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Won't go back to CA, though moving somewhere warmer would be nice. However, with the recent sale/purchase of a new home just 10-15 miles from where we were, it's not likely to happen until one or both of us retire.
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California is a fabulous place to live but there are many Californias, and you'd better pick the right one! There"s North and South (like night and day), there's coast and valley, there's the entire Sierras experience, then way up north it's the Wild West. Something for everybody.
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Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
Back in the 80s the LA crowd moved north and bid things up, now the SF crowd is doing it. Californicators, they'd be called.
I've got a few HS classmates that are also here in CO - Co Springs, Boulder and a couple in metro Denver.
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By then, things had, for the most part, calmed down. I was told Oregonians hated that the Californians would come up and buy a home without trying to get a lower price, as it was so much cheaper than Cal.(ESPECIALLY where I moved from, Campbell, Ca.)
I determined to not pay full price on whatever I bought(doing my part, don'tcha know).
Been here over 22 years now, I think I'm considered a native...
My company builds and manages apartment buildings around the country, so I'm fortunate enough to get to travel to some nice places. North Carolina is indeed a very nice place - have some good friends who moved there from Denver and really enjoy it. We just started building in Nashville, so I'll get to add that to my travel list too.
2024 Audi Q8 e-tron - 2017 911 C4S - 2025 BRZ - 2023 A6 Allroad - 2024 Genesis GV60 - 2019 Cayman
Kid needs to move some things around at work but think it'll all work out. Just hoping the traffic isn't as crazy as down south here and think a compact should work out just fine. We have an E Z Pass down here for our toll roads but not sure what the northeast has but suppose cash is still taken.
The Sandman
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2025 VW GTI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
It's difficult to unload a "nice" house in a rural area for close to what you've invested in it. (Ask me how I know!) Sold my old place to someone else in the same neighborhood who wanted to downsize.
I will have to check out Seabrook Island.
Some difficulty in Portlandia right now
With 4 grandkids in the area, I ain't going anywhere...
yes, train into the city. Metro North into grand Central. Might be the N. white plains station from what I saw, but there are a few near there. Should be easy in and out.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Will definitely be fun to show my kid where I came from and introduce her to some family that she hasn't met or seen in a long time. Since the wife can't get away, will be nice to have the extra help navigating and such, especially at the airports where I usually require a wheelchair and other assistance as I can't walk very far or stand very long. Another perk will be the cooler weather that we might encounter as anything in the 50's and 60's will be a welcome change for us southerners! Also, having navigation in our cell phones will be a major plus as the kid is very tech savvy unlike myself who is quite challenged in that area!!!
Thanks for the help here as it's been awhile since I went anywhere.
The Sandman
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2025 VW GTI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
I understand that Peekskill has become gentrified over the last 10-20 years, so not the same run-down town I remember.
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Soc Sec - earning while collecting -
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[ quoted from ] http://www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/EN-05-10069.pdf
How much can you earn and still get benefits?
If you were born January 2, 1943, through January 1, 1955,
then your full retirement age for retirement insurance benefits is 66.
If you work, and are full retirement age or older, you
may keep all of your benefits, no matter how much you earn.
If you’re younger than full retirement age, there is a limit
to how much you can earn and still receive full Social Security benefits. If
you’re younger than full retirement age during all of 2015, we must deduct $1
from your benefits for each $2 you earn above $15,720.
= = =
What income counts... and when do we count it?
If you work for someone else, only your wages count toward Social
Security’s earnings limits. If you’re self-employed, we count only your net
earnings from self-employment. For the earnings limits, we don’t count income
such as other government benefits, investment earnings, interest, pensions,
annuities, and capital gains.
Should I be proud? The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
My wife and I have 4 cars for 2 of us and now he has 2 cars for himself!
2025 Toyota Crown Signia Hybrid, 2022 Ram 2500 Laramie 6.4 Hemi, 2007 Mazda MX-5 Miata PRHT
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport-2020 C43-1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica
Wife's: 2021 Sahara 4xe
Son's: 2018 330i xDrive
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I had no idea such a thing was necessary, but I just became a registered landlord at the township office. Oh boy.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
I was still married at that time, and the wife and I borrowed a big chunk against my 401k so we could own two houses during the overlap. We made the down payment, did a lot of work on the new house (which was a 27 year old farm house), moved into that new house, and then had a lot of work done to the old house. It's so much easier to work on a house when it is completely empty!
As our old house was completely redone, the new owners were "ready to move in". I have found that to be a big selling point, new paint in and out, new carpet, new bathroom fixtures, including toilets, etc, etc.
It's kinda like the contradiction of buying a $130,000 Tesla, putting it in a 750 sq ft. garage, installing a 240V charging station, in order to "save the planet".
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
I told my wife that I could sell the house myself and pull that off, but I don't think she believed me.. We moved out, 5 months after closing (our new house construction was already under way, when we closed on the old house).
Probably couldn't make that happen again, if I tried it a dozen times..
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Today's car shopping plan - check out that used Elantra GT to see if the size works.
(Today meaning whenever....)
Yup. They packed up and sold old house in the AM. Then in the PM something happened and the deal on new house fell apart somehow (not sure if temporary or for good). So they had no where to go, and all their stuff in a truck.
I was glad I overlapped. Bought new one before selling old one. Just don't want to carry that too long!
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Sandman has an EPass (notice no Z) that works only in Florida and now Georgia.
But October 2016, all the transponder toll systems are supposed to be inter-operable.
Looked at some different stuff walking the lot but nothing much grabbed us.
On the way home my wife suggested we check out a Tiguan. Fine with me; we're all over the map anyway. Probably no gas versions within three states though.
Think we'll have a real nice time to be honest!
The Sandman
2023 Hyundai Kona Limited AWD (wife) / 2025 VW GTI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2020 Hyundai Accent SE (daughter #2) / 2023 Subaru Impreza Base (son)
Today is the 2 year anniversary of owning my Accord. 47274 miles, just returned from a 1100 mile round trip to PA. I've owned many cars, and this one has been awesome.
2021 VW Arteon SEL 4-motion, 2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech
Even my new Malibu got called by the IRS a few months before that on its cell number that no one else had except our son.
It would be interesting if you follow along to let us know what the game is in this call. Did she mean you pay them $150 or they pay you? LOL
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
To mimic the car biz, be a stroke.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '98 Alfa 156 2.0TS; '08 Maser QP; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '11 Mini Cooper S
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
'24 Chevy Blazer EV 2LT