7 Places to Retire During an Economic Downturn

Smartmoney Website ^ | February 25, 2008 | Kelli B Grant

[Centurion2000]

You can rent a 3 bedroom / 2 bathroom apartment (1100 sq ft) in a gated community - for US$ 315.00 a month.

Ok, but what the heck are you gonna do for a living there?

[gwilhelm56]

LOL ... hahahahahahah ....woohoohoohoohoo

WHAT A JOKE! My daughter’s apartment in Ithaca costs $700 plus for one room with a walkin closet called a bedroom.

My home in Arkansas taxes (property and school)$2000
My home in Ithaca (town of) taxes (property and School)$4000 plus

[null and void]

What about where they shot Twin Peaks?

[null and void]

ping

[redgolum]

First, retirement is a luxury, not a right. In the near future we are going to have one heck of a wake up call about that fact.

Second, for those who are thinking of retiring overseas. Remember if there is any sort of local unrest, you will be among the first targeted. If there is world wide unrest, it will be worse.

[Mr Rogers]

I’m south of Tucson, at 3600 feet. Our summer highs are 101-103. We get snow most winters, although not a huge amount and it doesn’t stay around very long.

I love Arizona, but I’m not happy about the imported liberalism.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I won’t say a thing. But I’ll be on your doorstep inside of 10 years, LOL! :)

[Ann Archy]

There aren’t any pig farms in Cary that I know of.....I lived in a very nice place called Lochmere....check it out!!

[gwilhelm56]

**LOL, Ithaca NY, I’ll stick around with this thread just to read some of the ‘bunch of commies’, ‘bunch of socialists’ comments from the neo-con far right on FR.**

Well ... If you believe Karl Marx was a MODERATE, you’d fit right in in Ithaca. There are no conservatives in ITHACA .. it’s Illegal! /sarc

[COBOL2Java]

D) House slaves.

My wife already has one of those. His name is COBOL2Java.

[COBOL2Java]

I’m considering northern Nevada for retirement. Sparks looks like a good place, or Fallon. Haven’t yet checked out further north places like Jackpot, or further west.

[COBOL2Java]

further west = meant further east, i.e., near the Utah border.

[exit82]

I hear ya! Does the word “Showfield” make you break into a cold sweat? ;)

I’m from NJ, traffic can be a little busy in Lewes in the summer, but elsewhere it’s nothing.

I was a world class certified road warrior there—living here is a dream. I’ve almost forgotten where the car horn button is at!

[presently no screen name]

Sorry, it wasn’t in Cary it was 300 miles? of Cary. Can’t remember the name of it. I will check out Lochmere. Thanks.

[eyedigress]

San Jose, Costa Rica

I am seriously considering that.

[Traveler59]

Chang Mai,Thailand

I could go along with that, but I prefer the beaches.

-Traveler

[Chickensoup]

What a beautiful chuch!