud, rude and obnoxious, petty, and coddled. It's what we're known for.
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Montana, or go off the grid and live somewhere in the Louisiana Bayou.
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In Thunder Bay, Canada.
My suggestion to anyone where rent is HIGH and property is LOW is to get into renting houses. You can pick up houses in Thunder Bay for around $100,000 still, and easily get $1,250 in monthly rent [with utilities being paid for by the tenant].
Also, Thunder Bay has a very low cost of living, and very clear seasons. I love the freezing winter. It's nice to just stay inside during the winter. I think it helps me compartmentalize my life, and just not think about how I schedule what I do over the course of the year. Big city life is not for me.
matt what do you think of buying fixer uppers and then selling them at a higher price?
i think it seems like a faster way to make a good profit plus you don't have to deal with shit head tenants that go out of their way to destroy your property or not pay the rent on time
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matt what do you think of buying fixer uppers and then selling them at a higher price?
i think it seems like a faster way to make a good profit plus you don't have to deal with shit head tenants that go out of their way to destroy your property or not pay the rent on time
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Matt T (The Better Matt) is the one you should be asking about this. He has made so much money from flipping houses, that he has retired to Dubai, India.
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where i live now - scottsdale AZ
scottsdale is an amazing resort spot to live - short drive to mountains in Northern az, vegas, san diego, la, orange county, mexico is close too
so you have the best
-hot chics
-awesome food
-amazing scene/fun/clean/safe/fitness
-close drive to mountains, beaches, mexico
highest quality of life for my lifestyle - get some cali in but not have to deal with that BS of being a cali resident
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Matt T (The Better Matt) is the one you should be asking about this. He has made so much money from flipping houses, that he has retired to Dubai, India.
Nope...PhysiqueBook is on NYSE.
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I live about 25 miles from Prime. He actually lives in a suburb of Portland that can consists of even higher percentage of whites. Over 90% white for sure, and it's a wealthy area.
Would you drink a cup of tea with him?
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where i live now - scottsdale AZ
scottsdale is an amazing resort spot to live - short drive to mountains in Northern az, vegas, san diego, la, orange county, mexico is close too
so you have the best
-hot chics
-awesome food
-amazing scene/fun/clean/safe/fitness
-close drive to mountains, beaches, mexico
highest quality of life for my lifestyle - get some cali in but not have to deal with that BS of being a cali resident
Thanks, I'll look into that. Is Arizona a no state income tax state?
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Would you drink a cup of tea with him?
Probably not. Nothing against him tho.
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Somewhere deep in the Canadian woods
How about Tasmania :), the Dutch discovered, coolish , unbelievable forests, Devils, the best single malt whiskey in the World , etc,................
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How about Tasmania :), the Dutch discovered, coolish , unbelievable forests, Devils, the best single malt whiskey in the World , etc,................
Place must be a paradise, but I prefer cold climates (yeah, you can call me crazy)
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Sylva, NC.
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where i live now - scottsdale AZ
scottsdale is an amazing resort spot to live - short drive to mountains in Northern az, vegas, san diego, la, orange county, mexico is close too
so you have the best
-hot chics
-awesome food
-amazing scene/fun/clean/safe/fitness
-close drive to mountains, beaches, mexico
highest quality of life for my lifestyle - get some cali in but not have to deal with that BS of being a cali resident
Love Scottsdale! I go every year. Spend a week there and 4 days in Sedona. Damn Sedona is so awesome. Keepin in BB related always train at Los Abrigados
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Iowa.
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Nope...PhysiqueBook is on NYSE.
impressive.
where i live now - scottsdale AZ
scottsdale is an amazing resort spot to live - short drive to mountains in Northern az, vegas, san diego, la, orange county, mexico is close too
so you have the best
-hot chics
-awesome food
-amazing scene/fun/clean/safe/fitness
-close drive to mountains, beaches, mexico
highest quality of life for my lifestyle - get some cali in but not have to deal with that BS of being a cali resident
Hey tres, say hello to Groink for all of Getbig.
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;D ;D ;D
My friend's dad was a cab driver, but it was sort of a secret he kept only to his family here in Thunder Bay, Canada.
Next thing you know, my friend came back after teaching English in South Korea, and started driving cab. He said his dad was hiding a goldmine from him, and he was making $36,000 CAD a year as soon as he started driving cab [which is probably like $28,000 USD, but is a lot of money in socialist Canada, especially for a young man in Thunder Bay without an actual career].
That gives you a perspective of how cheap things are here - and how poor we are here, relative to big American cities - or even big Canadian cities. Yet remarkably, I don't see too many of my friends getting into slum-lording. I have no idea why. It can be a lot of headaches, but I see no better option - not in Thunder Bay, at least. And my roots are here, so I would rather stay here. If not for renting houses, I wouldn't be able to live here. I would have to move to a big city, and I would rather not do that.
So I was just saying for anyone who doesn't know how lucrative renting can be, they should look into it if they are from an area with cheap real estate...places like...wait for it...
...
THUNDER BAY, CANADA. :D
;D ;D ;D
NOTE: WOW, I actually converted that CAD figure correctly to USD...the Canadian dollar must be high lately. $36,000 CAD has been under $23,000 USD before. :o
The thread is about where you'd want to live, not places you wouldn't want to visit even if you're paid to.
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if you were retired and had 8K a month take home, where would you live?
Dubai, India.
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this house stocked with this.
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Rosengård malmoe,
Not Hollviken? Spent 5 weeks there when I was 17. Awesome place.
Malmo was great as well. I recall taking the hovercraft to Denmark, going to Tivoli, then to the Carlsberg brewery.
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Honestly Asheville, NC. Beautiful up there and great town! I’ve lived on the SE coast my whole life but will move when I retire.
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Honestly Asheville, NC. Beautiful up there and great town! I’ve lived on the SE coast my whole life but will move when I retire.
I believe WWE wrestler Edge moved there when he retired. Said it was between Asheville and Portland.
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Honestly Asheville, NC. Beautiful up there and great town! I’ve lived on the SE coast my whole life but will move when I retire.
Used to travel there on biz and it is awesome. Retired in NH now (for tax reasons) but also want to build a place that's warmer longer.
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this house stocked with this.
So, like York, Pa?
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I like the beaches and waters of Playa Del Carmen Mexico but I'm not happy with having no real police protection and having to watch people put gas in your car so they don't rip you off. I am attracted to the constant temperatures of southern California but state taxes and high cost of rent is a put off. Florida has high humidity and unless you get down south, cold winters. Where would you live if you liked turquoise waters and reasonable living if you had to live on 8k a month?
I'm a simple man. I grew up on long island and would probably stay.
Def would want to stay on the north shore away from those knuckledraggers on the south shore. (hamptons dont count, and its still just as flat and boring geographically)
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this house stocked with this.
I'll bring you a visit!
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Love Scottsdale! I go every year. Spend a week there and 4 days in Sedona. Damn Sedona is so awesome. Keepin in BB related always train at Los Abrigados
yep, Sedona is only 60 minute drive , me and the ms taco will say hey gets up go to Sedona, go hiking, eat looking at the mountains then come home by 2pm. do it often
scottsdale. cost of living isnt too bad for the fact you are in such an upscale area too. its hot in the summer but guess what! that is a good thing - it forces you travel (go north to the mountains, go to california)
wake up and you are at the beach by noon but i dont i want to live in cali full time - not on $8k a month
i have traveled to almost every major city in the USA. its hard to beat all around - again being 4-6 hours away from skiing, beach, mexico, vegas is fucking rad - plus scottsdale/phx is awesome on its own
smokin hot chics
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Looking at Tampa Florida area at the moment. Anyone have first hand info?
