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Ed Pawlowski

On 2/21/2018 11:33 AM, wrote:

>
> My advice is to consider all the positives and minuses very carefully.
> We know of two retired couples who moved to Florida to be near their
> adult children only to find out that within less than a year that due
> to job transfers their children relocated to other states, one to CA
> and one to NJ... and odds are their children will continue to
> relocate.

My daughter has lived in 7 states at least 15 different addresses so I'm
not depending on her being here in the future.

> I always advise people to never move to be near their adult children,
> that is the very worst reason for retired people to relocate.

Right, not the reason we are considering a move.

> Also Florida weather is far from ideal, tropical storms can wreak
> havoc in an instant. At the least you'd be trading heating bills for
> cooling bills so no savings there. The important element to consider
> is that you know the devils you've got, you've no idea what devils
> will meet you and it's not possible to undo such a decision and
> return to where you were.

Very difficult for my wife to go out in the winter. Even though summer
is very hot, she can take that over the cold.

Allow your children to live their lives and
> you live yours... and perhaps they really don't want you around.
>

They do live theirs and they do want us around. They can survive well
without us and have for many years.

It does not snow here either.