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Glad to be of help. It is a great area to be in if you like to do things outdoors, especially fly fishing canoing, hiking, etc... . I missed your note about wanting "warm all year roud". Arkansas is not; but, neither are TN or N. Georgia Mountains.
Mississippi is very cheap. I wouldn't move there, but if you want cheap and isolated, you can't beat that.
But you have to be specific in what you need. I wanted to be near mountains with lots of hiking trails. My wife needed to be near the ocean. I wanted to swim in lakes and she too, and we want both the ocean and the lakes to be within walking distance of the house. We both hate hot humid summers, and really enjoy sitting near the woodstove in snowy winters. We'd like to live on an Island but we need to be able to get to the mainland without a boat, and don't want to be plagued by hurricanes in the summer. We'd like to see plentiful wildlife and would love to have deer grazing in our yard. We want to be able to Canoe or kayak within 200 feet of the house.
We need to have an active Quaker Meeting, a national public radio station, a couple of colleges nearby, and an active Senior College. We need to be within 250 miles of a major city. The population needs to have a high percentage of college grads, and has to have fairly liberal views on things.
We knew what we wanted and we found it and purchased a house there, which we expect to move into it in summer/fall of 2011.
Glad to be of help. It is a great area to be in if you like to do things outdoors, especially fly fishing canoing, hiking, etc... . I missed your note about wanting "warm all year roud". Arkansas is not; but, neither are TN or N. Georgia Mountains.
Well, just as long as it dont get too cold in the winters and it gets warm enough in the spring/summers. What's the weather like there ? I do like the whole outdoor thing. Especially fishin
Mississippi is very cheap. I wouldn't move there, but if you want cheap and isolated, you can't beat that.
But you have to be specific in what you need. I wanted to be near mountains with lots of hiking trails. My wife needed to be near the ocean. I wanted to swim in lakes and she too, and we want both the ocean and the lakes to be within walking distance of the house. We both hate hot humid summers, and really enjoy sitting near the woodstove in snowy winters. We'd like to live on an Island but we need to be able to get to the mainland without a boat, and don't want to be plagued by hurricanes in the summer. We'd like to see plentiful wildlife and would love to have deer grazing in our yard. We want to be able to Canoe or kayak within 200 feet of the house.
We need to have an active Quaker Meeting, a national public radio station, a couple of colleges nearby, and an active Senior College. We need to be within 250 miles of a major city. The population needs to have a high percentage of college grads, and has to have fairly liberal views on things.
We knew what we wanted and we found it and purchased a house there, which we expect to move into it in summer/fall of 2011.
Zarathu
Proud for ya, that sounds nice. Can I ask why you wouldnt choose Mississippi yourself?
Although you seem to have focused on the type of climate you are interested in, and finances are a big issue, there is one aspect that is very important, but you didn't mention in your original thread: "What do you want to do?" What are your interests? Cultural, arts, museums, volunteering, exercising, hobbies? You can move to a great place, but be bored to death.
the different ammenities that a place offers however such as the things that you named. However I dont beleive I'd get tired of all the same things because im a very laid back person and just lookin to spend most days walkin around a park enjoyin the beauty, sittin on the portch enjoyin the weather or just sittin around the house watchin T.V. and stayin cool. It doesnt take much to please me but low crime, decent cost of living, natural beauty and friendly people. however, I would like a place to have enough places to shop or eat, maby a Cinema or two. some festivals... somethin to do but im not big into partying, nightlife or anything like that. i'm turnin 26 in sept. and have already grew outta that phase.
To the OP - you're turning 26 in September and you are already thinking of your retirement? And you already know you won't be on a limited budget? A lot can change in the next 30-40 years when you will actually reach a realistic retirement age. Places that appeal to you at 26 many appall you at 60 and things you enjoy doing now may not even hold your interest. At 26, I didn't even know where I wanted to live the next year, never mind at retirement.
To the OP - you're turning 26 in September and you are already thinking of your retirement? And you already know you won't be on a limited budget? A lot can change in the next 30-40 years when you will actually reach a realistic retirement age. Places that appeal to you at 26 many appall you at 60 and things you enjoy doing now may not even hold your interest. At 26, I didn't even know where I wanted to live the next year, never mind at retirement.
Depending on 'iwantyall2know's career, at 26yo he/she could be 12 years from retirement.
Choose your careerfield and you choose when you get your pension.
When I was 24yo I was already 6 years into my career. If I had stuck with it I could have gotten my pension at 38. But I took a 4-year sabbatical from work and attended college instead. Regardless I went back to work and finished my career at 42.
To the OP - you're turning 26 in September and you are already thinking of your retirement? And you already know you won't be on a limited budget? A lot can change in the next 30-40 years when you will actually reach a realistic retirement age. Places that appeal to you at 26 many appall you at 60 and things you enjoy doing now may not even hold your interest. At 26, I didn't even know where I wanted to live the next year, never mind at retirement.
Well I am a very diligent, strong minded individual who researches and plans out everything I do 3 streps ahead very extensively and I like to have an idea of what I'm gonna do way before I do it.
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