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Well, I've done it

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  • CopperC Offline
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    Copper
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    #2

    Sounds good

    Set yourself free.

    At your age you should feel good about turning it all into cash

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    • George KG Offline
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      George K
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      #3

      At our age, there’s no reason to be shackled by all of these things. Liquidity is great.

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      • jon-nycJ Offline
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        #4

        Congratulations, Larry.

        My wife has been pushing hard to move out of the country. Not just a bit, but really in a sustained way. My transplant complicate things though.

        "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
        -Cormac McCarthy

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        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

          Congratulations, Larry.

          My wife has been pushing hard to move out of the country. Not just a bit, but really in a sustained way. My transplant complicate things though.

          George KG Offline
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          George K
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          #5

          @jon-nyc said in Well, I've done it:

          Congratulations, Larry.

          My wife has been pushing hard to move out of the country. Not just a bit, but really in a sustained way. My transplant complicate things though.

          What is her motivation?

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          • jon-nycJ Offline
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            jon-nyc
            wrote on last edited by
            #6

            Doesn't like where the country is headed.

            "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
            -Cormac McCarthy

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            • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

              Doesn't like where the country is headed.

              George KG Offline
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              George K
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              #7

              @jon-nyc said in Well, I've done it:

              Doesn't like where the country is headed.

              How so?

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                xenon
                wrote on last edited by xenon
                #8

                Agreed - nice spot to be in.

                My only point of reference is Canada. I know a handful of folks who've moved to Canada from the U.S. for... political reasons (for lack of a better term).

                I haven't lived in the country for 7 years, But it felt like politics looms less large in peoples' lives there (it could have changed recently).

                I think part of this is that there's no grand narrative wrapped up in the national identity. Canadians know they're a small part of the world community. They have strengths, but as a resource economy they're also subject to forces beyond their control. (And in truth every country and everyone is)

                There's less of an "aura" around the powers of the people in charge.

                Another point though is - all countries have their bullshit, I don't think you'll find a practically better one than the U.S.. But I guess I have to tell myself that to justify my own decisions.

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                • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                  Doesn't like where the country is headed.

                  KlausK Offline
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                  @jon-nyc said in Well, I've done it:

                  Doesn't like where the country is headed.

                  Related to this election, or the one before it, or more generally?

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                  • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                    #10

                    Congratulations, Larry. You should definitely be enjoying life at your advanced age.

                    I was only joking

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                    • jon-nycJ Offline
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                      #11

                      George, Klaus - for some time now. At least six months. Not tied to this election.

                      She has the same concerns I do, probably weight a bit differently.

                      "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                      -Cormac McCarthy

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                      • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                        Congratulations, Larry. You should definitely be enjoying life at your advanced age.

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                        #12

                        @Doctor-Phibes said in Well, I've done it:

                        Congratulations, Larry. You should definitely be enjoying life at your advanced age.

                        You're only as old as the one you feel......

                        So... I'm 38..... 🙂

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                        • LarryL Offline
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                          #13

                          I have a cousin Susan whose husband died around 2 years or so ago. They rent a house from me that sits on 20 acres. When Frank was alive they had no trouble paying their rent. After he died though, Suzie has struggled a little, and I told her not to worry about it, if she had it fine, if she didn't have it, that's fine too.

                          Yesterday I had the deed transferred to her with a selling price of one dollar. I'm going to discreetly give her the deed on Thanksgiving. We're all getting together at her house for dinner..

                          I hope she has a dollar on her........

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                          • LarryL Larry

                            I have a cousin Susan whose husband died around 2 years or so ago. They rent a house from me that sits on 20 acres. When Frank was alive they had no trouble paying their rent. After he died though, Suzie has struggled a little, and I told her not to worry about it, if she had it fine, if she didn't have it, that's fine too.

                            Yesterday I had the deed transferred to her with a selling price of one dollar. I'm going to discreetly give her the deed on Thanksgiving. We're all getting together at her house for dinner..

                            I hope she has a dollar on her........

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                            George K
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                            @Larry said in Well, I've done it:

                            I have a cousin Susan whose husband died around 2 years or so ago. They rent a house from me that sits on 20 acres. When Frank was alive they had no trouble paying their rent. After he died though, Suzie has struggled a little, and I told her not to worry about it, if she had it fine, if she didn't have it, that's fine too.

                            Yesterday I had the deed transferred to her with a selling price of one dollar. I'm going to discreetly give her the deed on Thanksgiving. We're all getting together at her house for dinner..

                            I hope she has a dollar on her........

                            House.

                            Dollar.

                            Rent.

                            Larry,

                            The only thing missing from your post is "trees."

                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            • LarryL Offline
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                              Larry
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                              Trees?

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                                #16

                                Ah.. you're talking about that old woman who was selling the trees on my land.. Lol she wasn't a relative..

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                                • LarryL Larry

                                  Ah.. you're talking about that old woman who was selling the trees on my land.. Lol she wasn't a relative..

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                                  #17

                                  @Larry said in Well, I've done it:

                                  Ah.. you're talking about that old woman who was selling the trees on my land.. Lol she wasn't a relative..

                                  Ive always charged a dollar when i do something like that because (at least i think) there has to be some sort of monetary exchange.

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                                  • CopperC Offline
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                                    Copper
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #18

                                    Get the dollar

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                                    • taiwan_girlT Offline
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                                      taiwan_girl
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                                      #19

                                      @larry. Good for you. 👍🏻👩‍❤️‍👨

                                      I always have hope that I will be able to “slow travel”. To go somewhere for a few months, get settled so it does not feel like I am a tourist. Stay longer if I want or try somewhere new.

                                      Maybe do that with a “home base” to come back to.

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                                        xenon
                                        wrote on last edited by xenon
                                        #20

                                        What will you "do", Larry?

                                        You're young in terms of retirees.

                                        And I don't mean in terms of something grandiose. I think I'd be fully happy cooking meals and sharing them with family / friends.

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                                          Most important, Larry. How is mom doing? I hope she's well. Any thoughts of where you'd like to end up?

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