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My top 4:
Fremantle/ Perth Western Australia (lived there for 6 months, nicest people in the world and best beaches I’ve ever seen)
Anywhere in south France
Naples Florida
Florida keys
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My top 4:
Fremantle/ Perth Western Australia (lived there for 6 months, nicest people in the world and best beaches I’ve ever seen)
Anywhere in south France
Naples Florida
Florida keys
had the florida Keys and Key west on the map but the lack of shopping for the wife and the constant touristy things concerned me. Naples.. We'll check that out thanks!
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had the florida Keys and Key west on the map but the lack of shopping for the wife and the constant touristy things concerned me. Naples.. We'll check that out thanks!
Yeah, you do that. Funny you're asking people providing you with that fat fucking pension advice on where you should live you phoney piece of shit.
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I apologize for the above comment. At this moment Getbig doesn't have an age filter so kids can post here. Just ignore that child
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I am attracted to the constant temperatures of southern California but
lol... the little leftist dough boy avoids his preferred destination cuz a bunch of other leftist phaggots ruined the place.
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I definitely want to visit England
Me too, especially muslim city of Luton ;D
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I definitely want to visit England
In late spring summer you should get some reasonable weather
Let me know if & when - Be good to meet up.
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In late spring summer you should get some reasonable weather
Let me know if & when - Be good to meet up.
Check your Pms
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We've kind of decided Tampa Fla is a good next location. The beaches, the sports, the relatively low cost of living. We will head out there in July to test the humidity factor which is my biggest concern. Any one live or have experience on the Tampa area, would love to hear from you
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I'd opt for living in a van parked in Golds Venice parking lot, every bodybuilders dream. 8)
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I'd opt for living in a van parked in Golds Venice parking lot, every bodybuilders dream. 8)
I considered that.. the wifes wardrobe precludes that as an option
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I made about 8k this month....but I'm not retired. :(
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We've kind of decided Tampa Fla is a good next location. The beaches, the sports, the relatively low cost of living. We will head out there in July to test the humidity factor which is my biggest concern. Any one live or have experience on the Tampa area, would love to hear from you
See if clearwater is in your budget
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I made about 8k this month....but I'm not retired. :(
Mo money mo problems.
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so apparently nobody cares about crime in the areas they are looking to "move" to?
eveyrone's picking high crime areas..lol
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Hawaii is my recommendation
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Hawaii is my recommendation
Until it gets nuked like they tried last time and failed
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so apparently nobody cares about crime in the areas they are looking to "move" to?
eveyrone's picking high crime areas..lol
Those countries usually have weaker currencies and have a lower cost of living.
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Hawaii is my recommendation
Sweet!
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Don Henley said it best about this generation:
"OUT ON THE ROAD TODAY I SAW A DEADHEAD STICKER ON A CADILLAC"
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Don Henley said it best about this generation:
"OUT ON THE ROAD TODAY I SAW A DEADHEAD STICKER ON A CADILLAC"
So you're saying Boomers are alphas
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See if clearwater is in your budget
It is.. St. Pete, Clearwater, Tampa, Sarasota. I'm open to anything in the area. It may just come down to neighborhoods. Ive been told to avoid Ybor and north Tampa, Clearwater is packed during spring break,
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It is.. St. Pete, Clearwater, Tampa, Sarasota. I'm open to anything in the area. It may just come down to neighborhoods. Ive been told to avoid Ybor and north Tampa, Clearwater is packed during spring break,
St Pete's the best of the lot
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Retirement on the beach. But in a place with good internet and a lot of fine bitches for eye candy.
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Until it gets nuked like they tried last time and failed
We're all going, mine as well go with a smile on your face 8)
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Retirement on the beach. But in a place with good internet and a lot of fine bitches for eye candy.
That's the plan
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Some where in Indonesia. Probably Bali
Beautiful tropical islands and the most beautiful women in the world.
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Retirement on the beach. But in a place with good internet and a lot of fine bitches for eye candy.
I am already on the beach 8), but retirement >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> :)
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get yourself a reverse mortgage
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Sweet!
Ha :D, no more cold jungle of Canada :D
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I am already on the beach 8), but retirement >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> :)
Galveston?
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Would get a ranch up North, far away from douchebags.
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Would get a ranch up North, far away from douchebags.
but you would be violating the premise of "Wanting a relatively warm winter
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but you would be violating the premise of "Wanting a relatively warm winter
I'd be willing to trade less people for snowy winters.
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still scottsdale AZ
summer times i would bounce around
i am getting close this now 9 months in AZ then summer in northern AZ, so cal or downtown chicago. best of both worlds - only way to make it work is cut back on high fixed expenses which i am doing
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still scottsdale AZ
summer times i would bounce around
i am getting close this now 9 months in AZ then summer in northern AZ, so cal or downtown chicago. best of both worlds - only way to make it work is cut back on high fixed expenses which i am doing
Is AZ tax free as far as income tax?
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Galveston?
Tropical Queensland 8)
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still scottsdale AZ
summer times i would bounce around
i am getting close this now 9 months in AZ then summer in northern AZ, so cal or downtown chicago. best of both worlds - only way to make it work is cut back on high fixed expenses which i am doing
Isn't Dennis James living there?
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Never leaving my parents basement!
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I am already on the beach 8), but retirement >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> :)
Badass. My parents live on the beach. Hell of fun.
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is $8k per month clear a lot of money? lol
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is $8k per month clear a lot of money? lol
For the vast majority of people it is.
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is $8k per month clear a lot of money? lol
For retirement fund, it is. Most people don’t start saving until way to late.
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is $8k per month clear a lot of money? lol
Nice humble brag 8)
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is $8k per month clear a lot of money? lol
I'm pretty happy with it. Would love for it to be more, but I can live on it.
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Is AZ tax free as far as income tax?
Look at you trying to avoid paying your fair share :D
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Look at you trying to avoid paying your fair share :D
Kind of ironic how all that stuff plays out with these people 8)
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Kind of ironic how all that stuff plays out with these people 8)
Right? You'd think he'd be happy to give up huge portions of his retirement so the government could fund illegals and welfare mooches. :D
BTW, 8k is plenty to retire on and live a great life, especially if your house is paid off.
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Look at you trying to avoid paying your fair share :D
That is one way to look at it. I think the reality is states that don't have income tax make it up in other taxes. But yeah, I'm not impressed with how the government spends the money they get from me, so I would like to minimize the amount they can piss away if possible
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Kind of ironic how all that stuff plays out with these people 8)
Yeah, people who retire relatively young probably look at things like that, and how it will impact their finances.. :)
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Right? You'd think he'd be happy to give up huge portions of his retirement so the government could fund illegals and welfare mooches. :D
BTW, 8k is plenty to retire on and live a great life, especially if your house is paid off.
;D
Yeah as long as you don't have a huge gambling/drug problem and do not live life like an asshole that is plenty to live very comfortably.
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Isn't Dennis James living there?
yes its a great place for fitness types. countless IFBB pros here.
great spot
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I work with older folks and their money
live below your means
have solid income coming in by the time you retire (pension, 401k, rental income, SSI, investments)
stay active as hell - most retired people dont do this
being healthy is more important ever before when older
you can die of a broken heart so be active and close to family
make sure you accomplish shit when you are younger because you reminisce it over and over
have hobbies
common sense shit - but ive seen it many times -from a referee standpoint/observed it hard
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8k mo? The nice part of E. LA.
