ToddF Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 Minnesota will show up with a "top 10" highest tax rates, but that is misleading. Over half of retired Minnesotans pay little or no income tax. And many get a property tax refund that can be substantial (property taxes are already low compared to many other states). One really needs to dig into the details when comparing different options. The Kiplinger article lists some places with very low median incomes. Those places are likely to have more limited amenities than areas with higher median incomes. Iowa and Minnesota can both be very affordable places to retire. That high tax rate (MN) is actually a plus, the solid tax base here means lots of top notch health services, shopping options, unbelievable grocery stores, paved bike trails everywhere, above average state parks, etc etc.And low income folks can get MN Care which makes health care accessible and affordable. Plan to stay here when we retire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kb0zke Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 One of our "goals" is to figure out where we want to land when we get off the road. Climate is important to us. Two of our three children work remotely, so they can live anywhere they have Internet. Traveling to them (or, more likely, them to us) would obviously vary depending on where they are. At this point our health is good, but that may change in the future, which may affect where we would have to live. It is very possible that we will pick a home base (maybe a Co-op park), then change it later. Another thing to think and talk about is that a decision that is right for the two of you may not be right for only one of you. Jo Ann and I have talked about this, and we're aware of what the other one would do when one of us dies (assuming that the surviving one can still travel). David Lininger, kb0zke 1993 Foretravel U300 40' (sold) 2022 Grand Design Reflection 315RLTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted July 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 11 hours ago, kb0zke said: Another thing to think and talk about is that a decision that is right for the two of you may not be right for only one of you. Jo Ann and I have talked about this, and we're aware of what the other one would do when one of us dies (assuming that the surviving one can still travel). You are wise to begin thinking of these choices early before the need arises. Pam & I did some pre-planning but we didn't keep it completely current so when we rather suddenly needed a home-base we discovered that our first plan was not going to work out since things had changed over the 10+ years. We scrambled some but the fact that we had pre-planned certainly did help. We are now more than 10 years into the return to part-time RV living and it is time to start looking at what comes next. Health care is an important aspect of our future and that seems to constantly change. As you consider your future plans, do not fail to consider that you may reach a point of needing outside assistance before either of you have passed away. If you should face a degenerative health issue or the failure to fully recover from something like a stoke, they you may require help while both continue to live. This is the very thing that we are presently considering as we look to our future. I am starting to realize that the day is coming that Pam could need more assistance than I will be able to give and we have seen that same thing happen to friends. Good travelin !...............KirkFull-time 11+ years...... Now seasonal travelers.Kirk & Pam's Great RV Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsys Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 6 hours ago, Kirk Wood said: As you consider your future plans, do not fail to consider that you may reach a point of needing outside assistance before either of you have passed away. If you should face a degenerative health issue or the failure to fully recover from something like a stoke, they you may require help while both continue to live. This is why we feel blessed to have been able to move to a Continuing Care Retirement Community. (CCRC) We live in an independent living apartment at one end of the complex. The club house is in the middle and the care center is at the other end. We can have assistance in our apartment or, if needs become too much, we (one or both of us) can move to the care center. So, even if we eventually need different levels of care the other one is still just down the hall. Yes, it's a very long hall but at least it is still under the same roof. That's a comforting thing to know. Linda Sand Blog: http://sandcastle.sandsys.org/ Former Rigs: Liesure Travel van, Winnebago View 24H, Winnebago Journey 34Y, Sportsmobile Sprinter conversion van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwb2 Posted July 12, 2018 Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 i live in the no one town that report is a joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted July 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2018 5 hours ago, sandsys said: This is why we feel blessed to have been able to move to a Continuing Care Retirement Community. (CCRC) We live in an independent living apartment at one end of the complex. Great minds! You are now living in exactly the sort of community that Pam & I have recently signed up to move into. Our present home is owned and in an RV community that is modeled after the Escapee co-op parks but we plan to move to the same sort of community as you live