After spending a winter in their northern homes, retirees who normally head south for the winter, known as Snow Birds, can't wait to get back into the sunshine. Clare Ansberry reports for The Wall Street Journal: A growing number of people, many now vaccinated, expect to head south for the winter despite the Delta variant spread. About 90% of the estimated 1 million snowbirds who travel annually from Canada, say they will head for warmer areas compared with 30% last year, assuming the land border reopens to nonessential travel later this month. Land border restrictions remain in place through … [Read more...]
GET OUT: The Escape from California is Accelerating
Last year, Americans in blue states and cities across the country fled the violence and disease in their cities, buying homes in places like Florida, Texas, New Hampshire, and Wyoming. The truth is, many of them had been looking for the chance to get out for years, but until remote work gave them the opportunity, they were stuck paying high taxes and suffering the high costs of living. With COVID and looting subsiding it was possible the trend would reverse, but in fact in 2021 in California, it's accelerating. A new study from Stanford reports that more businesses have already left … [Read more...]
You Can Now Get PAID to Escape the City
You want to get out of the city. That's for sure. Pandemic restrictions and riots are no way to live. You need to be free and safe. Most of all for your family. But did you know there are places willing to PAY you to live there? With the advancement in remote work capabilities generated in response to the pandemic, Americans are getting out of cities while they can. And some are moving to towns that are paying them to come. Paul Davidson reports in USA Today on the phenomenon of towns paying residents to move in: The pandemic has shaken up the formula by severing the ties between where a … [Read more...]
The Top 15 Destinations for Americans Escaping the City in 2020
In 2020, Americans fled from big blue blob cities to escape the COVID-19 pandemic, the strict mandates of governors and mayors gone wild, and the rioting and looting that took the cities by storm in the summer. Now CoreLogic has determined which cities gained the most refugees, and which lost the most residents. The top 15 destination metro areas were: Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Port St. Lucie, FL Jacksonville, FL San … [Read more...]
Your Retirement Life: To Where Will You Flee?
Your retirement life is sacred ground. You know my favorite advice, to your dismay, is to work as long as you can and put off retirement. That doesn’t mean you need to give up your dreams. You just need to be creative. Can you do remote work? Wherever you choose to go, familiarize yourself with my Super States, rent for a year to make sure it’s a good fit, and downsize. Don’t worry the kids will visit. Bankrate.com just came out with its annual ranking of the best places to retire, and you won't be surprised by the top three. According to Bankrate.com, the best three states for retirement … [Read more...]
California Losing Most Residents to Texas and Arizona
New data from the IRS adds some detail to what America already knew from the Census--people don't want to live in California anymore. On net, California lost more taxpayers and dependents than any other state between 2018 and 2019. Eight million people left the state during that time, with 165,355 fewer moving in, making for the state's largest loss. Those numbers don't even include the mass exodus caused by COVID-19. Texas and Arizona were the most popular destinations for California refugees. Cole Lauterbach reports for Just the News: Texas was the primary destination for California … [Read more...]
You’re Telling Your Survival Guy This and More…
You’re telling Your Survival Guy about your recent fly fishing float trip to Wyoming, where your guide said, “We don’t wear masks around here.” Yet another reason I love the big, red, Cowboy State of Wyoming. Contrast Wyoming with NYC, and you realize the importance of having some space to move around. The same client tells me he booked a summer house on the Cape months ago but said it was a challenge booking for the fall. Your Survival Guy’s take: Welcome to the extended summer vacation and the extended spending to follow. But will the tap be dry this time next year? You’re telling me about … [Read more...]
BLOOD MONEY: Cuomo Reaps $5 Million on Self-Congratulatory COVID Book Deal
Governor Andrew Cuomo was the worst of the governors gone wild during the height of COVID-19. He took liberties from people arbitrarily and forced sick seniors into nursing homes where they spread the disease to the most vulnerable. Now he has a book deal worth $5 million to tell everyone what a great job he did. In the NY Post, Janice Dean takes the governor to task for his obscene behavior. She writes: We now officially know how much Gov. Cuomo received for his disgusting and possibly criminal book “American Crisis: Leadership Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic.” $5 million. Was it … [Read more...]
CENSUS CONFIRMS: Americans Fleeing Blue States for Growth Corridors
The results of the 2020 Census are in, and they confirm what many Americans, including Your Survival Guy, already knew: Citizens are looking for a better America in the nation's growth corridors. The Daily Mail reports: New York and California are each to lose a single congressional seat under the results the Census Bureau released Monday from its decennial count – in a blow to two of the nation's most populous states. New York, long a powerhouse in congressional politics, will drop to just 26 seats in its congressional delegation. California is losing a seat for the first time in its … [Read more...]
Is There One Best Place in America for ‘Liberty Retirees?’
You might be looking for the best place in America to retire. You may enjoy owning firearms, paying low taxes, and being left alone. That's the definition of what I'm calling a "liberty retiree." Recently a liberty retiree, known as U, asked MarketWatch's Catey Hill where would be the best place for them to retire. Hill answered (abridged): To answer your question, I went right to the source: the Libertarian Party itself, where I had a lively chat with Dan Fishman, the party’s executive director, who had a lot of advice for you. He said that, while the Libertarian Party doesn’t maintain a … [Read more...]
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