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8k mo? The nice part of E. LA.
I've watched Blood in Blood Out. I should be good to go
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I work with older folks and their money
live below your means
have solid income coming in by the time you retire (pension, 401k, rental income, SSI, investments)
stay active as hell - most retired people dont do this
being healthy is more important ever before when older
you can die of a broken heart so be active and close to family
make sure you accomplish shit when you are younger because you reminisce it over and over
have hobbies
common sense shit - but ive seen it many times -from a referee standpoint/observed it hard
Solid advices! And I do mean that. I would not live in Kommiefornia as a retiree. I fucking hate this state and can't wait to be able to retire one day and leave this shithole. Unless SoCal (i.e., Orange County and San Diego) tell Suckramenoff to fuckoff and split away from LA on up into their own state, there's no reason to live here. LA is a shithole too. The state hates money earners and is governed by analampreys just waiting buttsuck the fuck out of you for every dime you've got.
Arizonans don't want fucktard liberals moving there, trust me. Liberalism is a societal leech.
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Solid advices! And I do mean that. I would not live in Kommiefornia as a retiree. I fucking hate this state and can't wait to be able to retire one day and leave this shithole. Unless SoCal (i.e., Orange County and San Diego) tell Suckramenoff to fuckoff and split away from LA on up into their own state, there's no reason to live here. LA is a shithole too. The state hates money earners and is governed by analampreys just waiting buttsuck the fuck out of you for every dime you've got.
Arizonans don't want fucktard liberals moving there, trust me. Liberalism is a societal leech.
I spent some time in Newport Beach and Laguna Beach. Nothing to not like about it except the high cost of housing. I think if I had an extra 3 or 4 grand a month I would probably move there. However our plan is to do a lot of traveling and just the cost of living there would eat up a lot of the travel money. Liberals don't bother me, and having grown up in Oklahoma and lived in Texas for a few decades, conservatives don't bother me. There are good people in both groups
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Tampa is not bad, I would pick St. Pete, or Sarasota. The weather is good but yeah the summers get hot. St. Pete has decent food and has a good scene. Tampa is nice to visit. I would recommend Florida to anyone living on fixed income. If unlimited $ I would go to California, but honestly Florida ain't far behind it overall (food wise it is though). Women wise I think Florida is pretty close.
We'll head out there in July to scout for a week. We were about to go next week but couldn't fit it in with other travel plans. I hear good things about St. Pete and Sarasota so we will definitely check them both out.
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Tampa is not bad, I would pick St. Pete, or Sarasota. The weather is good but yeah the summers get hot. St. Pete has decent food and has a good scene. Tampa is nice to visit. I would recommend Florida to anyone living on fixed income. If unlimited $ I would go to California, but honestly Florida ain't far behind it overall (food wise it is though). Women wise I think Florida is pretty close.
I lived in Tampa from 2014-2015 and the big Publix w/ pharmacy in town took up to 2 days to fill my RX. WHen I drove there to pick it up I felt like I was at a retirement home. Hordes of geriatrics with their walkers hobbling around.
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I spent some time in Newport Beach and Laguna Beach. Nothing to not like about it except the high cost of housing. I think if I had an extra 3 or 4 grand a month I would probably move there. However our plan is to do a lot of traveling and just the cost of living there would eat up a lot of the travel money. Liberals don't bother me, and having grown up in Oklahoma and lived in Texas for a few decades, conservatives don't bother me. There are good people in both groups
Libs don't bother me until they tax me or try to make me snort their line(s) of BS on "fairness" or whatever they're pushing at the moment. Their raison de' tre is as fluid as San Fran perverts gender. It changes with a whim.
Conservatives are pretty much set in our ways but again, libs don't "believe" in anything solid, if you will. For example, men are men and women are women and you can't change your sex anymore than a leopard can change its spots or a tiger their stripes. I have friends that are liberal in many ways, the main exception being they despise pedophiles, rapists and the like and don't want to be taxed. You being taxed they don't mind at all because it's "fair". I don't hold back on them and they don't hold back on me. But we agree to to disagree in an agreeable manner.
Kommiefornia is governed by the extra chromosome set. 'Tards. By the way, 8 grand a month is plenty if you govern yourself wisely in its use. All the best and I hope you find what you want and need.
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I like the beaches and waters of Playa Del Carmen Mexico but I'm not happy with having no real police protection and having to watch people put gas in your car so they don't rip you off. I am attracted to the constant temperatures of southern California but state taxes and high cost of rent is a put off. Florida has high humidity and unless you get down south, cold winters. Where would you live if you liked turquoise waters and reasonable living if you had to live on 8k a month?
You have 8K in retirement money a month? You can live large with that money.
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I lived in Tampa from 2014-2015 and the big Publix w/ pharmacy in town took up to 2 days to fill my RX. WHen I drove there to pick it up I felt like I was at a retirement home. Hordes of geriatrics with their walkers hobbling around.
I'm in Hot Springs AR now and it feels very similar. Some of the worse drivers I have seen and they are all blue hairs with big dark glasses
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I spent some time in Newport Beach and Laguna Beach. Nothing to not like about it except the high cost of housing. I think if I had an extra 3 or 4 grand a month I would probably move there. However our plan is to do a lot of traveling and just the cost of living there would eat up a lot of the travel money. Liberals don't bother me, and having grown up in Oklahoma and lived in Texas for a few decades, conservatives don't bother me. There are good people in both groups
High cost of housing, food, insurance, gas, clothes, entertainment, etc, etc.
Been seriously considering a move out of this state myself.
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High cost of housing, food, insurance, gas, clothes, entertainment, etc, etc.
Been seriously considering a move out of this state myself.
You live in California?
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8k a month is great money in most places
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You live in California?
My entire life, SoCal.
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My entire life, SoCal.
I was born there but moved from San Diego as a child. Haven't been back much since. In the last 3 years we had some good friends move to Lido Island in Newport Beach and we've been out to visit a few times and I have to say I was very impressed. Coming from Texas where you can see your life flash before your eyes just walking from the house to the car in 105 Deg temp, it was refreshing to be able to enjoy the outdoors in July. Something about the vibe there and Laguna Beach had a 70's feel to it. But yeah.. gas prices, and the housing is eye opening.
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I was born there but moved from San Diego as a child. Haven't been back much since. In the last 3 years we had some good friends move to Lido Island in Newport Beach and we've been out to visit a few times and I have to say I was very impressed. Coming from Texas where you can see your life flash before your eyes just walking from the house to the car in 105 Deg temp, it was refreshing to be able to enjoy the outdoors in July. Something about the vibe there and Laguna Beach had a 70's feel to it. But yeah.. gas prices, and the housing is eye opening.
The crowds during warm months are insane, holidays are fucked near the beach. The democrats have jacked our taxes so high on everything, it's insane. I just spent $681 to register my truck.
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The crowds during warm months are insane, holidays are fucked near the beach. The democrats have jacked our taxes so high on everything, it's insane. I just spent $681 to register my truck.
Preach it, brother...Kommiefornia's government is asinine. They raised vehicle registrations ostensibly to fix our roads but then that same government decided that pot holes were not harmful and should be legalized in this state.
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The crowds during warm months are insane, holidays are fucked near the beach. The democrats have jacked our taxes so high on everything, it's insane. I just spent $681 to register my truck.
