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The 8 Cheapest States for Retirees
Wall St Cheat Sheet ^ | September 26, 2013 | Kurtis Droge

Posted on 09/26/2013 8:15:49 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows

With baby boomers getting ready to pack it in and head toward retirement, many people are wondering where they are going to want to spend their golden years. This is not only applicable to statisticians or government record keepers, but also to business owners, health care companies, nurses, and doctors.

While some are sure to head for the warmth of Southern weather, the coziness of the countryside, or the long sought-after home of their youth, many will be looking to their bank accounts rather than their hearts to determine a final place of residence. For those monetarily conscious retirees, here is a list of the eight best states to retire to, by the numbers, according to analysis from Kiplinger.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Society
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To: Slings and Arrows

Apparently, COST-OF-LIVING didn’t figure into the calculations, just state & local taxes.

Having said that, compared to most, I’m thinking Ole-Miss and Looo-zanna probably have much lower cost of living, lower costs for homes, acreage, etc. And all the hunting and fishing you can bear to stand.


61 posted on 09/27/2013 4:37:42 AM PDT by jaydee770
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To: EDINVA
How was AL left out? I know several people who’ve retired to AL.

Indeed. Alabama is a lovely state with a temperate climate--not the hothouse that is Florida. It's nice to see four seasons instead of one.

If Virginia continues on its path to becoming a Maryland clone, that's where I'll be going.

62 posted on 09/27/2013 4:45:08 AM PDT by OldPossum
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To: Slings and Arrows

I’ll have to retire without Mrs Smith. She’s not attached to our house of 10 years. It’s just a place to raise kids. The neighborhood is changing though, and we’ll likely leave in 10 or 15 years, but she’s wants to retire (or so I’ve overheard) to the upper west side of manhattan. She loves the theater and loves being n the city. I wonder what she’ll do without a car. You don’t need ones the city, but you need one for those shopping trips outside the city.


63 posted on 09/27/2013 5:26:04 AM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Rome didn't fall in a day, either.)
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To: Impala64ssa

I live in NH. The winters help keep the riff raff down. Please don’t send us any more riff raff. There’s already too much. And remind them that the winters are brutal and endless. Please.


64 posted on 09/27/2013 6:25:42 AM PDT by Past Your Eyes (You can't force people to care. Sometimes I don't myself.)
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To: Gefn

I’m not sure you can actually retire to a Waffle House. Not that it’s a bad idea, mind you...


65 posted on 09/27/2013 7:53:54 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: cherry
I agree with you. I would like to move there and stay there. All of the folks that I met appeared to have good sense.
66 posted on 09/27/2013 8:06:36 AM PDT by ANGGAPO (Layte Gulf Beach Club)
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To: VerySadAmerican

You don’t watch “Swamp People” and “Duck Dynesty”?


67 posted on 09/27/2013 8:45:30 AM PDT by duffee (NO poll tax, NO tax on firearms, ammunition or gun safes. NO gun free zones.)
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To: gunsequalfreedom
... humidity, bugs, hurricanes, dangling chads, horrible drivers, old horrible drivers, snakes, alligators, sink holes, home of every diet pill scam company on earth ...

It makes you feel alive.

68 posted on 09/27/2013 8:46:24 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( ==> sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: Slings and Arrows
I sure fell in love with Southern Utah, specifically Kanab, during my recent vacation. I'll still retire in Texas for family reasons, but I could see taking extended trips to Kanab.

Kanab's within a 2 hour drive of six (or more) national parks/monuments. Prices didn't seem out of the ordinary.

69 posted on 09/27/2013 8:57:42 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (The Tea Party was the earthquake, and Chick Fil A the tsunami...100's of aftershocks to come.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

Slings, you cannot retire to a Waffle House, but who eats early bird specials?

Anyway, that’s my answer. Unless someone comes up with a nationwide chain of cat cafes by the time you are ready for retirement....


