It's time for my family to leave Colorado.... Moving to Idaho

[CHA-LEE]

Its time for my family to leave Colorado. I have lived in Colorado for the vast majority of my life. How this state has changed Politically, Legislatively, Socially and Population Density has gotten to what I consider as the point of no return. We are moving to Northern Idaho in the small town of Rathdrum. It sucks to leave Colorado as my wife and I have called it our home for half a century. But our only option at this point is to show our vote of displeasure by taking our $$$ to invest in the community and economy to Idaho. Sometimes voting with your Wallet is the only option left.

I hope that for my remaining Colorado friends that things will start to turn around for the better. Especially from a 2A Rights encroachment perspective. The current Colorado 2A Rights encroachment trajectory is looking endlessly grim :(

Keep up the good fight after others like me have had enough and Tapped Out.

[BushMasterBoy]

I stayed in Wallace for a week once. It was very nice. I met a guy that worked in a silver mine and I saw a small gold mining operation in Murray. Good luck in Idaho.

[soupsandwich]

CHA-LEE, good luck in Idaho! My wife and I came to the same conclusion a couple of years ago and bought a house a bit east of where you're heading. I think you'll like it, big change from Colorado.

[eddiememphis]

But our only option at this point is to show our vote of displeasure by taking our $$$ to invest in the community and economy to Idaho. Sometimes voting with your Wallet is the only option left.

Who are you showing your displeasure to with this grand gesture?

You think any leftist is going to miss you or reconsider their position because you ran away?

Are you generating enough revenue in the state that anyone will miss it as you "vote with you wallet"?

The only sure way to lose a fight is to run away from it.

[Great-Kazoo]

Who are you showing your displeasure to with this grand gesture?

You think any leftist is going to miss you or reconsider their position because you ran away?

Are you generating enough revenue in the state that anyone will miss it as you "vote with you wallet"?

The only sure way to lose a fight is to run away from it.

The only sure way to lose a fight is to stay where you're outnumbered. It's why we left 8 yrs ago, so we didn't have to deal with the shit you're getting now.

As with use of deadly force, a real man knows when to walk away.
You can stay and worry which of your neighbors, or co-workers, will red flag you, or stopped at the range by some CA fudd who's kid with a 22 is triggered by you shooting more than 1 round per minute, calling in your lic plate to 911.

But hey at least you stayed [mop].

[Baetis]

Awesome, good for you! Last year when I changed jobs, I looked to do the same but it wasn?t in the cards at that time. I am still keeping my eyes open to head that way.


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[longrange2]

I will be right behind you, I’ve had it with CO. We are getting closer to retirement age and we won’t be here when we do.

[Wulf202]

Congrats

[thedave1164]

At this point pretty much have to be out of CO by August next year, no need to become a felon

[exxonv]

Good for you!! We'd leave, but immediate family here, so we're staying "behind the lines" for a bit more...

[beast556]

At this point pretty much have to be out of CO by August next year, no need to become a felon

Were moving to spearfish SD in a year and a half when my youngest graduates. Really sucks what has happend to colorado.

Dave I have not kept up on the laws, what is gonna be a felony in August?

[beast556]

Who are you showing your displeasure to with this grand gesture?

You think any leftist is going to miss you or reconsider their position because you ran away?

Are you generating enough revenue in the state that anyone will miss it as you "vote with you wallet"?

The only sure way to lose a fight is to run away from it.

Not sure what you mean with all that bullshit. There is no more fight here in CO the liberal leftist have won. Colorado is a solid Democrat state by a huge margin and they will do as they please. You can tell your self otherwise, but you know your lieing to yourself.

[funkymonkey1111]

Will you be back to run the Colorado State Match and resurrect the Mile High Showdown?

[Great-Kazoo]

Were moving to spearfish SD in a year and a half when my youngest graduates. Really sucks what has happend to colorado.

Dave I have not kept up on the laws, what is gonna be a felony in August?

anyone owning firearms will be. Congrats on finally moving, you buy anything, yet?

[Bailey Guns]

Hey, Kazoo... Did you get the PM I sent you? My internet was acting up when I first tried sending it and never was sure it went thru.

[Bailey Guns]

Who are you showing your displeasure to with this grand gesture?

You think any leftist is going to miss you or reconsider their position because you ran away?

Are you generating enough revenue in the state that anyone will miss it as you "vote with you wallet"?