Plates, registration and title in Florida is $500.
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Plates, registration and title in Florida is $500.
I think I paid $60 in AR
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I think I paid $60 in AR
Paid more than double that for my bike. Brown has driven taxes through the roof.
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Paid more than double that for my bike. Brown has driven taxes through the roof.
Those little hidden gems are a concern. I think at this time Southern Calif is a little to rich for my blood. I will try the Tampa area for a year or two and see how that works. We can vacation to Napa and Southern Cal in the mean time.
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Portugal, nice people and great weather
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The crowds during warm months are insane, holidays are fucked near the beach. The democrats have jacked our taxes so high on everything, it's insane. I just spent $681 to register my truck.
:o :o :o
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You have 8K in retirement money a month? You can live large with that money.
Go to Sweden or Germany, destroy documents & be refugee from Syria & free money is yours. :D
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Portugal, nice people and great weather
I can confirm this
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Those little hidden gems are a concern. I think at this time Southern Calif is a little to rich for my blood. I will try the Tampa area for a year or two and see how that works. We can vacation to Napa and Southern Cal in the mean time.
because of rich people's behaviour or?
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Paid more than double that for my bike. Brown has driven taxes through the roof.
$48 for my car , $17 for my bike :D
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A whore house common fucking sense no brainer
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It would be very affordable to live at a whore house with that much money hell you would still have 2 Grand left a month i cant believe you guys truly wouldn't do that
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You guys are talking about moving to Portland when u could be living with 15 young whores in Thailand
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You guys are talking about moving to Portland when u could be living with 15 young whores in Thailand
sure but all of those boy in a 1 maybe 2 br apt? it would be pigpen
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You guys are talking about moving to Portland when u could be living with 15 young whores in Thailand
;D, see U there in May
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Portugal, nice people and great weather
until the muzzies take over
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Actually, at Sears and Roebuck, I bring home between 7-9K a month.
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Actually, at Sears and Roebuck, I bring home between 7-9K a month.
Thats good money. The trick is retiring at the same or more than you were making working.
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Thats good money. The trick is retiring at the same or more than you were making working.
I doubt $1,000 more allows me the option to live anywhere I want....but right now, I want somewhere where the sun shines more often and there is an ocean/beach nearby.
This friggin' rain is getting me down.
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Thats good money. The trick is retiring at the same or more than you were making working.
Yes, I do well as a cashier.
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I doubt $1,000 more allows me the option to live anywhere I want....but right now, I want somewhere where the sun shines more often and there is an ocean/beach nearby.
This friggin' rain is getting me down.
That is what I want as well.
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Yes, I do well as a cashier.
And no one balances the till at the end of the shift? :)
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And no one balances the till at the end of the shift? :)
StickyFingers1900
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Somewhere where I could have a lot of pets.
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Yes, I do well as a cashier.
If mr.Canada gym (on Manly beach) still exist , you could be his Mr.gym manager :D
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Somewhere where I could have a lot of pets.
Hope they have clean feet
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Somewhere where I could have a lot of pets.
Like "cats all over the counters" pets or "I'm going to kill you and eat you" pets?
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Like "cats all over the counters" pets or "I'm going to kill you and eat you" pets?
Nothing I would kill or that would kill me.
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Nothing I would kill or that would kill me.
so no cats then
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sure but all of those boy in a 1 maybe 2 br apt? it would be pigpen
It is Thailand.
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Portugal, nice people and great weather
Yes. Low crime. No muslims, Land of peace.
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I've lived many places including Hawaii, Southern Ca. and Florida.....
San Diego area is best overall.....
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I've lived many places including Hawaii, Southern Ca. and Florida.....
San Diego area is best overall.....
Looked into that area as well. I agree for consistent warm weather, amenities etc it is a great place. The reason we didn't select it this time was the high housing, gas, food costs with the state income tax. Maybe after we give Tampa a try we will revisit that
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I've lived many places including Hawaii, Southern Ca. and Florida.....
San Diego area is best overall.....
Grew up there, but moved up to Ventura several years ago. Houses still expensive, but much less traffic and slightly cooler temps here. Close to the water. Thinking of going further up the coast, maybe to San Luis or Pismo.
Spent time in Orlando/Tampa. Hot, muggy and buggy summers...no thanks.
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I would stay right here in Texas :D
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Today I think anywhere where the sun is shining and it is warmer would be great. -Got spoiled during the previous three day warm up to 75 degrees and above....and the sun was out.
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Grew up there, but moved up to Ventura several years ago. Houses still expensive, but much less traffic and slightly cooler temps here. Close to the water. Thinking of going further up the coast, maybe to San Luis or Pismo.
Spent time in Orlando/Tampa. Hot, muggy and buggy summers...no thanks.
Would like to hear more of your experience with Tampa
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I would stay right here in Texas :D
LIved in Texas 24 years. Nothing against it. Just want beaches with nice water, warmer winters and Texas doesn't offer that. But I'll always have a place in my heart for Austin
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Repeating: tropical climate = happiness
;D 8)
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Repeating: tropical climate = happiness
;D 8)
Fuck the heat, I prefer Iceland or Canada
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Fuck the heat, I prefer Iceland or Canada
Gays climate , mans cuddle together in cold :P :-\
;D
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Gays climate , mans cuddle together in cold :P :-\
;D
Don't forget that Wim Hof is from my country. Only real men are capable to perform this,
(http://timewheel.net/files/2017/02/dunyanin-inanilmaz-ozelliklere-sahip-10-insani_780x439.jpg)
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Don't forget that Wim Hof is from my country. Only real men are capable to perform this,
(http://timewheel.net/files/2017/02/dunyanin-inanilmaz-ozelliklere-sahip-10-insani_780x439.jpg)
& that attract ladies ::) ::) ::) (or other boys to warm him up ;D)
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Thought getbiggers retired with 10K worth of monthly income. I retired with a little over 6K worth of monthly income. No, I'm not rich but doing better than most retired guys.
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Thought getbiggers retired with 10K worth of monthly income. I retired with a little over 6K worth of income. No, I'm not rich but doing better than most retired guys.
You shouldn't believe everything you read on Getbig.
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You shouldn't believe everything you read on Getbig.
You mean everyone here doesn't have a 9" cock and live in a 4 thousand sq foot house on the ocean?
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Yes, I do well as a cashier.
You bring home over a 100k as a cashier? Taking home 9K a month means your are well over 100K gross.
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I've lived many places including Hawaii, Southern Ca. and Florida.....
San Diego area is best overall.....
Heading out to San Diego soon to visit a relative in June. I live in NJ. Her property looks insane with a sliding gate like a movie star to enter the property. She is taking me and the wife to some luxury get away in Palm Springs. Can't wait.
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Heading out to San Diego soon to visit a relative in June. I live in NJ. Her property looks insane with a sliding gate like a movie star to enter the property. She is taking me and the wife to some luxury get away in Palm Springs. Can't wait.
sounds like it's going to be a great time!
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spent 4 days in Tampa Bay area looking at properties. Clearwater beach is where we stayed. It was nice. Actually had some of the most beautiful sunsets I've ever seen. But it is tourists and beach bars which I love but not the wife's thing. We looked at properties in the suburbs. Found a beautiful home in Hunter Green Golf Course community about 30 min outside downtown Tampa. Gated community, community club house, fitness center, restaurants and tennis courts. Wife absolutely loved the house, 3000 sq ft 1 story backs up to a preserve. No pool on property which is a negative. But I felt this could be anywhere in the US.. If you are going to move to florida, you should have some water views.
