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Re: Hereâ��s the No. 1 state for jobs in the U.S. â�� and itâ��s not California or New York  

By: Zimbler0 in POPE 5 | Recommend this post (1)
Fri, 01 Feb 19 8:41 PM | 46 view(s)
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Decomposed > Zimbler0 may have some very good reasons for wanting to live in Oklahoma. Or he may be naive about the place. He'll have to explain, if he wants to.


Probably both.
I was there for Basic Training, and then eleven months in the field artillery
(U.S. Army.) The climate was nice. I like wildlife refuges. Just for fun,
I was looking at apartments in Oklahoma - and found a nice semi luxury type
apartment for a nice (low?) monthly rent.

At the moment, I am a home-owner. But I think I'd like to go back to being
an apartment dweller after I retire. That way if I decide I don't like it
where I am I can move. Rest assured that I do not want to live in any
inner city.

And, De, I do hear you about the probable need to own land and be able
to become self sufficient. I do respect you for making the effort - and
I hope you succeed. But I don't think I want to work that hard.

Kathy - you might tell me why your cousin thinks Oklahoma majorly sucks.

Zim.




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Re: Here’s the No. 1 state for jobs in the U.S. — and it’s not California or New York
By: Decomposed in POPE 5
Fri, 01 Feb 19 6:32 AM 		Msg. 22533 of 62138

Angie:

Re: "My cousin lives in OK and it majorly SUCKS."The task of figuring out where to go upon retirement - assuming one has any interest in moving - is usually a challenge. Some have it it easy: They want to live where they grew up, or where their children are. Those weren't factors for me.

I did a lot of traveling in the first 19 years of my career. I spent significant time in Puerto Rico, the V.I., Massachusetts, New York, Texas, Louisiana, both Dakotas, Idaho, Nevada, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Guam, Virginia and, of course, California. Prior to discovering New Hampshire, I was actually leaning toward a retirement in Utah. I'd lived there as a kid and travelled through it several times. Ogden is beautiful and clean, pressed against the Rockies as it is. But Ogden was far from having everything I wanted.

My requirements, or at least the ones I can remember, included:

o Cheap Housing
o Cheap Farmable Land
o Not too many liberals
o Significant natural beauty
o Small Government
o Friendly People
o Not dominated by a tight-knit demographic group (unless it is mine)
o Reasonable Grocery Prices
o Weather not too hot
o Landscape mostly GREEN
o Significant natural beauty
o Low crime
o Low sales tax
o Low income tax
o Low property tax
o Good schools

Easy, right? Except that "Not dominated by a tight-knit demographic group" (which rules out the South), "Green" (which rules out the Southwest) and "Not too many liberals" (which rules out Northeast, or so I thought) eliminates most of the nation.

It's a challenge, and the answer is going to be different for every person. None of us have all the same aspirations and priorities. Some folks think it's vital to stay near family and friends. Some love the ocean. Some love the mountains. Some actually love cities.

Zimbler0 may have some very good reasons for wanting to live in Oklahoma. Or he may be naive about the place. He'll have to explain, if he wants to.

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