Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Least Surprising Headline of the Day

Study finds many wealthy retirees leave Wisconsin. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1/31/2012)


Excerpt:  It turns out between 2006 and 2010 nearly 45,000 people left Wisconsin for Florida or Arizona, according to a report issued Tuesday by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance. Put another way, the number of Wisconsinites heading south was roughly the size of a sellout crowd at Miller Park.

OK, that's an average of 9,000 residents per year.

And here's how  many people attended games at Miller Park from 2006 through 2011.


The retirement reality for a typical Arizona resident.

Related articles:
Retirement: Reality Not As Rosy As Expectations.  (NPR, 9/27/2011)
Worst States to Retire 2012:  Northeast and Midwest Come Up Losers. (TopRetirements.com)  In my experience, family considerations are frequently the primary consideration as to where and how individuals and couples plan for and then tweak their decisions in retirement.

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