Next was the Clearwater, St Pete Beach area. I personally loved it and if single would choose it. Great beaches, great restaurants, lots of people watching but you would have to deal with traffic and tourists during holidays and spring break.
Then we focused on Condos down town and Harbor Island. Amazing views of the city and harbor from some of the condos but I'm not looking forward to high rise living again. Especially with a dog. So we are looking at the Hyde Park Area and have a couple we are interested in. Its 104 in Hot Springs today and 80 in Tampa which is a huge selling point. The wife has been all over the map on what she wants which can be frustrating, so I am backing out and letting her take the lead. I picked our current location so she gets to pick the next.
We really loved the Tampa Bay area and looking forward to moving there in the next couple months.
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Thought getbiggers retired with 10K worth of monthly income. I retired with a little over 6K worth of monthly income. No, I'm not rich but doing better than most retired guys.
I'm talking after taxes and insurance. but the reality is you're 6k a month is well over the average and I could live very well on 6K a month, as I'm sure you do. Congrats!
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Heading out to San Diego soon to visit a relative in June. I live in NJ. Her property looks insane with a sliding gate like a movie star to enter the property. She is taking me and the wife to some luxury get away in Palm Springs. Can't wait.
So how was it?
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Silva North Carolina
If you mean Sylva....lol. There's no real jobs out there, not much stuff to do out there. It is however a very unusual crossroad to everything. Usually I head to Cherokee if I want to do anything....especially if I want to see a movie because the seats are extra large and comfy than most typical theatres since they have to accomodate the girth of the Cherokee. I also head to the Casino to eat at the best places...didn't gamble since I worked at Lowes...lol.
You can also head over the mountain and its 30 miles to Gatlinburg, TN if you want to check out Dolly Parton's tits and shit....and there is a ton of shit you can do out there.
With that being said, my usual habit when i lived in Sylva when I wasn't working was a trip to Signature Brew Coffee Company for a cup and to read the paper during the weekdays, pick up groceries and stuff at Walmart, and head home....and that was it. If I was off on Sunday, I would go to City Lights Cafe for brunch...usually Eggs Benedict, then go upstairs to the bookstore and purchase a used book....usually about a 5 dollars along with checking outside for the free stuff....found some gold out there. I would then head out to Uncle Bills Flea Market but then that was it.
And that's Sylva for ya. I only moved there for Vissy but after our divorce, I got out of there as soon as I was able to save enough money
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In Thunder Bay, Canada.
My suggestion to anyone where rent is HIGH and property is LOW is to get into renting houses. You can pick up houses in Thunder Bay for around $100,000 still, and easily get $1,250 in monthly rent [with utilities being paid for by the tenant].
Also, Thunder Bay has a very low cost of living, and very clear seasons. I love the freezing winter. It's nice to just stay inside during the winter. I think it helps me compartmentalize my life, and just not think about how I schedule what I do over the course of the year. Big city life is not for me.
lol. Thunder Bay has the highest crime rate per capita in Canada....also too fucking cold
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lol. Thunder Bay has the highest crime rate per capita in Canada....also too fucking cold
Matt prefers to live where there's a high crime rate because he believes it makes his world views credible and also because he can give me shit about living in a lily field that is devoid of all races except whites. He thinks I should move to the ghetto because I'm a liberal thinking person. It's too bad he can't travel back in time, become a Jew and have residence in Nazi Germany so he can prove first hand that the Holocaust never happened.
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Florence. Just driving distance to all attractions, and far enough for certain antipodes not to borrow a spanner, cup of sugar. ;D
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spent 4 days in Tampa Bay area looking at properties. Clearwater beach is where we stayed. It was nice. Actually had some of the most beautiful sunsets I've ever seen. But it is tourists and beach bars which I love but not the wife's thing. We looked at properties in the suburbs. Found a beautiful home in Hunter Green Golf Course community about 30 min outside downtown Tampa. Gated community, community club house, fitness center, restaurants and tennis courts. Wife absolutely loved the house, 3000 sq ft 1 story backs up to a preserve. No pool on property which is a negative. But I felt this could be anywhere in the US.. If you are going to move to florida, you should have some water views.
Next was the Clearwater, St Pete Beach area. I personally loved it and if single would choose it. Great beaches, great restaurants, lots of people watching but you would have to deal with traffic and tourists during holidays and spring break.
Then we focused on Condos down town and Harbor Island. Amazing views of the city and harbor from some of the condos but I'm not looking forward to high rise living again. Especially with a dog. So we are looking at the Hyde Park Area and have a couple we are interested in. Its 104 in Hot Springs today and 80 in Tampa which is a huge selling point. The wife has been all over the map on what she wants which can be frustrating, so I am backing out and letting her take the lead. I picked our current location so she gets to pick the next.
We really loved the Tampa Bay area and looking forward to moving there in the next couple months.
Check out Sarasota before you commit to Tampa, you owe it to yourselves to at least take a look.
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I would live in Basile's basement
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I would live in Basile's basement
Just don't tough his bicep suplinator machine
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Recommended readings for retiring/retired getbiggers:
What to Do When I Get Stupid: A Radically Safe Approach to a Difficult Financial Era
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EDWTFU2/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title
AGING-IN-PALACE© a quick start guide for aging at home
https://www.amazon.com/AGING-PALACE%C2%A9-eReader-Designed-Aging-ebook/dp/B0099F2KWS/ref=pd_sim_351_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=595NP5KR0902E1QJPTH0
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Fuck yeah: Costa Rica.
Friend of my coworker's retired there 5 years ago and, even since he moved there, he look to have reversed the aging process (the again he's fucking loaded... he charters a plane full of his family twice a year from NYC to Costa Rica). He lives on a private gated community. The sunsets are fucking amazing, the beaches even more fucking amazing, and the climate is out of this world.
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Check this out:
(https://www.baliluxuryvillas.com/site/files/1348-bidadari-cliffside-estate/images/bidadari%20cliffside%20estate_gallery_1_bale_near_pool.jpg)
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I'd find a place with a beach and a lot of good looking whores.
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Fuck yeah: Costa Rica.
Friend of my coworker's retired there 5 years ago and, even since he moved there, he look to have reversed the aging process (the again he's fucking loaded... he charters a plane full of his family twice a year from NYC to Costa Rica). He lives on a private gated community. The sunsets are fucking amazing, the beaches even more fucking amazing, and the climate is out of this world.
just dont venture out of the gated community or else
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....it would make it a hell of a lot easier to pay my mortgage
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just dont venture out of the gated community or else
Ive been to Costa Rica and didn't have any issues. Is it a high crime country?
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still would be a simple low key life in scottsdale and use the money to travel in the summer
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still would be a simple low key life in scottsdale and use the money to travel in the summer
This^.
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still would be a simple low key life in scottsdale and use the money to travel in the summer
Thats a sound idea. It was actually an option we considered. Move to a place with a low cost of living, then travel a lot with the money saved. But for me, I would like a home that I feel I'm on vacation all the time in.. and then travel a reasonable amount of time to other places.
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Thats a sound idea. It was actually an option we considered. Move to a place with a low cost of living, then travel a lot with the money saved. But for me, I would like a home that I feel I'm on vacation all the time in.. and then travel a reasonable amount of time to other places.
scottsdale is a resort town.