The only sure way to lose a fight is to run away from it.


Why is it so impossible for you to just say, "Hey, man... Good for you. I wish you well in your new adventure in Idaho,"? Instead you have to be a total dick and just piss on the guy's parade.

I've said this before to those who accuse others of 'running away'... Those of us who chose to leave weren't running away. We were, and in this case are, running towards a better quality of life, better economic opprotunities, a better political environment and so much more. You make it sound like you're some sort of tireless warrior gallantly defending your way of life. You're not. If the Colorado of today is any indication of how you 'fight' you're doing a really lousy job of it.

I left 10 years ago and my life improved immensely both in quality and economically. I couldn't be happier to be out of the shithole you're 'fighting' for. Everyone I still maintain contact with in Colorado constantly bitches about how bad it is. Most have family ties that keep them from leaving otherwise they'd have been long gone. So you go ahead and stay to fight a war you lost a long time ago and keep pretending you're more noble than those who left. I'll gladly stay where I am as well and enjoy a life free from nanny-state leftists that want to control everything the residents of the state do.

[Bailey Guns]

Its time for my family to leave Colorado. I have lived in Colorado for the vast majority of my life. How this state has changed Politically, Legislatively, Socially and Population Density has gotten to what I consider as the point of no return. We are moving to Northern Idaho in the small town of Rathdrum. It sucks to leave Colorado as my wife and I have called it our home for half a century. But our only option at this point is to show our vote of displeasure by taking our $$$ to invest in the community and economy to Idaho. Sometimes voting with your Wallet is the only option left.

I hope that for my remaining Colorado friends that things will start to turn around for the better. Especially from a 2A Rights encroachment perspective. The current Colorado 2A Rights encroachment trajectory is looking endlessly grim :(

Keep up the good fight after others like me have had enough and Tapped Out.

It's a very beautiful area up there and congrats on the decision to move your lives forward. Lots of cool places to visit and the Canadian border is just a short drive away if you have a hankerin' for some Tim Horton's donuts! Get your carry permit then no more background check when you want to buy a gun...without any silly restrictions like magazine capacity and so forth. When I first moved up near Lewiston it was like moving back in time to the 60s in terms of how people acted. Free to pretty much do what you want without a lot of gov't interference. When I left some of the smaller communities still had gun shows in the school gym! Pretty awesome place. I wish you the best.

[newracer]

I love it here but agree the taxes and political climate have made it unbearable.

I just spent some time near Boise ID, its nice. Everything seems better there. I also was in Boseman MT, I like it there even more.

Hopefully I'll be leaving soon too, but likely not for at least 3 years.

[TRnCO]

best of luck to ya CHA-LEE. Hope the move brings ya much joy and happiness.
Like many I see the writing on the wall, this state is FUBAR and although my wife really is not interested in making a move out, that may all change if and when developers move in on the big ranch that our property backs up to out back. If a developer moves in and starts moving dirt, it won't take much to convince her that it is indeed time to move on. Hopefully I will be retired at that point, and we won't have anything holding us back.

[Doc45]

Best of luck! If my older son and his kids weren?t here I?d be gone as well. I never knew either of my grandfathers and my sons only had my dad for a few short years. Being with them will keep me here and supporting any/all fights against our crappy legislation.

[Aloha_Shooter]

The more the Democrats do to Colorado, the less unhappy I am about the prospect of moving back home (Hawaii). If I have to put up with a socialist anti-gun government, at least I can do it in a place where I can pick fresh papaya or mango off the tree for breakfast.

[BushMasterBoy]

Pueblo is not what I expected. Been here 20 years. Watch the video before you move here. I was living on ocean front property before moving here.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMWbwK8iCzk&t=1777s

[bradbn4]

Not a bad choice there I tell ya.
There are some beautiful looking land.

[CHA-LEE]

Will you be back to run the Colorado State Match and resurrect the Mile High Showdown?

Nope. Running those events takes a tremendous amount of effort over many months. It would be 10 times more difficult to run those matches remotely from a different state. Someone else locally will need to step up and make it happen in 2026 if they want to sign up for the challenge.

[exxonv]

Pueblo is not what I expected. Been here 20 years. Watch the video before you move here. I was living on ocean front property before moving here.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMWbwK8iCzk&t=1777s

I was born in Pueblo, much of my family still there - it's tough to see what has happened... Most of my family has moved to Pueblo West to get further from the chaos...

