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#1 | The best states for retirement aren't what you think datum

Fri May 10, 2013 9:19 am

Despite its overwhelming popularity with retirees, Florida may not be the best place to spend your golden years, according to a report released by Bankrate Monday.
Instead, Tennessee and Louisiana topped Bankrate's list of the 10 most retiree-friendly states, which equally weighted cost of living, taxes, access to healthcare, crime rates and climate.
Some chillier spots, including Nebraska and North and South Dakota also made the list. They may not be dream retirement destinations, but these states are actually ideal for retirees because of their lower taxes and cost of living and lack of crime, according to Bankrate, a financial information website.
"If you can bear [South Dakota's] temperatures, it's a pretty good place to live on a fixed income," said Chris Kahn, an analyst at Bankrate.
Florida, meanwhile, is notably absent from the top 10. While it boasts warm weather and reasonable state and local tax rates, a relatively high cost of living and crime rate sunk the "Sunshine State" to nineteenth place, Kahn said.
These 10 states, however, offer a better balance between affordability and quality of life in retirement, according to Bankrate.

1. Tennessee
2. Louisiana
3. South Dakota
4. Kentucky
5. Mississippi
6. Virginia
7. West Virginia
8. Alabama
9. Nebraska
10. North Dakota

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#2 | RE: The best states for retirement aren't what you think datum

Fri May 10, 2013 9:40 am

Kiplinger's had Wyoming at the top of their list.

"The Emperor is not as forgiving as I am" - Darth Vader

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#3 | RE: The best states for retirement aren't what you think datum

Fri May 10, 2013 9:44 am

I always read these articles even though I'll probably never leave California. I have family here, and the weather is the best IMO.

Oh well, I can dream.

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#4 | RE: The best states for retirement aren't what you think datum

Thu May 23, 2013 10:46 pm

what just happened to littlecat? how did he/she get in here? not listed as a member but posted??? then the post is gone in a flash?

calling Heis .......

Half of America has bowed to Baal. Political expediency now drives all the libs decision making, NOT the moral appropriateness or even the legality of their actions.

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#5 | RE: The best states for retirement aren't what you think datum

Thu May 23, 2013 10:47 pm

it's alright folks, I'll stay here until the authorities arrive.

Half of America has bowed to Baal. Political expediency now drives all the libs decision making, NOT the moral appropriateness or even the legality of their actions.

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#6 | RE: The best states for retirement aren't what you think datum

Thu May 23, 2013 11:27 pm

Quote: ThirstyMan wrote in post #4
what just happened to littlecat? how did he/she get in here? not listed as a member but posted??? then the post is gone in a flash?

calling Heis .......

I want to moderate you.

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#7 | RE: The best states for retirement aren't what you think datum

Thu May 23, 2013 11:46 pm

So I was tendin bar down at Ecklan and Swetlands.... and this poster named littlecat1 started touting the benefits of retiring in Japan. That littlecat1 was a new name so I searched the member list only to find that the name wasn't listed! So, I came back to the thread to ask littlecat1 how he got in here and posted but his post was gone. no trace. I guess it had been deleted, but by whom? no sign of littlecat1.

So I called it in.

end of story

it's probably nothing....

Half of America has bowed to Baal. Political expediency now drives all the libs decision making, NOT the moral appropriateness or even the legality of their actions.

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#8 | RE: The best states for retirement aren't what you think datum

Thu May 23, 2013 11:54 pm

Quote: ThirstyMan wrote in post #7
So I was tendin bar down at Ecklan and Swetlands.... and this poster named littlecat1 started touting the benefits of retiring in Japan. That littlecat1 was a new name so I searched the member list only to find that the name wasn't listed! So, I came back to the thread to ask littlecat1 how he got in here and posted but his post was gone. no trace. I guess it had been deleted, but by whom? no sign of littlecat1.

So I called it in.

end of story

it's probably nothing....

These are strange days in the RR indeed.

I want to moderate you.

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#9 | RE: The best states for retirement aren't what you think datum

Fri May 24, 2013 12:00 am

Quote: Heisenberg Is A Mod! wrote in post #8

These are strange days in the RR indeed.

Rex Reed raves: " Frank Cannon is fascinating, informative, engaging and heartbreaking stuff." � New York Observer

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#10 | RE: The best states for retirement aren't what you think datum

Fri May 24, 2013 12:03 am

Now we have a bot that not only registers but posts a comment with a link to a sales site.

Chinese.

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#11 | RE: The best states for retirement aren't what you think datum

Fri May 24, 2013 12:08 am (Last edited: Fri May 24, 2013 12:08 am)

Quote: Heisenberg wrote in post #10
Now we have a bot that not only registers but posts a comment with a link to a sales site.

Chinese.

Yah that wasn't a gut feeling.

Half of America has bowed to Baal. Political expediency now drives all the libs decision making, NOT the moral appropriateness or even the legality of their actions.

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#12 | RE: The best states for retirement aren't what you think datum

Fri May 24, 2013 12:08 am

Quote: Heisenberg wrote in post #10
Now we have a bot that not only registers but posts a comment with a link to a sales site.

Chinese.

Damn Chinamen. It is like he is daring you...

Rex Reed raves: " Frank Cannon is fascinating, informative, engaging and heartbreaking stuff." � New York Observer

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#13 | RE: The best states for retirement aren't what you think datum

Fri May 24, 2013 12:13 am

Quote: Frank Cannon wrote in post #12
Quote: Heisenberg wrote in post #10
Now we have a bot that not only registers but posts a comment with a link to a sales site.

Chinese.

Damn Chinamen. It is like he is daring you...

But we got Heis on it now, so not to worry. littlecat1 was his name. I guess I'm the only one who saw it, the only one who called it in at least.

Half of America has bowed to Baal. Political expediency now drives all the libs decision making, NOT the moral appropriateness or even the legality of their actions.

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#14 | RE: The best states for retirement aren't what you think datum

Fri May 24, 2013 12:15 am (Last edited: Fri May 24, 2013 12:17 am)

Quote: ThirstyMan wrote in post #13

But we got Heis on it now, so not to worry. littlecat1 was his name. I guess I'm the only one who saw it, the only one who called it in at least.

I thought he was referring to the poster Heisenberg Is A Mod!.

BTW, anyone get the reference to the old Robert Conrad Eveready commercials? I know it is a little obscure.

Rex Reed raves: " Frank Cannon is fascinating, informative, engaging and heartbreaking stuff." � New York Observer

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