thinking to move to alaska (Anchorage, Fairbanks: sales, renting, how much)

[mikeydoo21]

i am living in new mexico thinking about moving to alaska.i am 44 years old disabled man have bad hip and back,living off of ssd.like places with not to many people am kind of a hermit but am social and like people but like alone time to.i can get around on my own,need to use a cane somtimes.dont like neigbors to close.wondering if i could make it in alaska on my disability check.living in a camp trailer i own right know but would have to sell it if i moved.and what is the chance of renting a one room cabin or other

[blueflames50]

Originally Posted by mikeydoo21

i am living in new mexico thinking about moving to alaska.i am 44 years old disabled man have bad hip and back,living off of ssd.like places with not to many people am kind of a hermit but am social and like people but like alone time to.i can get around on my own,need to use a cane somtimes.dont like neigbors to close.wondering if i could make it in alaska on my disability check.living in a camp trailer i own right know but would have to sell it if i moved.and what is the chance of renting a one room cabin or other

I don't know how true it is but have been told that SSD payment is higher in AK due to cost of living. Hopefully you have applied for SSI (social security income) on top of SSD. you have to have less than $3000 in assets that does not count a home or 1 vehicle to receive it.
Do you think you can handle snow and ice conditions???

[mikeydoo21]

i think i can handle the cold it snows here most years at least 2,3 times a year and dont seem to have any more problems than normal,the main problem would be housing and starting over because i wuold have to sell everything because i would have to fly.

[blueflames50]

Originally Posted by mikeydoo21

i think i can handle the cold it snows here most years at least 2,3 times a year and dont seem to have any more problems than normal,the main problem would be housing and starting over because i wuold have to sell everything because i would have to fly.

ahhh it may snow there but how much??? like can you handle several days and several feet at one shot???
Do have housing...even temporary lined up...tag sales you can replace most anything you need.

[mikeydoo21]

theres no way to know until i try but i dont get out much and dont mind staying indoors for long periods although i would like to take up some riverbank type fishing

[RayinAK]

Originally Posted by mikeydoo21

i think i can handle the cold it snows here most years at least 2,3 times a year and dont seem to have any more problems than normal,the main problem would be housing and starting over because i wuold have to sell everything because i would have to fly.

Depending on where in Alaska you plan to move, the cold weather is a lot different than most places in the lower-48. For example, temperatures of -60 are very possible in Fairbanks and vicinity. This is bone-hurting cold. No kidding! Fairbanks and North pole are much like spread-out neighborhoods and businesses, so one has to drive quite a lot from place to place just to buy groceries and other stuff. Anchorage is different than Fairbanks in that it's more of a city, and perhaps easier for you to live. You still have to contend with the long dark hours of winter, which is nothing like the short nights in the lower-48. In here you go to work in the dark, and come home in the dark.

During the summer it's the opposite of winter. We have daylight late into the night, and can get quite hot.

[mikeydoo21]

what about kenai penninsula?

[Metlakatla]

You might like the Kenai...not sure about the fishing there though. It seems awfully crowded. Have you thought about Juneau?

[mikeydoo21]

never seen either but will look them up on line,not sure what i want to do yet i need a change.looking in to some other states as well

[mikeydoo21]

thought of alaska because from what i hear its independent from the other states and doesnt take to much bull from the federal goverment and is less populated than other states and can do some fishing to help on grocery bill