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Where do you want to grow old?
Aging Well | Last Active: Oct 15 9:41pm | Replies (267)Comment receiving replies
Coleen asked, “Where do you want to grow old?” Answer: Sitting on the porch of a mobile trailer parked in front of Mayo, Scottsdale. Lol.
Serious answer: I will probably transfer one day to a smaller apt. near Austin.
My relatives live there and it would be fun to see them. My parents lived there when they were living. I went to college there as well. Lost my dear husband two years ago. We both grew up in deep S. Texas.
Pros: Being near my roots of yesteryear will be good thing. Cons: perhaps it is pricier so I will have to watch my pennies. I live on the Texas coast and will probably take my time to sell my home by the water and move. I will miss my home.
I want to stay away from rest home but I agree some over 55 communities look great as well.
Remaining healthy and independent is my goal.
Onward…
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I really never thought of any of this until I was 70 years old that’s when I retired
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Hook 'em, Horns. Austin is my home town. I grew up there back when it was a small college town; but it got so crowded, gridlocked, and expensive that we retired to Scottsdale (husband is a Sun Devil). The Cosmic Cowboy era is long gone. Healthcare in Austin is tough to coordinate and get to. A 10 minute drive to my aunt's house took up to 90 minutes by 2011. Infrastructure is terrible. Property taxes in Austin far exceed income and property taxes combined in Scottsdale. Austin is running on hype, the fumes of what it once was. Not a good place to get old. It's only a 2 hour flight to visit family and friends.