I did some research before I retired in 2001. Tennessee won out in every category but one. My wife didn't want to leave our kids and her family. So, I'm stuck here. But, the humidity's not bad in the winter.
The ideal state for retirement?
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I guess this question wasn't really directed at me.
BigBill
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I guess I'm stuck here.
MOONDAWG
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Just starting to look into the state to move for retirement. The main criteria are:
a) Warm climate
b) Gun owner friendly (because I will be carrying daily)
Florida is NOT a candidate because it's too humid in summer.
Suggestions and reasons for suggestion are appreciated.
....Hmmmm.........
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THE PILGRIM
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Loving County?
Texas songwriter- singing ace Charlie Robison wrote a really great song about Loving County.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3ALtfF4Eex4
Loosieanna, wanna go fishing with Caj. 
If you can take the heat during the summer, southwestern Arizona is not bad. Don't be fooled with the myth of "dry heat", however, July through September we have a mean monsoon season that combines desert heat with high humidity. Also we have a state sales and income tax, which suck. The winter is beautiful, almost making the summer heat tolerable.
italiansport
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Don't forget that Jan Brewer the current Governor drew us out of the financial abyss the last one had got us into. Arizona in now financially sound and actually had a budget surplus last year. The R E taxes are also reasonable here.
Jim
So why do we have soo many southern accents with homes in MT? Worst part is they want to bring their kids.
Raleigh/Durham/Cary is full of liberals and the traffic sucks. Lots of other places in NC. East Tenn and the Knoxville area sounds good.
Big Cholla
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Take a look at Pahrump, NV. A growing town just over the hills from Las Vegas. Extremely gun friendly, low taxes, reasonable real estate costs and fair shopping. But then Las Vegas is only 45 mins. away. Pahrump is in Nye County and NOT Clark County which I would advise to stay away from. Download Google Earth on your PC and take a look at it. ............ Big Cholla
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Protected One
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Michigan & Georgia.
CptCurl
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Western Virginia.
Beautiful mountains, nice people, gun friendly, lots to do. Lots of public land for hunting. Nice weather.
Or Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Beautiful limestone country and a beautiful river. Here are a couple of photos from last weekend:
Beautiful mountains, nice people, gun friendly, lots to do. Lots of public land for hunting. Nice weather.
Or Greenbrier County, West Virginia. Beautiful limestone country and a beautiful river. Here are a couple of photos from last weekend:
THE PILGRIM
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A few ago one of my associates moved to Pahrump. He built a corral that will probably last longer than all of us. He started with long big Creosote timbers put deep into the ground.
Then he drilled holes through these posts. Then he strung steel cable through the holes. Hooked turnbuckles to the ends of the cables, and brought out the cheater pipe.
After he got those cables tightened, there were as tight as banjos strings.
When you climbed up on the cable, they had absolutely no give at all.
TN.:
- No income taxes (for the most part)
- Farm tax exemption saves you on some state sales tax
- Half decent gun laws, although there is a retardedly stupid CCW/CHP/whatever the heck they call it process
- Lot's or rural land still available outside the big cities.
- Not too hot, not too cold
- Lots of hills and mountains, if that's what you like:
Good luck!
- No income taxes (for the most part)
- Farm tax exemption saves you on some state sales tax
- Half decent gun laws, although there is a retardedly stupid CCW/CHP/whatever the heck they call it process
- Lot's or rural land still available outside the big cities.
- Not too hot, not too cold
- Lots of hills and mountains, if that's what you like:
Good luck!
One thing is for sure. In our big wonderful country, there's someplace for you. Probably more than one.
Just starting to look into the state to move for retirement. The main criteria are:
a) Warm climate
b) Gun owner friendly (because I will be carrying daily)
Florida is NOT a candidate because it's too humid in summer.
Suggestions and reasons for suggestion are appreciated.
If you're bound and determined to move, the true answer lies in the destination state's tax treatment of your pension.
AND you don't have to shovel humidity
Come on down..
Yeah, but you do have to shovel .....you know what.......Pa...Pa...Pal....Pal.....
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