[theGinsue]

You'll be right by Coeur D’ Alene. One of my best friends visited there a couple of months ago and fell in love with the place. I must admit, everything he said, plus the pics got both my wife and I thinking it might not be a bad place to live. But, as with others, kids and grandkids are keeping us here.

I wish you the best of luck and hope it's everything you hope it will be.

Keep in mind that Idaho has internet service too and you'll still be a few mouse clicks away from this site.

[CHA-LEE]

If standing up for my morals and refusing to continually have my 2A Rights eroded means I am "Running Away" then so be it. I have tried my best to fight for my rights, Vote, Pay my Taxes, and volunteer in the local community. At some point we all need to call the situation what it is based on the facts and track record, accept the loss and move on.

If others think that the current train wreck we call Colorado can be tuned around and made better in a meaningful manner, more power to you. I really do hope that this current sad state of affairs will improve. I am simply not willing to keep investing my $$$ and Time into a State that has been in a terminal nose dive for decades. You can Hope in one hand and Shit in the other then see which one fills up first.

[cableguy11]

Congrats, wasn't looking to leave the state anytime soon, but DOGE gave me an opportunity and I took it. Haven't looked back since we left.

[Bailey Guns]

If standing up for my morals and refusing to continually have my 2A Rights eroded means I am "Running Away" then so be it. I have tried my best to fight for my rights, Vote, Pay my Taxes, and volunteer in the local community. At some point we all need to call the situation what it is based on the facts and track record, accept the loss and move on.

If others think that the current train wreck we call Colorado can be tuned around and made better in a meaningful manner, more power to you. I really do hope that this current sad state of affairs will improve. I am simply not willing to keep investing my $$$ and Time into a State that has been in a terminal nose dive for decades. You can Hope in one hand and Shit in the other then see which one fills up first.

Exactly. I heard the same shit when I left. That was over 10 years ago. How has all that "I'll stay and fight" bullshit worked out for Colorado? Well, it hasn't. It's a full-blown leftist paradise now. Gun rights have been in a terminal dive in those 10 years along with the nanny-state becoming even more powerful. I'm pretty sure a few of the loudmouths that berated me for "running away" have moved out of state as well. Funny how that happens.

Idaho is an awesome state. You'll love it.

[brutal]

Congrats and I'm jealous.

I figure I have 8 years to prep for a move, that's when our oldest grandson will finish HS. The youngest is in TX.

It will take that long to finish all the projects and declutter now that I've (partly) retired. Wife will work maybe 3-5 more years.

Problem is we're all running out of places to escape to that are affordable, conservative, and weather acceptable.

[crashdown]

Ive been out for 10 years.
Quick word of advice…. Coloradoans here are like what Californians were to Colorado 10 years ago.
Im sure anyone on this forum would be as close to an exception as possible, but the perception to other free states is real.
Did I mention that 30 round mags are at the checkout aisle at our grocery store?
Good luck!

[thedave1164]

Ive been out for 10 years.
Quick word of advice…. Coloradoans here are like what Californians were to Colorado 10 years ago.
Im sure anyone on this forum would be as close to an exception as possible, but the perception to other free states is real.
Did I mention that 30 round mags are at the checkout aisle at our grocery store?
Good luck!

Not surprised, since kaliforeigners move here and screw colorado up then move elsewhere to screw it up as well, they are a virus

[colorider]

Good job jumping off the sinking ship!!!!! My family is getting closer and closer to making the exodus out of CO. Colorado is doomed, not only politically, but is also out of control with the cost of living. The liberals have invaded and are here to stay.

[PugnacAutMortem]

Its time for my family to leave Colorado. I have lived in Colorado for the vast majority of my life. How this state has changed Politically, Legislatively, Socially and Population Density has gotten to what I consider as the point of no return. We are moving to Northern Idaho in the small town of Rathdrum. It sucks to leave Colorado as my wife and I have called it our home for half a century. But our only option at this point is to show our vote of displeasure by taking our $$$ to invest in the community and economy to Idaho. Sometimes voting with your Wallet is the only option left.

I hope that for my remaining Colorado friends that things will start to turn around for the better. Especially from a 2A Rights encroachment perspective. The current Colorado 2A Rights encroachment trajectory is looking endlessly grim :(

Keep up the good fight after others like me have had enough and Tapped Out.