-tons of fitness/gyms
-amazing social life (hot chics, events, restaurants, resorts)
-golf and guns (if those fancy you)
-low crime, very clean, nice people
-close to vegas, SD, LA, and orange county (leave in the AM and be there lunch)
-close drive to sedona, skiing, snowboarding, hunting
-smoking chics
-not a city full of nut jobs with agendas, or over priced public universities
-fairly low cost of living (and if you are a true get bigger - there is ferrari dealership next to the Rolls Royce dealer) so you can ball out if you want to and not feel awkward
-tons of parks,
nice 2 bedroom casita/patio home, community pool with cheap taxes and travel when you want too.... amen
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scottsdale is a resort town.
-tons of fitness/gyms
-amazing social life (hot chics, events, restaurants, resorts)
-golf and guns (if those fancy you)
-low crime, very clean, nice people
-close to vegas, SD, LA, and orange county (leave in the AM and be there lunch)
-close drive to sedona, skiing, snowboarding, hunting
-smoking chics
-not a city full of nut jobs with agendas, or over priced public universities
-fairly low cost of living (and if you are a true get bigger - there is ferrari dealership next to the Rolls Royce dealer) so you can ball out if you want to and not feel awkward
-tons of parks,
nice 2 bedroom casita/patio home, community pool with cheap taxes and travel when you want too.... amen
I've great things about Scottsdale. I did many years in central Texas and looking for beach areas. But your plan would work for many people
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I've great things about Scottsdale. I did many years in central Texas and looking for beach areas. But your plan would work for many people
it has for me. I got lucky and ended up here from the pits (south side of chicago)
beaches are nice but you pay an extreme premium to live on one, then you living expenses are eaten away by the cost of that one beach. i will drive to CA beaches, stay there for 2 weeks a year and then i am beached out, or travel to a nice new beach (thailand or mexico) vs sink all your money into a beach town.
goal is give yourself options with money,
scottsdale is better than palm springs since it is not CA, and palm springs dies really hard in the summer. I like AZ over Florida due to the west coast feel/culture over east coast culture
plus the dollar goes father, and living next to CA is great, but nothing worth living there full time imho.
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it has for me. I got lucky and ended up here from the pits (south side of chicago)
beaches are nice but you pay an extreme premium to live on one, then you living expenses are eaten away by the cost of that one beach. i will drive to CA beaches, stay there for 2 weeks a year and then i am beached out, or travel to a nice new beach (thailand or mexico) vs sink all your money into a beach town.
goal is give yourself options with money,
scottsdale is better than palm springs since it is not CA, and palm springs dies really hard in the summer. I like AZ over Florida due to the west coast feel/culture over east coast culture
plus the dollar goes father, and living next to CA is great, but nothing worth living there full time imho.
All valid points. I would not want to live in a beach town that took all of my money and didn't allow me to continue to travel as I do
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tres_taco_combo making a lot of sense in this thread.
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....it would make it a hell of a lot easier to pay my mortgage
I gather mortgage payments can be out'a sight in sunny Southern California these days.
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Thats a sound idea. It was actually an option we considered. Move to a place with a low cost of living, then travel a lot with the money saved. But for me, I would like a home that I feel I'm on vacation all the time in.. and then travel a reasonable amount of time to other places.
Some of my neighbors winter in Scottsdale. My be nice to escape the rain.
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Fuck yeah: Costa Rica.
Friend of my coworker's retired there 5 years ago and, even since he moved there, he look to have reversed the aging process (the again he's fucking loaded... he charters a plane full of his family twice a year from NYC to Costa Rica). He lives on a private gated community. The sunsets are fucking amazing, the beaches even more fucking amazing, and the climate is out of this world.
Not to mention the high quality cocaine ...
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Check this out:
(https://www.baliluxuryvillas.com/site/files/1348-bidadari-cliffside-estate/images/bidadari%20cliffside%20estate_gallery_1_bale_near_pool.jpg)
Home of my Pocahontas, place is amazing...
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Home of my Pocahontas, place is amazing...
thats a dream view
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thats a dream view
until the next hurricane rolls in ;D
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until the next hurricane rolls in ;D
You sound a lot like an ex wife.. :)
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You sound a lot like an ex wife.. :)
A man in his mid-forties bought a new BMW and was out on the interstate for a nice evening drive. The top was down, the breeze was blowing through what was left of his hair and he decided to see what the engine had.
As the needle jumped up to 80 mph, he suddenly saw flashing red and blue lights behind him. “There’s no way they can catch a BMW,” he thought to himself and opened her up further.
The needle hit 90, then 100, and finally reality hit him and he knew he shouldn’t run from the police, so he slowed down and pulled over.
The cop came up to him, took his license without a word and examined it and the car.
“It’s been a long day, this is the end of my shift and it’s Friday the 13th. I don’t feel like more paperwork, so if you can give me an excuse for your driving that I haven’t heard before, you can go.”
The guy thinks for a second and says: “Last week my wife ran off with a cop. I was afraid you were trying to give her back.”
“Have a nice weekend,” said the officer, and walked away.
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I gather mortgage payments can be out'a sight in sunny Southern California these days.
Mine is $6k + 😳
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Mine is $6k + 😳
Sounds like someone was too broke to have a down payment and has remortgaged every time they rack their visa up trying to live a life of keeping up with the jones's - can you say pathetic. If you're in your mid 50's and have a mortgage you've done something very wrong. Books are not your enemies, read em, get a good job.
J
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thats a dream view
I'm happy for the person who owns this swimming pool
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Mine is $6k + 😳
Bummer. Did you buy or refinance recently? I refinanced a year ago to cover the expense of the remodel. My mortgage is 1/4 what yours is. Taxes are just over $500 a month. Insurance runs about $100. I elected to pay my mortgage every two weeks which lowers the overall interest and therefore provides an earlier payoff date.
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Sounds like someone was too broke to have a down payment and has remortgaged every time they rack their visa up trying to live a life of keeping up with the jones's - can you say pathetic. If you're in your mid 50's and have a mortgage you've done something very wrong. Books are not your enemies, read em, get a good job.
J
IMO there's nothing wrong with having a mortgage at any age if you can afford it without cutting into your other expenses. Reverse mortgages are a bad decision, unless you need to take money out of your property to get by. I don't believe banks are as likely to let borrowers over leverage their homes as they were before the real estate crash of 2008. Even though I recently refinanced, I still have a little over $200 K in equity.
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Bummer. Did you buy or refinance recently? I refinanced a year ago to cover the expense of the remodel. My mortgage is 1/4 what yours is. Taxes are just over $500 a month. Insurance runs about $100. I elected to pay my mortgage every two weeks which lowers the overall interest and therefore provides an earlier payoff date.
Mortgage is relative I suppose. I have a friend who pays $14,500 a month for rent of a penthouse in Newport Beach Ca. Kills me that he spends with his car leases 20K a month on things he will never own but he doesn't care. He has money to burn and has more than enough to do what he wants. For me, a guy who watched his pennies for years to retire, it is hard to come to grips with but at the end of the day, it depends on peoples annual income.
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Mine is $6k + 😳
about right on a $700k $900k place - add in taxes/insurance and boom that is normal in the OC - nothing out of the ordinary
hence why a nice patio homes in AZ can be $1500-$2000 with Taxes/insurance and HOA. total! (we are talking retirement here) aka downsized no need for a larg home with mulitple bedrooms
fyi i am a mortgage broker in only AZ and CA - home affordability index - is sky high in CA.