70 posted on 09/27/2013 9:24:12 AM PDT by Gefn (More Cowbell)
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To: Gefn

WH doesn’t have early bird specials, possibly because they are open 24 hours. They do have a senior menu, IIRC.


71 posted on 09/27/2013 9:43:23 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: uglybiker
Florida is pretty friendly for retirees. Yeah, but it's full of New Yorkers and mosquitos.
The unofficial nickname of Spring Hill is New Long Island.
72 posted on 09/27/2013 10:10:39 AM PDT by Impala64ssa (You call me an islamophobe like it's a bad thing.)
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To: Nifster

My dad had the common sense to bring us here in 1978. I was 10. We moved out of Pennsylvania.


73 posted on 09/27/2013 4:25:01 PM PDT by aliquando (A Scout is T, L, H, F, C, K, O, C, T, B, C, and R.)
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To: aliquando

Sent my child to college in Georgia (NGCSU in Dahlonega). Met a Georgia boy and they got married the day she graduated. They have a wonderful hous with room for me. After the last round of layoffs, I said to heck with it. Moved and am very happy


74 posted on 09/27/2013 5:48:13 PM PDT by Nifster
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To: Nifster

Sounds wonderful. My oldest goes to college next year.


75 posted on 09/27/2013 7:29:08 PM PDT by aliquando (A Scout is T, L, H, F, C, K, O, C, T, B, C, and R.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

Just got back from Alaska. Beautiful place, great people.
But cheapest? That’s crazy.
Everything is expensive up there.
The 900 dollar oil bonus check doesn’t make up for it.

Subway 5 dollar footlong? It’s 8 bucks.


76 posted on 09/27/2013 7:33:30 PM PDT by nascarnation (Democrats control the Presidency, Senate, and Media. It's an uphill climb....)
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To: aliquando

My daughter got a fabulous education at North Georgia. The reason we sent her there was she wanted to be a nurse (channeling my mother I think). To do nursing in California (where she had been born and raised...long story think high tech) one had to put their name into a lottery plus have all the prerequisites done before they MIGHT get in. I knew students who had four year biology (both macro and micro) degrees who never made it in and so went into the work force at places like Genentech and Biorad. So long story short, NGCSU has a top rated nursing school. It was less expensive to send her there (even with out of state tuition) than hope she night get in at in California.

End result is she graduated with honors, passed her boards first time out with flying colors, and now does home based care. She works in the field of gerontology and gives the kind of care to her patients that I wished all people could receive. She deals with patients, families, doctors, hospitals, and insurance companies. She hates the onslaught of O-care and fears that it may eventually drive her from the profession she is so good at and the patients she loves and cares for.

Anyway enough blather from a proud parent.

Good luck to your’s at college. I hope they are going to a nice conservative school


77 posted on 09/27/2013 8:05:18 PM PDT by Nifster
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To: smokingfrog

I’ll keep our scorpions and snakes. You can keep your snakes and alligators.

I loved the extra ones you added to the reply. And I must say I have enjoyed the times I’ve been to Florida.


78 posted on 09/27/2013 8:39:10 PM PDT by gunsequalfreedom (Conservative is not a label of convenience. It is a guide to your actions.)
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To: AlaskaErik

“I can ride my Harley without a helmet.” — Alaska Erik

Same here in FL. Also, you’re never more than a few hours away from a beach/the ocean and it’s pretty much year-round warm. No state income tax; the old intangible tax has been eliminated. Only thing you have to watch out for is property taxes, which can be awesome, and not in a good way.


79 posted on 09/28/2013 5:33:55 AM PDT by Toucan Dance
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To: Slings and Arrows

North Carolina is not a low tax state, but they do not tax military retirement or social security income...If you are sexually active consider The Villages in Florida— Highest STD rate in the nation.(Medicare covers it....enjoy)


80 posted on 09/28/2013 5:41:09 AM PDT by csmusaret (Will remove Obama-Biden bumperstickers for $10)
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