tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35325760.post7317531766930874149..comments2020-02-27T19:36:22.144-06:00Comments on Retire To India: On Immigrants, Kids and MoneyNigelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03851430583418863016noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35325760.post-58611407811286670992007-12-17T22:52:00.000-06:002007-12-17T22:52:00.000-06:00Oldrambler,Thank you for your comment and for the ...Oldrambler,<BR/>Thank you for your comment and for the nice words. It is great to hear from someone with your experience and insight into the practical issues one is likely to run into in retirement.<BR/><BR/>My blog started as (and still is) a personal finance blog, and I admit that I haven't given much thought to the non-financial aspect of things. I so far have full support from my wife in planning for a retirement where we may not be close to our children. Of course, things may not work out that easily when we are actually close to doing it. <BR/><BR/>The other points that you mention are of great interest to me, and provide much food for thought. The idea of living part-time in India during retirement has great appeal to me, and if finances allow, it does seem to be the best solution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35325760.post-71132370509905657242007-12-16T23:37:00.000-06:002007-12-16T23:37:00.000-06:00Nigel, I am impressed with the amount of thought y...Nigel, I am impressed with the amount of thought you have put into this subject. I am close to retirement and have been fortunate in having a good life here in all respects, especially with the financial side of things. Finance is unlikely to be a major issue in retirement for you as well I think, especially with a little "luck" in life. I think there are several other things that one needs to consider in planning for retirement.<BR/><BR/>If you are a professional then I think the primary thing you have to do is develop some long standing interests in continuing your intellectual pursuits past retirement as long as you are physically able to. Developing relationships with family and friends is also important since you need a social network to function. What are your plans in this area?<BR/><BR/>When you have grown up children with their own families it brings up several other issues that you may not think is important now. You need to be able to integrate with them as well. In this regard how your spouce views distance from the children as a problem is going to affect your decision on where to retire. How do you think these factors will affect your plans?<BR/><BR/>Working towards a healthy lifestyle is vital. While one cannot predict how healthy one is going to be after retirement, thinking about healthy living early in life increases your odds of a healthy retirement. Your physical state when you retire is going to influence your decision quite a bit.<BR/><BR/>The consideration of moving to India to retire is a very common discussion item for people in my age group. Like in other areas of life, there are varied opinions. Many of the people I know tend to think that living part time in India, and part time in the USA is the best retirement solution if finances allow. Most of the soon-to-be retirees worry about the quality of health care, getting used to living conditions, weather, security and a dozen other concerns. I believe it is an individually determined balance of these things that makes a person decide how and where one is going to retire.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with your investigation and hope your blog stirs up additional thoughts from people close to retirement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com