Retirement Cost of Living

The website, Ooma, recently published this interesting infographic comparing the states for the cost of living for retirees.  They used 9 different dimensions for their ranking It’s a looooong infographic, so I broke it into key components so you can see the comparisons more easily.   How does your state compare?  I wasn’t surprised to see that our primary home state of Minnesota ranked in … Continue reading Retirement Cost of Living

Sunny Skies & Lower Taxes

We just arrived in Florida for our ‘No Responsibility February’. I took this picture with my camera drone above Melbourne Beach on a beautiful 75-degree day. We visited with some Minnesota friends that are staying here with a beautiful ocean view. Leaving cold high-tax Minnesota for sunny low-tax Florida inevitably brings up the “should we move to Florida for 6 months and a day?” conversation. … Continue reading Sunny Skies & Lower Taxes