Thanks for another wonderful piece. I was working at a university in Silicon Valley and wanted to retire at 68. Three financial advisors told me that was fine, but I had to die by the time I was 80. They can be blunt. I had been saving up to 15% of my salary since I was 27, so this was a bummer especially since my wife is younger than I am. Silicon Valley was just way too expensive for retirement. So, we looked all around the U.S. for the best place we could afford to live. After much research, we moved to Eugene, OR. We sold our little house for a ludicrous price to a very nice 30s something techy couple and bought a gorgeous house in Eugene for cash. I continue to do my research here and am still a professor at my university. We love it. No traffic, no attitude, no pretension; great music, theatre, local breweries and wineries. The views are gorgeous and the weather mild. If you want to move to a saner life, and can do it, then, yes, it can be done.
This was a fascinating story in so many different respects, and the perfect example of why I subscribe to this column.
I live in a fairly high-taxed state, not far from a major city. I’ve often wondered what it would be like to do what Chris Ingraham did, but I have to be honest, I would be concerned about social issues (I’m a member of a minority) as well as the fact that well, I just absolutely hate winter (I grew up in Canada, so I’m used to very cold winters, and I got away from them as soon as I could!).
I’m glad for Mr. Ingraham that his move has worked out so well for he and his family, though, and I urge him to take a trip north to visit Winnipeg, a fantastic, underrated city in Manitoba!
Thanks for another wonderful piece. I was working at a university in Silicon Valley and wanted to retire at 68. Three financial advisors told me that was fine, but I had to die by the time I was 80. They can be blunt. I had been saving up to 15% of my salary since I was 27, so this was a bummer especially since my wife is younger than I am. Silicon Valley was just way too expensive for retirement. So, we looked all around the U.S. for the best place we could afford to live. After much research, we moved to Eugene, OR. We sold our little house for a ludicrous price to a very nice 30s something techy couple and bought a gorgeous house in Eugene for cash. I continue to do my research here and am still a professor at my university. We love it. No traffic, no attitude, no pretension; great music, theatre, local breweries and wineries. The views are gorgeous and the weather mild. If you want to move to a saner life, and can do it, then, yes, it can be done.
Great story. Thank you.
This was a fascinating story in so many different respects, and the perfect example of why I subscribe to this column.
I live in a fairly high-taxed state, not far from a major city. I’ve often wondered what it would be like to do what Chris Ingraham did, but I have to be honest, I would be concerned about social issues (I’m a member of a minority) as well as the fact that well, I just absolutely hate winter (I grew up in Canada, so I’m used to very cold winters, and I got away from them as soon as I could!).
I’m glad for Mr. Ingraham that his move has worked out so well for he and his family, though, and I urge him to take a trip north to visit Winnipeg, a fantastic, underrated city in Manitoba!