Congrats! We tried moving, went to the east coast...hated it worse than here and came back. And don't mind other people saying you're running, they're just jealous they don't have the means themselves to split outta here [ROFL1]

[rondog]

Been thinking about moving too. Oklahoma is appealing, that's where I'm from and have family & friends there. N. Carolina has sounded interesting too.

[Great-Kazoo]

Hey, Kazoo... Did you get the PM I sent you? My internet was acting up when I first tried sending it and never was sure it went thru.

I received it passed along to the daughter.


Why is it so impossible for you to just say, "Hey, man... Good for you. I wish you well in your new adventure in Idaho,"? Instead you have to be a total dick and just piss on the guy's parade.

I've said this before to those who accuse others of 'running away'... Those of us who chose to leave weren't running away. We were, and in this case are, running towards a better quality of life, better economic opprotunities, a better political environment and so much more. You make it sound like you're some sort of tireless warrior gallantly defending your way of life. You're not. If the Colorado of today is any indication of how you 'fight' you're doing a really lousy job of it.

I left 10 years ago and my life improved immensely both in quality and economically. I couldn't be happier to be out of the shithole you're 'fighting' for. Everyone I still maintain contact with in Colorado constantly bitches about how bad it is. Most have family ties that keep them from leaving otherwise they'd have been long gone. So you go ahead and stay to fight a war you lost a long time ago and keep pretending you're more noble than those who left. I'll gladly stay where I am as well and enjoy a life free from nanny-state leftists that want to control everything the residents of the state do.


Well said, 8 yrs since we moved

[Great-Kazoo]

Its time for my family to leave Colorado. I have lived in Colorado for the vast majority of my life. How this state has changed Politically, Legislatively, Socially and Population Density has gotten to what I consider as the point of no return. We are moving to Northern Idaho in the small town of Rathdrum. It sucks to leave Colorado as my wife and I have called it our home for half a century. But our only option at this point is to show our vote of displeasure by taking our $$$ to invest in the community and economy to Idaho. Sometimes voting with your Wallet is the only option left.

I hope that for my remaining Colorado friends that things will start to turn around for the better. Especially from a 2A Rights encroachment perspective. The current Colorado 2A Rights encroachment trajectory is looking endlessly grim :(

Keep up the good fight after others like me have had enough and Tapped Out.

According to the map, you're about 25 min outside CDA. Had one of our friends and his wife relocate outside CDA 3 weeks ago. He's an excellent firearm and edged weapons instructor, among other disciplines. I'll be contacting him this weekend to see where he's located, definitely someone you may find interesting

[Bailey Guns]

Been thinking about moving too. Oklahoma is appealing, that's where I'm from and have family & friends there. N. Carolina has sounded interesting too.

Ha! I'm really shocked at how much I enjoy living here. OK was never on my radar. If you had told me 20 years ago I'd be retired at 65 (in a few weeks) and having my morning coffee with Corgis and goats and chickens on a little farm in OK I would've thought you were smoking crack. I actually think this is my favorite place I've ever lived.

[hollohas]

Great choice and congratulations.

Moving isn't running away or proving a point. It's protecting your family, values and way of life. That's honorable.

Colorado isn't safe for traditional conservative families anymore. Public schools here are grooming children. Getting your kids away from that isn't running, it's survival. I know a family whose pre-teen son was secretly groomed to convince him he was trans in and by the public school. The state then paid a visit to the family and told the father that since he was a pastor, they knew he wouldn't support the kid. They told him, quit your job or the state will remove the kid. They moved to a safe state overnight. The kid is now doing great.

This state is a mess. Anyone who leaves making a great choice.

[MED]

Its time for my family to leave Colorado. I have lived in Colorado for the vast majority of my life. How this state has changed Politically, Legislatively, Socially and Population Density has gotten to what I consider as the point of no return. We are moving to Northern Idaho in the small town of Rathdrum. It sucks to leave Colorado as my wife and I have called it our home for half a century. But our only option at this point is to show our vote of displeasure by taking our $$$ to invest in the community and economy to Idaho. Sometimes voting with your Wallet is the only option left.

I hope that for my remaining Colorado friends that things will start to turn around for the better. Especially from a 2A Rights encroachment perspective. The current Colorado 2A Rights encroachment trajectory is looking endlessly grim :(

Keep up the good fight after others like me have had enough and Tapped Out. Congrats, I'll be right behind you in a year or two when I retire.

