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Old 09-10-2009, 11:43 AM
 
Location: Punta Gorda
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In case you missed it, CNN/Money just voted Port Charlotte the #1 place to retire in America. Here is a link to the article: [/SIZE][SIZE=3]Port Charlotte is #1[/SIZE]
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Old 09-10-2009, 01:44 PM
 
Location: Florida
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BETTER LINK to same article:25 Best Places to Retire - Port Charlotte, Fla. (1) - Money Magazine
I don't see anything about Port Charoltte being #1. Just in the top 25.
Lets also stress that this is about places to retire to.

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Old 09-10-2009, 02:24 PM
 
Location: The Conterminous United States
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BETTER LINK to same article:25 Best Places to Retire - Port Charlotte, Fla. (1) - Money Magazine
I don't see anything about Port Charoltte being #1. Just in the top 25.
Lets also stress that this is about places to retire to.
It's definitely NOT on the Best Places to Live list.

A couple of things:

First of all, check out all the real estate agents that came out of the woodwork to post in the comments. There's a flood of them, right now. I also see Vegasboy in there, talking about his investment property.

The list also puts Miami at number 13 for Best Places to Retire. Ewww.

They have TN as having state income tax when we don't. We also don't tax pensions. Whoops. Shameless plug, I know.
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Old 09-10-2009, 03:10 PM
 
Location: Florida
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Ya hiknapster, I fixed his link (there was something funny about it) and then went back in the old posts and saw what was going on.

Punta Gorda is a nice peaceful little town, but there was a reason I used to commute to Naples from here eveyday.
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Old 09-10-2009, 04:35 PM
 
Location: WI
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Great to see!! Port Charlotte is a great deal with many things to do YEAR ROUND!! I love being number 1 Let the bashing begin...oh, I see that it has.
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Old 09-10-2009, 05:10 PM
 
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Nope.

It's a great place to retire for those looking for what it has to offer...which is obviously geared towards those 65 & older, from the midwest, and low to middle class.

No one has ever debated that nor are they now...
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Old 09-10-2009, 05:41 PM
 
Location: The Conterminous United States
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Great to see!! Port Charlotte is a great deal with many things to do YEAR ROUND!! I love being number 1 Let the bashing begin...oh, I see that it has.
Hey! I had to get my shameless plug in!

Actually it is a fine place to retire to. There's some back history to all of this, though. I'll tell you sometime, or have SOFLGal tell you.
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Old 09-10-2009, 06:54 PM
 
Location: WI
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Nope.

It's a great place to retire for those looking for what it has to offer...which is obviously geared towards those 65 & older, from the midwest, and low to middle class.

No one has ever debated that nor are they now...
The thing about PC is, there is cheaper and middle class homes there. Funny how when you bash the place you never mention the High end homes, there are many million dollar homes in PC, but of coarse that dosen't fit with the negitive picture you are trying to paint of the area. Port Charlotte has something for everybody, at all price ranges.

And what's wrong with people from the midwest??
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Old 09-10-2009, 06:58 PM
 
Location: WI
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Nope.

It's a great place to retire for those looking for what it has to offer...which is obviously geared towards those 65 & older, from the midwest, and low to middle class.

No one has ever debated that nor are they now...
And please explain what you mean by "obviously geared towards those 65 & older" What???
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Old 09-10-2009, 08:26 PM
 
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And please explain what you mean by "obviously geared towards those 65 & older" What???
It's a retirement destination.

And it's an affordable retirement destination for a specific type of retiree.

Not sure what you are getting at..

The title of the thread has the word "retirement" in it....
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