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about right on a $700k $900k place - add in taxes/insurance and boom that is normal in the OC - nothing out of the ordinary
hence why a nice patio homes in AZ can be $1500-$2000 with Taxes/insurance and HOA. total! (we are talking retirement here) aka downsized no need for a larg home with mulitple bedrooms
fyi i am a mortgage broker in only AZ and CA - home affordability index - is sky high in CA.
True, we looked at California hard, southern Ca for the warm weather low humidity, outdoor activity, beaches etc.. but State Taxes and just the ridiculous cost of housing kept slapping us in the face to the point we decided on the poor mans California, Florida
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So we decided on a home in a gated community golf course just outside of Tampa but within 30 min of downtown and 25 min to the airport. We'll be signing the paperwork tomorrow and will be moving the middle of next month
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So we decided on a home in a gated community golf course just outside of Tampa but within 30 min of downtown and 25 min to the airport. We'll be signing the paperwork tomorrow and will be moving the middle of next month
the smaller the the home - the better :)
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the smaller the the home - the better :)
This one is just over 3,000 sq ft. It's about 300 sq ft larger than our current place
I was willing to go down to 1400 sq ft but this one just happens to be that big. So I wont be selling my drums and den furniture.
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Sounds like someone was too broke to have a down payment and has remortgaged every time they rack their visa up trying to live a life of keeping up with the jones's - can you say pathetic. If you're in your mid 50's and have a mortgage you've done something very wrong. Books are not your enemies, read em, get a good job.
J
Actually it more sounds like you’re clueless, but carry on.
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Actually it more sounds like you’re clueless, but carry on.
Go get a GED and then enter this discussion. Or will you be in Europe coaching? What a clown.
J
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Go get a GED and then enter this discussion. Or will you be in Europe coaching? What a clown.
J
You talk a lot of shit but have shown nothing. As far as I’m concerned you’re a lame gimmick that tries to come off as some bodybuilding expert. I can back my shit, you, you’re fucking clown. Prove me wrong. I have my doubts you barely even train. Seriously
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Well, how about: if you were retarded and had 8K a month take home, where would you live?
Try Europe. You may not be WELCOME but certain residents will definitely treat you as though that were written on your backside.
It's called "writing". Typist.
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Well, how about: if you were retarded and had 8K a month take home, where would you live?
Try Europe. You may not be WELCOME but certain residents will definitely treat you as though that were written on your backside.
It's called "writing". Typist.
Muricans are always welcome here, Mushlims & Africanos not so much
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You talk a lot of shit but have shown nothing. As far as I’m concerned you’re a lame gimmick that tries to come off as some bodybuilding expert. I can back my shit, you, you’re fucking clown. Prove me wrong. I have my doubts you barely even train. Seriously
Back your shit 😀 Are you a freshman?
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I think various factors have to be taken into account in order to properly answer the question.
Do you own the property (no mortgage, completely paid off) where you will reside in?
What are the property taxes per year in said area? I know of areas in the Northeast that sport $30-$40K in taxes/year, which will eat away at that imaginary $8k/month figure.
Do you own the vehicles you have on site?
Do you have HOA fees?
If all else the same and you have very low monthly costs of living, I think I would do somewhere warm, as close to tropical as possible, with proximity to the water.
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So we decided on a home in a gated community golf course just outside of Tampa but within 30 min of downtown and 25 min to the airport. We'll be signing the paperwork tomorrow and will be moving the middle of next month
Bet you're excited. It's fun to anticipate new digs. My parents moved a lot because they were sort of flipping houses and living in them during the process. As soon as they'd pick a new place, I'd get busy planning how the furniture should be laid out. Haven't move much in the last 45 years. -Been in my current home for 20 years.
Even though I remodeled and did a ton of other upgrades over the years so the place is nearly perfect, I fantasize buying a new smaller place that's less work and expense to maintain. Just this morning, I was shopping/looking on-line at homes in Charbonneau, OR. It's also a golf course oriented community, like were you're moving. The living room dining room and master bedroom overlook the golf course. It's like having an enormous yard that you don't need to mow. The decor is stuck in the 70's and it needs refreshing. Take a look, https://www.trulia.com/p/or/wilsonville/7574-sw-arbor-glen-ct-wilsonville-or-97070--1017717153?cid=eml%7Cfsb%7Ccon_day_propertystatus_bk%7Ccon_day_propertystatus_bk&eurl=www.trulia.com%2Fp%2For%2Fwilsonville%2F7574-sw-arbor-glen-ct-wilsonville-or-97070--1017717153 (https://www.trulia.com/p/or/wilsonville/7574-sw-arbor-glen-ct-wilsonville-or-97070--1017717153?cid=eml%7Cfsb%7Ccon_day_propertystatus_bk%7Ccon_day_propertystatus_bk&eurl=www.trulia.com%2Fp%2For%2Fwilsonville%2F7574-sw-arbor-glen-ct-wilsonville-or-97070--1017717153)
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I think various factors have to be taken into account in order to properly answer the question.
Do you own the property (no mortgage, completely paid off) where you will reside in?
What are the property taxes per year in said area? I know of areas in the Northeast that sport $30-$40K in taxes/year, which will eat away at that imaginary $8k/month figure.
Do you own the vehicles you have on site?
Do you have HOA fees?
If all else the same and you have very low monthly costs of living, I think I would do somewhere warm, as close to tropical as possible, with proximity to the water.
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Aren't property taxes in New Jersey the highest in the country? Paying $40,000 in property taxes would require me to get a job or two. No thanks. I'm thankful that mine are currently about $6,000 a year. Problem is, they can increase by as much as 6% annually according to Oregon law. Voter approved special assessments are additional.
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Just this morning, I was shopping/looking on-line at homes in Charbonneau, OR.
if u weren't so deranged... u would realize how lucky u r to live in a state that has an ocean attached to it. don't u want to see the beautiful ocean? a place like bandon... would make a cozy little death spot for ya, imo (better hurry):
(https://www.mantripping.com/images/stories/bandon-dunes-golf/bandon-dunes-hole-16.jpg)
(http://www.beachcombersnw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Bandon-Beach-Sunset-by-Seascape-Cottages.jpg)
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Bet you're excited. It's fun to anticipate new digs. My parents moved a lot because they were sort of flipping houses and living in them during the process. As soon as they'd pick a new place, I'd get busy planning how the furniture should be laid out. Haven't move much in the last 45 years. -Been in my current home for 20 years.
Even though I remodeled and did a ton of other upgrades over the years so the place is nearly perfect, I fantasize buying a new smaller place that's less work and expense to maintain. Just this morning, I was shopping/looking on-line at homes in Charbonneau, OR. It's also a golf course oriented community, like were you're moving. The living room dining room and master bedroom overlook the golf course. It's like having an enormous yard that you don't need to mow. The decor is stuck in the 70's and it needs refreshing. Take a look, https://www.trulia.com/p/or/wilsonville/7574-sw-arbor-glen-ct-wilsonville-or-97070--1017717153?cid=eml%7Cfsb%7Ccon_day_propertystatus_bk%7Ccon_day_propertystatus_bk&eurl=www.trulia.com%2Fp%2For%2Fwilsonville%2F7574-sw-arbor-glen-ct-wilsonville-or-97070--1017717153 (https://www.trulia.com/p/or/wilsonville/7574-sw-arbor-glen-ct-wilsonville-or-97070--1017717153?cid=eml%7Cfsb%7Ccon_day_propertystatus_bk%7Ccon_day_propertystatus_bk&eurl=www.trulia.com%2Fp%2For%2Fwilsonville%2F7574-sw-arbor-glen-ct-wilsonville-or-97070--1017717153)
20 yrs and only 200k in equity lol!