in, very soon. We initiated the process to move there. Good travelin !...............KirkFull-time 11+ years...... Now seasonal travelers.Kirk & Pam's Great RV Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsys Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 3 hours ago, Kirk Wood said: Great minds! You are now living in exactly the sort of community that Pam & I have recently signed up to move into. Our present home is owned and in an RV community that is modeled after the Escapee co-op parks but we plan to move to the same sort of community as you live in, very soon. We initiated the process to move there. Way to go, Kirk! Is your new place truly a legal CCRC, though? That has ramifications that similar places do not have. Kind of like the word domicile. Linda Blog: http://sandcastle.sandsys.org/ Former Rigs: Liesure Travel van, Winnebago View 24H, Winnebago Journey 34Y, Sportsmobile Sprinter conversion van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted July 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 8 hours ago, sandsys said: Is your new place truly a legal CCRC, though? Not just sure what you are asking but they are licensed in TX and have independent living in both cottages and apartments, assisted living in apartments, memory care, rehabilitation care, and complete care facilities for both couples and singles, This particular organization has 3 TX locations and has been in existence since 1972. Good travelin !...............KirkFull-time 11+ years...... Now seasonal travelers.Kirk & Pam's Great RV Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjim Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Kirk Wood said: 3 TX locations How do you locate these type facilities. Not just in Texas and or other communities in Tx? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsys Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 6 hours ago, Kirk Wood said: Not just sure what you are asking but they are licensed in TX and have independent living in both cottages and apartments, assisted living in apartments, memory care, rehabilitation care, and complete care facilities for both couples and singles, This particular organization has 3 TX locations and has been in existence since 1972. Lots of places have those amenities without being a CCRC. A CCRC usually has a big buy-in and monthly fee that includes future medical care but they can then never kick you out. They are required to house you for the rest of your life no matter how your individual circumstances change. A portion of our monthly fee can also be redeemed by eating in the cafe/pub/restaurant facilities. Linda Blog: http://sandcastle.sandsys.org/ Former Rigs: Liesure Travel van, Winnebago View 24H, Winnebago Journey 34Y, Sportsmobile Sprinter conversion van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsys Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 5 hours ago, bigjim said: How do you locate these type facilities. Not just in Texas and or other communities in Tx? You can start by googling "retirement communities" or "ccrc" with your chosen state. Linda Blog: http://sandcastle.sandsys.org/ Former Rigs: Liesure Travel van, Winnebago View 24H, Winnebago Journey 34Y, Sportsmobile Sprinter conversion van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dance Chick Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 There is one in Lakeland FL...Florida Presbyterian Homes. Big buy-in with monthly fee as previously stated. They have apts., villas, houses and then all the way up thru assisted living/ memory care/nursing home. Gene, Gayle, & Oliver-(the dog)2006 Holiday Rambler Endeavor 40 PDQ2012 Honda CRV toadBlue Ox tow bar & base plate/Air Force One braking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoDirectionHome Posted July 13, 2018 Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 https://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/retirement/T047-S001-50-best-places-to-retire-in-the-u-s-2018/index.html "There are No Experts, Do the Math!" 2014 Freightliner Cascadia DD16 600hp 1850ft-lb 18spd 3.31 260"wb SpaceCraft S-470 SKP #131740 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted July 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2018 Dallas area has a large number of such facilities with a very wide range of prices and amenities as well as financial arrangements. There are those that have a large buy-in that keeps you for as long as you live but there are also some with a much lower cost of entry and then monthly rental payments. There are even some that have a foundation that will supply funds to those in need when more care is needed by one who does not have the financial means to pay the full cost. I did a Google search in Dallas, using CRC and only got insurance companies and others with that in the name but a search using "Continuing Care Retirement Community" brought a list of facilities but if you use "senior housing communities" it will bring far more. The same is likely true for most any community. Good travelin !...............KirkFull-time 11+ years...... Now seasonal travelers.Kirk & Pam's Great RV Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjim Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 thanks folks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwb2 Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 Iam sorry for the miss spelled statement I wrote before this story made me so mad IT is wrong from the start this is what get people that travel in to problems they dont need It is cheap correct they unemployment