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Today, like many days recently, I am mentally swinging back and forth considering plans for after I retire. A few months ago I thought I'd rent out my house for a year and travel around the country after I retire. Then a few weeks ago my plan was to get a HELOC to use for future house maintenance and then do shorter travels to places. Then this past week I was totally sure I was going to sell my house next spring and travel around the country and maybe Europe, with my cat, and worry about settling down somewhere after that. I was going to sell everything (maybe get a storage unit for a few items), change my legal domicile to a Florida mailing service so I wouldn't have to pay state taxes, and spend 2 or 3 months in a bunch of different cities seeing the country that way.
Then today I was looking at rental costs in different cities. OMG, massive sticker shock. I could afford to stay in a room in someone's house. Not sure how my cat would take to that, or me either. Eventually I found the 'extended stay america' hotels, and I guess with careful selections I might be able to afford those.
But now I'm not sure if I should sell my house. I thought the money I would save in property taxes and house maintenance, together with the money hopefully earned if I invest the proceeds of selling my house, would together make it easy to rent apartments and live where ever I want to.
It seems that the local rents in Omaha, Nebraska must be way way way below normal rents.
 

HoneyNut said:
Today, like many days recently, I am mentally swinging back and forth considering plans for after I retire. A few months ago I thought I'd rent out my house for a year and travel around the country after I retire. Then a few weeks ago my plan was to get a HELOC to use for future house maintenance and then do shorter travels to places. Then this past week I was totally sure I was going to sell my house next spring and travel around the country and maybe Europe, with my cat, and worry about settling down somewhere after that. I was going to sell everything (maybe get a storage unit for a few items), change my legal domicile to a Florida mailing service so I wouldn't have to pay state taxes, and spend 2 or 3 months in a bunch of different cities seeing the country that way.
Then today I was looking at rental costs in different cities. OMG, massive sticker shock. I could afford to stay in a room in someone's house. Not sure how my cat would take to that, or me either. Eventually I found the 'extended stay america' hotels, and I guess with careful selections I might be able to afford those.
But now I'm not sure if I should sell my house. I thought the money I would save in property taxes and house maintenance, together with the money hopefully earned if I invest the proceeds of selling my house, would together make it easy to rent apartments and live where ever I want to.
It seems that the local rents in Omaha, Nebraska must be way way way below normal rents.
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Retiring and setting up for post retirement living can be daunting. Good luck as you progress through the process......and stay flexible.
 
Kaila said:
I'm catching up on reading this thread, and getting filled in, on what each of you are doing. :)

I'm wondering how @hollydolly 's daughter is doing.

I've wanted to go outdoors, for even a short burst of fresh air, but just haven't been strong enough or well enough ....
Instead, I've enjoyed seeing some wild birds out my windows, and some flowers growing and blooming with bright color.
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Leonora and I set up a couple of hummingbird feeders under the eaves of the front porch.
It's been very rewarding.
 
Today, I drove 7 hours to my sister's house and then went to the beach.

Tomorrow, Sis and I are off for an 8 hours drive to spend the night at a friend's house.

Monday off for another 6 hours drive to visit another sister and her husband.

Tuesday, lunch with them and a 2 hour drive to our next destination, to visit friends and relatives and go to a state fair. That takes care of Wednesday and Thursday.

Friday, I'll drop her off at the airport so she can get home. Then I'm heading to another state to attend a birthday on Saturday. Hang around there for a few days and then another 8 hour drive to spend a few days with another sister and have lunch with a cousin.

Then, if there's anything left of me.....I'll do the 2-day drive home.

THEN, I'm going to sleep for a month....
 
Went down to the community laundry room before sunrise, took the garbage to the dumpster, pruned the part of my "God's tree" has branches that extended outside of my patio railing, back to the dumpster with those leaves in a garbage bag. After breakfast, I mopped the floors and sat on my patio for about 45 minutes while clothes were drying but it was still cool and breezy at 11. This afternoon I napped, practiced playing some of the songs I had put on the back burner, sent some emails, played a couple of games on my tablet, watched shows on my tablet and had a nice conversation with my DIL.
 
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Jeff_RN/Paramedic said:
Leonora and I set up a couple of hummingbird feeders under the eaves of the front porch.
It's been very rewarding.
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LOL, Just don’t delay any of my regular Ruby Throated hummingbirds on their way to visit my house. I put out my feeders every year and then wait patiently for them to get here. (Actually, mine are already here, but keep those feeders going so that mine will have a bite to eat when they travel South to the Caribbean in early Oct.)

I love those birds.
 
Aneeda, this is my paperwork shredding plan....I am thinking of visiting some friends that are allowed a campfire at their trailer and throwing my paperwork in there.

So what if it's a 35 mile trip each way, I figure it beats going out and buying a replacement for my broken shredder.
 
Morning routine about done.
Cooking batch of rice & broccoli for when pup gets sick.
I think he has an anxiety problem.

He was kenneled Saturday morning while we were out & again while we attended our class reunion.
So his meals were served late.

Then in the evening he heard something,jumped on hubby's office chair, stood barking at his reflection in the window.
Even after I stood beside him ,picking him up, petting him still grumbling at the window.
 
Bored witless tbh...

It's raining off and on, so I'm not going out .. o/h is away for the week. DD is poorly so wouldn't welcome visitors. ( she very much prefer to be alone when wounded) ...I've done the usual chores, not that there was much to do...

Nothing worth watching on TV... but I can only watch one TV show on any one day anyhow, otherwise I'll be asleep...

Sorted out some items for donation.. but now ?... *sigh* :unsure:
 
Pecos said:
(Actually, mine are already here, but keep those feeders going so that mine will have a bite to eat when they travel South to the Caribbean in early Oct.)

I love those birds.
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:LOL::ROFLMAO::):giggle::love:

I helped out for some years, at getting them well fed and stocked up for their journey from mine to yours, ;)
But Jeff and Leonora ( @Jeff_RN/Paramedic )
will have to do that, now. :)
 
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Sliverfox said:
Morning routine about done.
Cooking batch of rice & broccoli for when pup gets sick.
I think he has an anxiety problem.

He was kenneled Saturday morning while we were out & again while we attended our class reunion.
So his meals were served late.

Then in the evening he heard something,jumped on hubby's office chair, stood barking at his reflection in the window.
Even after I stood beside him ,picking him up, petting him still grumbling at the window.
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They all do that or at least all the dogs I’ve had same with a mirror. Bella would stare and watch the dryer going round and round. But we trained her from the beginning not to bark and she rarely did.
 
Waiting for husband to get back from the laundry mat, then Best Buy for computer, take lunch to the youngest son, get lunch out, and maybe some shopping. Rearranged the living room already and managed to kill my computer 😳. Went through more paperwork for shredding, filled some files, vacuumed, and now thinking of what to do tomorrow.
 
Aneeda72 said:
Waiting for husband to get back from the laundry mat, then Best Buy for computer, take lunch to the youngest son, get lunch out, and maybe some shopping. Rearranged the living room already and managed to kill my computer 😳. Went through more paperwork for shredding, filled some files, vacuumed, and now thinking of what to do tomorrow.
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@Aneeda72 .. Just don't overdo, physically. How are the stitches?
 
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