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Bet you're excited. It's fun to anticipate new digs. My parents moved a lot because they were sort of flipping houses and living in them during the process. As soon as they'd pick a new place, I'd get busy planning how the furniture should be laid out. Haven't move much in the last 45 years. -Been in my current home for 20 years.
Even though I remodeled and did a ton of other upgrades over the years so the place is nearly perfect, I fantasize buying a new smaller place that's less work and expense to maintain. Just this morning, I was shopping/looking on-line at homes in Charbonneau, OR. It's also a golf course oriented community, like were you're moving. The living room dining room and master bedroom overlook the golf course. It's like having an enormous yard that you don't need to mow. The decor is stuck in the 70's and it needs refreshing. Take a look, https://www.trulia.com/p/or/wilsonville/7574-sw-arbor-glen-ct-wilsonville-or-97070--1017717153?cid=eml%7Cfsb%7Ccon_day_propertystatus_bk%7Ccon_day_propertystatus_bk&eurl=www.trulia.com%2Fp%2For%2Fwilsonville%2F7574-sw-arbor-glen-ct-wilsonville-or-97070--1017717153 (https://www.trulia.com/p/or/wilsonville/7574-sw-arbor-glen-ct-wilsonville-or-97070--1017717153?cid=eml%7Cfsb%7Ccon_day_propertystatus_bk%7Ccon_day_propertystatus_bk&eurl=www.trulia.com%2Fp%2For%2Fwilsonville%2F7574-sw-arbor-glen-ct-wilsonville-or-97070--1017717153)
Its a pros and con thing. Excited about getting out of an area with very little to do and moving to an area with a lot of possibilities. But we just moved 15 months ago and the pain in the ass of it all is still fresh.
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if u weren't so deranged... u would realize how lucky u r to live in a state that has an ocean attached to it. don't u want to see the beautiful ocean? a place like bandon... would make a cozy little death spot for ya, imo (better hurry):
(https://www.mantripping.com/images/stories/bandon-dunes-golf/bandon-dunes-hole-16.jpg)
(http://www.beachcombersnw.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Bandon-Beach-Sunset-by-Seascape-Cottages.jpg)
Hmm, I don't recall saying I was unlucky to live in Oregon. I suspect you are searching for a way to insult me. Didn't work. Try harder.
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Hmm, I don't recall saying I was unlucky to live in Oregon. I suspect you are searching for a way to insult me. Didn't work. Try harder.
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my point, u perverted imbecile, is that bandon is on the beach, and would b far superior, visually, to someplace more inland.
look how pretty
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TSQRYUK5_eI/maxresdefault.jpg)
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20 yrs and only 200k in equity lol!
This is pretty funny/pathetic if my goal had been to make money on this place, which it never has been. Every repair, upgrade and remodel has been top of the line, not 'builder's special'. This is my home not some flip. Paid $214K in 1998. Current bank appraisal is $525K. Estimated sales price between $537K and $590K. Laugh if you want, I could care less. While you're busy laughing, I'm enjoying the home I made and the fact that it's worth more than I have in it. Also, even during the crash of 2008, this place was never "underwater".
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my point, u perverted imbecile, is that bandon is on the beach, and would b far superior, visually, to someplace more inland.
look how pretty
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TSQRYUK5_eI/maxresdefault.jpg)
Yup, Bandon is a pretty nice place to live. It may be one of the best Oregon beach towns weather-wise. Especially if you don't mind getting less than 190 days of sunshine. The temperature is a little on the cold side for me in the summer, winter temps seem okay about the same as where I live now. Average annual precipitation - rainfall: 58.74 inch (about 20" more than where I am now and that would be hard to take). Annual high temperature: 60.9°F - Average temperature: 52.6°F - Annual low temperature: 44.3°F
One insurmountable problem is the cost of housing in Bandon. Anything close to size and quality of my house is well over $1 mil. if it has an ocean view. So, if you're willing to give me somewhere around $800 K to buy a place, I'll gladly look into it further.
Yeah, so maybe I'm an "imbecile" for not taking your advice, but at least I am a happy and comfortable imbecile.
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This place in Charbonneau is more to my liking style wise. Doesn't have an ocean view like a place in Bandon might have. But everything I need is here: close to friends and family, low maintenance, light and airy interiors, one level living, enclosed courtyard, golf course views, nearby amenities including my healthcare plan which is not available at the coast. I'll want to rip up the wall to wall carpeting and replace it with real hardwood floors.
(https://photos.zillowstatic.com/p_f/IS6qn1znp0cjs71000000000.jpg)
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More: https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/fsba,fsbo_lt/condo,townhouse_type/48272599_zpid/2-_beds/globalrelevanceex_sort/45.297818,-122.739709,45.276864,-122.776616_rect/14_zm/0_mmm/ (https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/fsba,fsbo_lt/condo,townhouse_type/48272599_zpid/2-_beds/globalrelevanceex_sort/45.297818,-122.739709,45.276864,-122.776616_rect/14_zm/0_mmm/)
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ocean view
if u cant afford it, u cant afford it... also, that does seem a little on the cold side, lol not too cold, but almost
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live below your means people
retirement isnt what it is was 10,20,30 years ago. it is not easy
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live below your means people
retirement isnt what it is was 10,20,30 years ago. it is not easy
You are absolutely correct! In my career field, overtime jobs were numerous. A cop making 20 bucks an hour could make 25 or 30 working an off duty gig. And if you got department overtime, it could be 60 an hour. I would as a Sergeant always tell my shift to live within their means. If you were working 30 hours a week overtime, most of that should be earmarked for investments. If you were to lose overtime privileges, could you pay all your bills?. A LOT of officers lived beyond their means.. most, if everthing went right, were just fine. But when some got suspended, or injured and unable to work their overtime gigs, they would be struggling for money. I never felt sorry for them. They made their bed. In my 23+ years on the force, I NEVER worked an ot gig to pay bill. It was always for trips or to invest. Living below your means is paramount to retirement.
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about right on a $700k $900k place - add in taxes/insurance and boom that is normal in the OC - nothing out of the ordinary
hence why a nice patio homes in AZ can be $1500-$2000 with Taxes/insurance and HOA. total! (we are talking retirement here) aka downsized no need for a larg home with mulitple bedrooms
fyi i am a mortgage broker in only AZ and CA - home affordability index - is sky high in CA.
We bought the place that we were renting back in 2007. Owners took a portion of our total rents and applied it to the down payment in addition to putting more down out of pocket. Worked out well. Going on our 15th year here.
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We bought the place that we were renting back in 2007. Owners took a portion of our total rents and applied it to the down payment in addition to putting more down out of pocket. Worked out well. Going on our 15th year here.
-Called a least option. This is how we bought our second house. Lucky for me, I recorded the document/agreement with the city. When we exercised our option to buy the seller changed his mind and tried to renege. We took him to court and won, including our legal costs. It was a circus for a few months until the court ruled. Turns out the seller was a bit nuts.
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-Called a least option. This is how we bought our second house. Lucky for me, I recorded the document/agreement with the city. When we exercised our option to buy the seller changed his mind and tried to renege. We took him to court and won, including our legal costs. It was a circus for a few months until the court ruled. Turns out the seller was a bit nuts.
In coaches case, it seems like the owner was a stand up person and included some back rent payments towards a down payment when they weren't required to unless it was a rent to own which wasn't mentioned