[Cman]

Congrats on the move! It will probably be one of the best decisions of your life. I will be leaving by summer next year to a place I bought just outside of Knoxville TN. No more family here and I'll be retiring. I wanted the freedom to step outside of my door and use my own gun range without the neighbors going into a panic at the bang bang. The cost of living is also much lower, I bought over a hundred acres for 10 times less than what it would cost In CO. Again congrats and enjoy the next freer lifestyle.

[Bailey Guns]

One of the things I found astonishingly easy after I left CO was dealing with various state and local government offices. It was easy in ID. In OK it's even easier.

We recently went into the county assessor's office for a property tax exemption. 3 mins with a helpful and friendly clerk and no more property tax. Same with the OK Tax Commission. I submitted some forms by mail. We have chronic problems with mail service from our local PO here so after 3 weeks and not getting what I needed, I called the Tax Commission office. After a brief hold I was able to speak to someone (again friendly, pleasant and helpful) and made a query regarding my submission. I got the information I needed in about 30 seconds.

The last time I had to deal with CO DOR it took about 9 years to resolve the tax problem the state created. As a matter of fact I'd been living in Idaho for two years by the time it was finally fixed. I only found out because I checked the website that you can look at to find out if you have money owed to you from the state or someone else. No one at the state had bothered to contact me even though they had my address.

[exxonv]

Ha! I'm really shocked at how much I enjoy living here. OK was never on my radar. If you had told me 20 years ago I'd be retired at 65 (in a few weeks) and having my morning coffee with Corgis and goats and chickens on a little farm in OK I would've thought you were smoking crack. I actually think this is my favorite place I've ever lived.

You just can't beat Oklahoma weather in the spring and fall, absolutely beautiful. Bonus, it's the reddest state in the union. We have family there, and were stationed at Tinker AFB back in the late 80's and early 90's. Great people!

[encorehunter]

Colorado is definitely not a friendly state anymore. There is a local Facebook page that states if the business owner is right wing or supports Trump, they say boycott them. Most of them post anonymously.

We will be moving south. I have five years left, unless I just get fed up, then it will be three. We purchased a small ranch in south Texas about 60 miles off the coast. We have a lot of deer, hogs and javelina. Saltwater fishing is 62 miles aways, freshwater is 10 miles away. If necessary, my three firearms I have left after the boating accident will be moved down there sooner than me.

[Oscar77]

To the haters:
Leaving isn't a happy choice but its necessary.
This isn't the Battle of the Bulge where we can just hold on for reinforcements, it's the 1941 Philippines and the battle is lost. And No, we dont have a McArthur to save us.
And yes, if you stay here and get "captured," well it wont be pretty.

[StagLefty]

One of the things I found astonishingly easy after I left CO was dealing with various state and local government offices. It was easy in ID. In OK it's even easier.


I have found since I relocated to Maine that people services in general are so much more friendly in general. [Welcom]

[hurley842002]

Who are you showing your displeasure to with this grand gesture?

You think any leftist is going to miss you or reconsider their position because you ran away?

Are you generating enough revenue in the state that anyone will miss it as you "vote with you wallet"?

The only sure way to lose a fight is to run away from it.Someone sounds jealous that they are stuck in shithole Colorado....

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[exxonv]

The left wins when they make us attack our own. Leaving or staying is a personal decision. Sure, it's bad, but it ain't Nazi Germany and all that. Jealousy, anger, frustration, all what they want. Don't give them what they want. Fuck them.

[Jer]

Being able to move to a different state that more aligns with your personal set of values is literally leveraging the reason our Constitutional Republic was founded. What could be more American than that? It's the closest thing to free market of government that we have available to us. If Geographic anomalies in terms of climate and commerce opportunities were somehow all equal we'd be more inclined to readily relocate for that purpose. If this happened, state governments would quickly realize how punitive their stupid laws were if one (or more of them) triggered a mass exodus. Sadly, some states of advantages of geography making their citizens more apt to put up with BS governing. I don't get trying to ridicule anyone who simply takes advantage of one of the key freedoms being an American has to offer. Seems a tad petty.

[eddiememphis]

Wow! You guys sure put a LOT of words in my mouth.

Did I disparage him in any way? No.
Did I wish him ill? No.
Did I bring up politics? No.

HE said he was "show(ing) his vote of displeasure", taking his money away and voting with his wallet.
HE told those of us left to keep up the good fight.
HE framed it as an act of political protest.

