I drove up to Fort Collins (nicknamed "Fort Fun") yesterday afternoon to visit my sister Susan and brother-in-law George. They have lived in Fort Collins for over 30 years and are just crazy about the place. In point of fact, it has been named to many top 10 lists, including Money Magazines 2010 top 10 places to retire. What I want to know is why Fort Collins, not to mention most of the other cities, were dropped from that list the following year? What changed? Was there a major increase in crime, a backlash against retirees, a dramatic spike in the cost of living? Is it time for Fort Collins retirees to pull up stakes and move to cities in Texas and South Carolina that are on the current list? And what happens if Fort Collins makes the list again in 2015? Should everyone move back? Sounds to me like today's retirees might be best off living in a mobile home so they can more quickly and economically adjust to these dramatic swings in retirement nirvanas. George, by the way, says he will never retire, so to him the question is moot. That solves that issue.
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