rate is not telling a true story 3% is those who will work not unemployed the good jobs that pay any thing are 12hr a day 7 days aweek and have been for year turn over is high crime is high we have no streets worth driving on the population is dropping every year the older workers that have been with their jobs for years are treated like crap to force them out i will say we have great law enforcement a great veteran park great fire dept but for how long i dont know It is run with people with their on projects stayed 68 yrs the last 10 with the hope things would get better when they write these story they need to drive through the town and ask the average joe about the towns not jerks in charge they wont show the real facts we do have a great collage to hope to leave by fall thanks for letting me gripe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike and Claudia Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 On 7/3/2018 at 9:46 AM, Captain Happy said: I asked my father once why the grass was greener on the other side of the fence, and he said: "If I have to tell you, you won't understand". I thought it was because they used better FERTILIZER? Traveling America in "God's Grace" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddF Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 When thinking about a place to settle down, climate should be a top concern. The snowbird option can solve the snow problem. Living in the South looks hot and humid more so than in the past due to climate change. Winters are shorter and milder up Nord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk W Posted July 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 16 minutes ago, ToddF said: The snowbird option can solve the snow problem. At some point, most folks stop traveling for various reasons. I think that most of us fail to realize just how fast old age is coming! Good travelin !...............KirkFull-time 11+ years...... Now seasonal travelers.Kirk & Pam's Great RV Adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richfaa Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 5 hours ago, Kirk Wood said: At some point, most folks stop traveling for various reasons. I think that most of us fail to realize just how fast old age is coming! We know how fast old age comes because it is here. We have been snowbirding back and forth to Florida for several years.It is getting harder and harder to do. It is to hot and humid in Florida during the summer and to cold and snowy in Northern Ohio during the winter. We are at a decision point. Helen and I are long timers ..08 F-350 Ford,LB,CC,6.4L,4X4, Dually,4:10 diff dragging around a 2013 Montana 3402 Big Sky SKP 100137. North Ridgeville, Ohio in the summer, sort of and where ever it is warm in the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddF Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 I always thought the snowbird thing would be an option for me until I made my first solo trip from Harlingen TX back to MN. A sort of test run if you will. Only 57 and not retired but thinking ahead. I wouldn't want to make that trip on an annual basis. I also didn't like the RGV, not my thing. Cheap yes but not much else. Fairhope AL is on my radar for a future visit, but too far for an annual trek. Weather base.com is a good site to see in black and white various temperature norms by City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddF Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 Being retired and doing what you suggested might put the situation in a different light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsys Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 7 hours ago, Kirk Wood said: At some point, most folks stop traveling for various reasons. I think that most of us fail to realize just how fast old age is coming! Yes, we are young until suddenly we are old. And wondering how that happened. Linda Blog: http://sandcastle.sandsys.org/ Former Rigs: Liesure Travel van, Winnebago View 24H, Winnebago Journey 34Y, Sportsmobile Sprinter conversion van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsys Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 21 minutes ago, ToddF said: I always thought the snowbird thing would be an option for me until I made my first solo trip from Harlingen TX back to MN. My snowbird pattern was to leave Minnesota about October 15th and head to Rainbow's End in Texas where I'd spend a week. Then I'd head west to the Quartzsite/Parker area. Several month's later I'd head back to Rainbow's End and hang around there until Minnesota weather said it was safe to go home. But, that was too long for me to be gone so snowbirding ended much sooner than I expected it to do. Linda Blog: http://sandcastle.sandsys.org/ Former Rigs: Liesure Travel van, Winnebago View 24H, Winnebago Journey 34Y, Sportsmobile Sprinter conversion van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandsys Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 14 minutes ago, rm.w/aview said: Stop more often and stretch the trek out a few weeks, maybe take the long way. Sorta takes the task out of it and makes a trip out of it. Yes. I usually made three overnight stops between MN and TX and at least one of them was for two nights. I never was a long distance driver. Linda Blog: http://sandcastle.sandsys.org/ Former Rigs: Liesure Travel van, Winnebago View 24H, Winnebago Journey 34Y, Sportsmobile Sprinter conversion van Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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