Snowbirding vs. Year-Round Retirement

camp guy · 02-03-2021, 03:03 PM

What about RV life, even if you still keep your Winni residence.?

thinkxingu · 02-03-2021, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by camp guy

What about RV life, even if you still keep your Winni residence.?

Interesting idea, though I'm not sure how much driving I'd like to do on the back end. For the early part of retirement, the idea of different places is an interesting one.

I gotta say that I'm also romantically moved by the Great Loop talk that's been here and seeing sandbars in the south/Caribbean in winter.

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tis · 02-03-2021, 03:42 PM

It depends on how warm you want it to be of course, but for me the Carolinas would be too cold in the winter. I think a lot of golfers do go there because they like it cool. If you were going to move there year round you might not mind as much as the summers are so hot and humid and they seem to like the cool winters. I know lots of native Floridians and I don't find them to be different at all. If anything I think it might be some of the snobs from the NE that are different, not the natives.

Flylady · 02-03-2021, 04:01 PM

Perhaps consider a place not on Winni? There are many lakes in the area with lower prices and taxes. A place that is winterized would afford the opportunity to rent it out in the months when you go south and would pay for the costs of maintaining the place year round.

Dave R · 11-14-2021, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by thinkxingu

Interesting idea, though I'm not sure how much driving I'd like to do on the back end. For the early part of retirement, the idea of different places is an interesting one.

I gotta say that I'm also romantically moved by the Great Loop talk that's been here and seeing sandbars in the south/Caribbean in winter.

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Ping me if you want to discuss boat living and great loop stuff. We live on our boat from Early May to Late October and will be doing a great loop as well as Wintering in the Bahamas/Caribbean once retired (early

). We also plan to spend an entire Summer in 1000 Islands, an entire Summer on Lake Champlain, an entire Summer on the Trent/Severn/Georgian Bay, etc.

You need to understand that boat living is often really just boat repair in exotic places, but we are having the time of our lives.

02-03-2021, 03:03 PM	#1
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02-03-2021, 03:42 PM	#3
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,723 Thanks: 752 Thanked 1,457 Times in 1,014 Posts	It depends on how warm you want it to be of course, but for me the Carolinas would be too cold in the winter. I think a lot of golfers do go there because they like it cool. If you were going to move there year round you might not mind as much as the summers are so hot and humid and they seem to like the cool winters. I know lots of native Floridians and I don't find them to be different at all. If anything I think it might be some of the snobs from the NE that are different, not the natives.

02-03-2021, 04:01 PM	#4
Flylady Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: So. California & Lakes Region Posts: 256 Thanks: 225 Thanked 106 Times in 61 Posts	Perhaps consider a place not on Winni? There are many lakes in the area with lower prices and taxes. A place that is winterized would afford the opportunity to rent it out in the months when you go south and would pay for the costs of maintaining the place year round.

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