I asked who these gestures were for.
No leftist gives a shit and will actually celebrate someone moving away with whom they disagree.

If he wants to move, good for him. I hope it works out great for him.

It's guy moving his family for greener pastures, not a heroic act of freedom.

[BushMasterBoy]

It is going to get interesting that winter is coming and food stamps may not get issued. I wonder if those less fortunate have to move south just to stay alive. If it wasn't for the cartels, I'd move to Mexico and live on the beach. Colorado is so high maintenance, minus 20 in the winter to 100 plus degrees in the summer.

[buffalobo]

Wow! You guys sure put a LOT of words in my mouth.

Did I disparage him in any way? No.
Did I wish him ill? No.
Did I bring up politics? No.

HE said he was "show(ing) his vote of displeasure", taking his money away and voting with his wallet.
HE told those of us left to keep up the good fight.
HE framed it as an act of political protest.

I asked who these gestures were for.
No leftist gives a shit and will actually celebrate someone moving away with whom they disagree.

If he wants to move, good for him. I hope it works out great for him.

It's guy moving his family for greener pastures, not a heroic act of freedom.Your original post came off as derisive and disparaging even though you're trying to claim otherwise.

Kinda surprised you are foolish enough to complain about backlash.

If you're unarmed, you are a victim

[Bailey Guns]

Wow! You guys sure put a LOT of words in my mouth.

Did I disparage him in any way? No.
Did I wish him ill? No.
Did I bring up politics? No.

HE said he was "show(ing) his vote of displeasure", taking his money away and voting with his wallet.
HE told those of us left to keep up the good fight.
HE framed it as an act of political protest.

I asked who these gestures were for.
No leftist gives a shit and will actually celebrate someone moving away with whom they disagree.

If he wants to move, good for him. I hope it works out great for him.

It's guy moving his family for greener pastures, not a heroic act of freedom.

You should probably just stop. When reading your first post and then this one, it comes across as very disingenuous and even worse than your first. It's not a good look.

[Bailey Guns]

Your original post came off as derisive and disparaging even though you're trying to claim otherwise.

Kinda surprised you are foolish enough to complain about backlash.

If you're unarmed, you are a victim


Thank you.

[zulu01]

Wish I could convince the wife to move to Idaho. Lived there for a brief stint and would go back in a heartbeat. Good luck on the move. It really sucks to be pushed out of the the once great state of Colorado.

[BushMasterBoy]

The panhandle of Idaho where the OP is moving is predicted to grow. Major metro areas of Colorado are predicted to shrink in value. I still prefer the warmth of the southeast and ocean access.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yunaXHj-jU

[HoneyBadger]

Dang, you guys are depressing!

There's still a lot to love about Colorado.

I absolutely despise humidity, but I love having 4 seasons and mountains. I also am a glutton for high-quality food and services, so living out in the boonies isn't going to do it for me. Of course having several kids in grade school and then probably in-state college will likely keep us here anyway for the time being.

Cha-lee, congrats on the major life decision - I really hope you enjoy it up there! I've only heard good things about Idaho.

[FoxtArt]

Not everything is all bad in Colorado. As HB stated above. But also, factor elder-age care in personal circumstances when planning moves. Not adovacating any one way, just plan on getting old.

If you are medicaid eligible, PACE is a good program that would let you age-in-home and not wind up in a nursing home: https://www.npaonline.org/find-a-pace-program

Also depending on your financial state, compare bankruptcy exemptions in your current and future state. The reason why is these are blanket protections, if you get sued in a personal injury case, that is your assets that are safe (even without ever filing BK). If you incur 500k in medical debt, that is your blanket (even without filing BK). And guess what, medical debt accounts for a crazy proportion of bankruptciies and other issues especially with elders.

Colorado is something like 300,000 in homestead equity that is exempt. That means you stay in your home even when cancer treatment backs up your finances by a quarter million, so long as your equity isn't > say 350,000.

Other states have as low as like 40,000 in homestead equity. If you get very ill there, if your finances can't handle it, you will, most likely, lose your house. Hopefully, you're OK with renting if that bridge is crossed, and can afford it.

Another consideration, consider medicaid inheritance rules and practices. If you end up on medicaid for any reason, does your state put a lien on your assets to repay that in probate? Does it pursue it by action? Can your heirs skirt it any way?

