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Thread: Women retiring alone to a new city/state -- where will you go and why? - Retirement - Page 3 - City-Data Forum

Started 2 years, 3 months ago by janb
I'd consider Loveland, Estes Park and Ft Collins, CO. All are very nice and unique in their own ways. There is a new 'community' lifestyle subdivision being built in Estes, at the SE corner of Mary's Lake. I found a link on this site somewhere... I grew up in Loveland / Masonville / Estes, and was there this last week to see the fall colors. It's much more crowded, but still very nice...
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Wisteria replied 2 years, 3 months ago
As some of you know from following my posts, I am planning on retiring alone, but in a different area from where I am now (California) due to the costs. I am curious if there are other single/divorced/widowed women out there considering relocating to another area by themselves, and if so to where, and why that location? I am very torn about where to go. I love the sunshine and ...

knoxgarden replied 2 years, 3 months ago
I'm on my own and very happy in Knoxville, TN. I was born and raised in Los Angeles and spent my working life in Washington, D.C. and some in south Georgia. Knoxville has great people, agreeable climate, beautiful mountain setting and the University of Tennessee. I'm active in several volunteer groups and I'm thinking about getting a masters degree. UT has special fees for those 65+ -- $7 a ...

newretiree replied 2 years, 3 months ago
Wow! I had picked both Knoxville and Asheville though Asheville is getting a little too costly housing wise. Was the summer as brutal as the weather forecasters depicted it? I have some respiratory problems sometimes. I live in Seattle and can't afford to buy a home here - even smaller towns like Olympia are getting too costly and the rain and cold is starting to get to me. 222 days of ...

knoxgarden replied 2 years, 3 months ago
I've got a condo in West Knoxville. There are some really wonderful condo developments in the Knoxville area. They design them well here. I'm in an older development that has a great mix of people. Maryville is a lovely area about 30 minutes south of downtown Knoxville. Small but lively downtown on a river. Nice college there. I'd like to live in downtown Knoxville but it was out of my price ...

hgsgold replied 2 years, 3 months ago
Hi Knoxgarden, I have thought about relocating to Tennessee. I Live in a small town of N.W. Florida now.. Not much of a social life for a very young widow of 60yrs old. More women then men.. Your post has inspired me to relocating to west Knotsville, Tenn. Could you post a comfortable price for a one--one villa or condo. Thank you so very much.. HGSgold.. PS--I enjoy the fine arts, eating ...

knoxgarden replied 2 years, 3 months ago
You can find a condo anywhere from $90,000 for an older one bedroom to $500,000. There are quite a few in the $125,000-$175,000 range.

Ucandoit replied 2 years, 3 months ago
This is a great thread because I too am looking for something to retire in.......Right now TN and KY are in the running. I am also in my 50's single/no children. I am also for the social connectedness, and wouldn't mind the abundance of single men either.......lol Maybe we could find a builder and live in our own subdivision!

brightdoglover replied 2 years, 3 months ago
Great idea to discuss. I own (rather, pay the bank) for my small dream house in the woods near a lake 45 minutes from Boston. The weather suits me fine, except for the humid summers. I would never want to live anywhere more humid, or more family-oriented, or, for that matter, more heavily Christian, although I am no knee-jerk liberal either, and find the Cambridge politics and all pretty silly...

Wisteria replied 2 years, 3 months ago
Good posts! Brightdoglover, I'm in the same boat as you. I don't want to move to the south either. I'm living out west right now, but because of costs, I will have to relocate when I retire...in a couple of years or so. It is very expensive in California, and I just slip by on my shoestring budget. But I DO enjoy the lack of humidity, the sunshine, and the scenery of the west! I...

knoxgarden replied 2 years, 3 months ago
A local Red Hat Society club would be a good place to start meeting other women in their late 50s. I was involved in one for awhile but got tired of it. It was a good way to meet 50+ women, though. Churches, at least in the South, are also very good. I use the term "church" loosely. We have everything in Knoxville from the big Baptist churches to Jewish Temples, Seventh Day Adventists, ...

 

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MN2CO
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I'll vote for that!! The title scares most men away, except Livecontent.
anomoly
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Wisteria, so happy you're happy! When you say there's still room at your park, do you mean there are places for sale there? What are they like, and how much are they selling for?
nancy thereader
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Hi Everyone~~ We just got back to New York after a wonderful trip to Santa Cruz. Wisteria is a fabulous tour guide and Santa Cruz should pay her because she is one of its most vocal enthusiasts . What a great & unique place this is ; you can be down at the beach watching surfers & less than ten minutes later, you are in primeval redwood forests . Not only is wisteria a wonderful tour guide , but she is a fabulous person and it...
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Congratulations, Nancy! I'm so glad you found your nest at last. You will probably enjoy SC a lot. And now the adventure begins...
Wisteria
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Great posts by Triciajeanne and Brightdoglover ! I think that on this thread, in particular, are many women who have tried "dreams," whether or not they were realized. Many women here have talked about what they have done, where they have gone, how they did it, the turns they made, the people they met or left behind. These women here are women of fortitude and action – which doesn't mean that they attain their...
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Does anyone know why for some reason tonite I can't access pages before this one (p. 254)? When I try to do this I get a message that my browser can't find the server... Oops I tried again and it worked, ignore this.
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Quote: Originally Posted by anomoly I just have a big 'CD Data Warning' on my post, and in my-ahem-file.... Don't they tell you what the warning was for??? I had to go back and see what you've posted and I could not figure it out either. Except what's with being older and still able to see you're belly button! Outrageous. Warning warning
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This amazing thread for retired single women has accomplished its goal for several women already ~~ and continues to be an inspiration to the others Now.... consider creating a new topic that will include the retired senior single gentlemen with the goal of all living in the same community with a support network ~ your mobile estates park Whatcha think California Dreamin'
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Quote: Originally Posted by MN2CO I told this on another thread but thought this group might like to hear this as well. Last night, about 2 a.m., I woke to my dog yipping in a high pitched yip - over and over and over. Here we goes again! It's fall, afterall, and all critters are looking for a warm place to live for the winter. I go into the kitchen to find her staring at the stove - the drawer. So, I get a hammer, broom and a thick pair...
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Quote: Originally Posted by miruca How fun for Wisteria and NancytheReader! You've started the colony - and Santa Cruz looks like a paradise. I believe Wistera and Knoxgarden are the supreme advocates for their respective areas. I agree!

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