Retire Overseas on $1,200 / Month

... and that is affordable ...

Off the top of my head I can't imagine such a place, not for love nor money.

... but I've heard Australia is close. :eek:
 

SifuPhil said:
It's always summer in Florida.

... except when they have below freezing mornings, or there's a hurricane coming through, or a sink-hole opening up, or ... :eek:
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Nice variety hey, "well, what's it gonna be today"? And what about those gators:help1:
 
nwlady said:
Nice variety hey, "well, what's it gonna be today"? And what about those gators:help1:
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I've never had an up-close and personal experience with gators, although I have seen them down there. I tend to stay away from ancient life-forms - they're a little too scary for my taste, so I give them respect and a wide berth. A barracuda encounter at about 6' away was enough to scare me out of the water for while, so I have no illusions of becoming the next Crocodile Dundee.

Still, warm weather, beaches and palm trees - to me, that says Florida. Add in affordability and a few people that still speak English, and I'm good to go. ;)
 

SifuPhil said:
I've never had an up-close and personal experience with gators, although I have seen them down there. I tend to stay away from ancient life-forms - they're a little too scary for my taste, so I give them respect and a wide berth. A barracuda encounter at about 6' away was enough to scare me out of the water for while, so I have no illusions of becoming the next Crocodile Dundee.

Still, warm weather, beaches and palm trees - to me, that says Florida. Add in affordability and a few people that still speak English, and I'm good to go. ;)
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It does sound wonderful, it's really neat to be talking to folks from all parts of the world:) Lots to hear about, and learn, Denise
 
I have found Alabama to be a pretty reasonable place to live, all things considered. Yes, there is the humidity, but the houses have AC, and I do my outside work early mornings, and late evenings. The house prices are cheap, for the most part, and since it isn't usually really cold in the winter, utilities are affordable.
Another think I like here is the longer growing season, and some things will grow until late fall, with a little encouragement.

We do have to consider tornadoes, but those are not very often (although disastrous when they strike), and no worse than earthquakes, hurricanes, erupting volcanoes, and some of the other natural disasters that many people have to deal with.
All in all, I think it is a pretty good place to spend my senior years at.
 
Happyflowerlady said:
I have found Alabama to be a pretty reasonable place to live, all things considered. Yes, there is the humidity, but the houses have AC, and I do my outside work early mornings, and late evenings. The house prices are cheap, for the most part, and since it isn't usually really cold in the winter, utilities are affordable.
Another think I like here is the longer growing season, and some things will grow until late fall, with a little encouragement.

We do have to consider tornadoes, but those are not very often (although disastrous when they strike), and no worse than earthquakes, hurricanes, erupting volcanoes, and some of the other natural disasters that many people have to deal with.
All in all, I think it is a pretty good place to spend my senior years at.
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Oh I loved Alabama, lived in Killen, then moved into Florence. I had to live in a shabby place until I made enough to move, but even the shabby little place had an Ac unit;) I saw 1 tornado in 2 years, but you are right about all you said on weather. I loved it though, everywhere I went it smelled like a flower. My fave things were the Magnolias, Cicadas, and the fireflies, I miss it a lot sometimes. Oh, and I lived in a gorgeous 2 bedroom in a beautiful area, and it had a pool I swam in at night a lot, I so loved it. It was like 350 a month!! If I had to move East, it would be NW Alabama again:) Denise
 

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