Move based on the big picture of why everything works for you or doesn't work for you. Neighborhoods aren't segregated by politics and ordinarily you can happily live next to a liberal. They can just as readily move right next to you out in the sticks, too. Moving somewhere and risking homelessness at age 78, maybe is something to also factor on the radar. I'd almost say more than politics, plan on getting old. Not advocating any one place, just advocating for a long term outlook.

If you're still working, also look at property tax vs sales tax vs income tax.

[Oscar77]

Not everything is all bad in Colorado. As HB stated above. But also, factor elder-age care in personal circumstances when planning moves. Not adovacating any one way, just plan on getting old.

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Move based on the big picture of why everything works for you or doesn't work for you. Neighborhoods aren't segregated by politics and ordinarily you can happily live next to a liberal. They can just as readily move right next to you out in the sticks, too. Moving somewhere and risking homelessness at age 78, maybe is something to also factor on the radar. I'd almost say more than politics, plan on getting old. Not advocating any one place, just advocating for a long term outlook.

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Except for alot of Liberals, well lets call them by the correct term- Socialists- you can't.

The local Socialist across from me always suspected me as being Conservative but I didn't make any overt signs.
Another Neighbor 3 houses down, did and he paid the price.
He posted Trump election signs and she LOST it, posting all over social media- "outing him," the signs got torn down, suddenly his business got all sorts of bad reviews etc.
We ended up having to return the favor before she relented.
We all get along, except her.
We all help each other, except her.
We all respect one another, except her.
But then she has TDS and makes it impossible to deal with her.

[Oscar77]

PS:
Fox, I have to be honest and respectful to you.
Your comments are EXACTLY why the Democratic party are held in such distain and why this state is circling the drain.
Fear mongering isn't leadership. And creating "solutions" to problems that you created is insulting and only ignorant people would accept that as productive.
I wouldn't have to worry about bankruptcy if I wasn't being TAXED TO DEATH here.
I wouldn't have to worry about health care if the system wasn't being destroyed by our "new citizens" dragging it down.
I wouldn't have to worry about jobs and wages if the State wasn't arbitrarily driving industries they dont like away.
I would love to live in peace with my neighbors, and for the most part do, but not the ones who hate me, want me dead, talk endless shit about me and are happy if not excited when my leaders are murdered.

Go Vote, it's election day!

[HoneyBadger]

Go Vote, it's election day!

For those of us staying here for a while... please go vote!

[FoxtArt]

PS:
Fox, I have to be honest and respectful to you.
Your comments are EXACTLY why the Democratic party are held in such distain and why this state is circling the drain.
Fear mongering isn't leadership. And creating "solutions" to problems that you created is insulting and only ignorant people would accept that as productive.
I wouldn't have to worry about bankruptcy if I wasn't being TAXED TO DEATH here.
I wouldn't have to worry about health care if the system wasn't being destroyed by our "new citizens" dragging it down.
I wouldn't have to worry about jobs and wages if the State wasn't arbitrarily driving industries they dont like away.
I would love to live in peace with my neighbors, and for the most part do, but not the ones who hate me, want me dead, talk endless shit about me and are happy if not excited when my leaders are murdered.

Go Vote, it's election day!

Agree to vote. The rest is your perspective, everyone has different circumstances, and luck, and neighbors. Just sharing information for people to weigh.

For MOST people, retirement income is roughly the same wherever you are in the country. It is cost of living that varies. Some people are fortunate to have insurance or the thousands-of-dollars a month in care insurance, or to have planned ahead for medicaid. Most people are not so fortunate. Many just ostrich it and think if they never consider it it can't happen. Then they're living out of their car somewhere at 75 after oncology appointments :/

I simply shared information because for those people, moving might have more considerations that what political flag is in a neighbors yard, retaining their home is pretty important, too. And again... exemptions don't have much to do with bankruptcy or taxes.

You'll note I didn't say "stay in Colorado" either. I explained what to check and verify.

Sidebar: (most_) People should absolutely do medicaid estate planning, lookback is 5 years. If you're starting to get quite old and sick, it's too late.

[Ripper]

Me and the son left Colorado a year ago, moved to just north of Little Rock Ark. It's been a real adjustment. the state is super green and tons of small hills even in the suburb neighborhoods. In general the folks are pretty nice, prices are good. Summer was rough, but not that much worse then Denver. Really miss the mountains but it is what it is.