My husband and I are both retired from the military and would like to find a place where we can live on both our pensions. We don't need a big social scene and really enjoy nature and being away from things. Right now we have 38 acres of forest with our house right in the middle of it. Our tentative plan is to work as hard as we can over the next 6 years to pay off our debts. Then when I reach 59.5 I can pull out my small IRA. We would sell most everything and move to Tennessee for 6 months and establish residency. I understand that if you retire overseas it is much easier if you move from a state that doesn't require income tax filing.
We currently have 3 dogs and 8 special needs cats. We don't know how many will still be with us in 6 years, but plan on taking them when we move.
I am a teacher, a network engineer and have a large woodworking shop. I plan on selling all of my large tools and maybe just taking my scroll saw and small lathe with me. I'm sure there is some beautiful wood down there to work with.
My husband loves to golf and bowl and is getting ready to retire and draw social security this year.
We lived in Europe for ten years very happily so I believe we could live outside the states again just as happily. I am already beginning to learn Spanish and hope to be fairly fluent in six years. I keep getting my German mixed up with it though...I don't know how people do it who can easily speak more than two languages.
I just hope the cost of living won't skyrocket by the time we get there.
My dream would be to have a small home in the edge of the forest with a deck overlooking a stream but I could still get to town fairly easily. Wildlife would be welcome.