Ever considering leaving CA quietly, without making a big scene? (Woodland: rooftop, standard of living)

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Originally Posted by Independentthinking

Interesting. I've found totally the opposite to be true. Guess it depends on the lens you're looking through.

Same here.

And I'm a Bay Area native who has also lived in Newport Beach, two towns in the Sierras (one of them in Nevada), and have lived in the Houston metro for the last 10 years.

Mr. 5150 has never lived in Texas. His son lives here (unless he has moved), but he has never lived here....and, IIRC, neither has Seain Dublin.

I've been to 48 states, and I've had people all over the country tell me that they've never met anyone from Texas that they didn't like. I've never had anyone tell me that re California.

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Originally Posted by phantompilot

But why would you choose CA as your official domicile and not Washington with no state income tax?
Seems strange to have the opportunity to do that , and not take it. If you're really retired then there is no reason to say your domicile is California when your time spent here allows you to declare it isn't.

I have no doubt that Tulemutt is truthful about his retirement.

When I read Tulemutt's post, other than questioning his retirement, I had the same thought you did. I even thought about replying 'Well..at least no one can call you an 'anti-tax liability bird '. Then I thought about it, and realized that...philosophy wise...Tulemutt wouldn't care about whatever taxes he had to pay. I then read more of the thread and, sure enough, Tulemutt's reply to you pretty much echoed what I thought his reply would be after giving it some thought. It sounds as though you don't share Tulemutt's view, and I don't either, but it's his money.

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Originally Posted by BeauCharles

Derek, if you can stand the rain there's always the coast of Oregon and Washington. Real Estate prices are considerably lower than the Monterey Peninsula. I'm kicking around the idea of selling my home and moving up there in a few years for retirement and was surprised to find quite a few listings even in my relatively modest budget.

I haven't explored the coast of Oregon, but there are definitely some appealing coastal and coastal area towns in Washington.

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Originally Posted by Ruth4Truth

OP, I love your love of California, and how you express it!

If you do move out-of-state, I hope you come back, for more photography.

You'll probably find the WA rainforest coast a photog's paradise, btw: the beaches w/their rock formations, the mossy rainforest, not to mention the dolphins in Puget Sound, etc. If you move there, that is.

I agree. I personally find those parts of Washington beautiful, and hope we get to see some of Derek's pics on CD if he and his wife decide to spend more time there.

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Originally Posted by Finper

Actually I have been to Waco, San Antonio and Austin. SA and Waco the residents couldn't be nicer.

I agree with you about San Antonio and Waco. I probably wouldn't want to live in Waco, but the people are very nice. I live in The Woodlands (a northern suburb of Houston), but if someone told me I had to live elsewhere in Texas, both Boerne and The Dominion (both in the San Antonio metro) would be on my list....along with Colleyville (Tarrant County...suburban Fort Worth), and a few surrounding towns.

Austin they were nice but don't think they're thrilled with Californians there... maybe independent can chime in here with his opinion.

Austin is nice to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there.

Texas is state proud but I didn't find them elitist they just have Texas stars and flags everywhere.

I agree and...

your last eight words indicate that, after visiting, you started to get it .

IMO, one would have to live here to completely get it.

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Originally Posted by MarciaMarshaMarcia

The people are cold. And self-serving, hypocritical, & frequently bigoted. And very overt about it. And ignore Tulemutt.

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Originally Posted by seain dublin

No lens, just the facts.

Even here in CA I have run in to it from transplanted Texans to visitors from Texas.

One example was when I attended the TCM Film Festival in Hollywood a couple of years back, got into a conversation with two women from Austin, not too far into it one says out of the blue "well it's not all that here"...WTF? Had nothing to do with the topic, just a put down on CA.

Go to Texas and they just go on and on about the state

Not facts...just your personal experience and opinion.

People in both Texas and California have a lot of outward pride re their states...but in a different way.

IME, People in many different states think many Californians they have encountered are arrogant. Most of the people I've encountered who think Texans are arrogant are people who happen to live in California.

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Originally Posted by phantompilot

Now we get to the bottom of your warped viewpoints. You're a retired hermit that lives alone on a boat.

Which is a boat slip away from the average bum under the overpass.

Call me skeptical, but I have a hard time believing you're representative of the average CA resident.

But that's his choice. I wouldn't want to do that in CA, WA, or OR, but I respect that it works for him. He doesn't have to do that (he bought enough gold decades ago that he could pay cash for a house in SF if he wanted to)....he chooses to.

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Originally Posted by expatCA

True and more and more are to some degree. Now my sister in law lives a very laid back life, works 2 days a week plus receiving very low SS and yet does not have to struggle. She owns a mobile home in a nice park, a few units from a nice river and within walking distance of the basic stores needed and yes she still has a car and drives. She lkeft CA about 25 years ago with another family that did. Quietly.

LOL........and CD didn't exist 25 years ago.

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Originally Posted by NoMoreSnowForMe

Point being that you aren't someone like the OP who is considering uprooting the entire family to move away to another state.

Just saying, I don't think the opinion of someone who vacations in CA part of the year, on a boat, supposedly, is relevant here.

Given the bolded, I don't see how Tulemutt's opinion is any less relevant (and it's probably more relevant) than someone who affords her rent with a housing voucher.