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will be TNramguy moving forward
Luckily for me, my wife and I are both navy veterans! So med is not an issue. Although I can't see current administration helping me much?!? Beetlejuice be damnedGood job on being able to retire before 50!
My wife and I are planning a road trip through the area just to check out the lay of the land. Was planning in the next couple weeks but got some bad news on the health of our pup so we may push it a couple weeks, we'll see.
Just wanted to run from Bristol down through the Smokies to Chattanooga over to Pulaski then north to Kentucky and stop in at Buffalo Trace Distillery. Cut across WVA and back to northern VA. Central eastern TN looks on paper to be a good area for retirement. Just want to see the area a bit. While I am older than you, I still have a few more years of saving to do. Healthcare costs would kill us now.
Yes, my father was retired Airforce. When he passed and we were taking care of mom, I got to see the tremendous value of Tricare.Luckily for me, my wife and I are both navy veterans! So med is not an issue. Although I can't see current administration helping me much?!? Beetlejuice be damned
We have recently been thinking about the islands, just don't have enough experience with them to know whereVery cool and congrats!...I retired 8yrs ago at 48 and never regretted it...it's awesome to have everyday free
Island time doesn't scare me, full octane rum does though. My liver hurts just thinking about itIslands are great but just vacationing around the Caribbean I can say it is a whole different way of life. I'd like to think I would like it but in the end doubt I could have the patience.
@Islander I cannot picture T&C as an affordable retirement option. Unless you made very appropriate decisions in your life.
I've visited several countries in the Caribbean on vacation over the years on vacation and they really do vary widely in terms of culture but never that easy to figure out quality of life unless you actually spend a lot of time in one place....my wife and I really like it where we are in terms of beauty...and it being relatively civilized...just wish it wasn't so damn expensive...
Yeah T&C is expensive , moreso than other destinations. Luckily my wife and I made one or two decent decisions so we could afford to live here...but even still we certainly do feel the cost quite a bit...oh well it's the price of paradise I guess lolIslands are great but just vacationing around the Caribbean I can say it is a whole different way of life. I'd like to think I would like it but in the end doubt I could have the patience.
@Islander I cannot picture T&C as an affordable retirement option. Unless you made very appropriate decisions in your life.
Congrats!So, Riramguy, is out. At least out of the NE area. I retired at 49, and sold my house 2 weeks ago. I am moving to knoxville area, dropping the mic mid June.
Beyond that, though, the climate is fantastic, the cost of living is low, there's no state income tax (OK the sales tax is a *****), housing is still *relatively* reasonable, and the mountains are awesome. I don't get down to Kville much these days - I'm about 1.45 hours away, used to go a lot to see concerts and occasionally play them with my band - but it's a pretty cool city for a small city.
States get revenue one way or another, but some are still better than others. Looks like the highest is 9.75% based on local. NYC is 8.875%, 1.125% of that thanks to "I should be president, mini mike bloombucks". He also raised the real estate and water bill rates.Congratulations. I came down here 30 years ago and never left. Get used to the fact that you'll always be a "damned Yankee" no matter how long you stay, and also the fact that unlike us NEsters who will just give it to you in your face, down here you'll get a "bless his heart" and in the back.
