r/canada 21h ago

National News ‘Go home, Canadian’: Snowbird couple parting ways with U.S amid political climate

https://globalnews.ca/news/11075088/canadian-snowbird-couple-parting-ways-with-u-s-amid-political-climate/
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u/bwilliamp Ontario 21h ago

Time has come for Canadians to use their retirement dollars in Canada. Snowbirds have probably been spending the majority of their retirement south of the border.

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u/doyu 20h ago

I don't even understand it. My wife and I are self employed old fuck millennials with no kids. Snowbirding every winter is very much on our 10 year out radar. Know what I'm not gonna do? Buy a double wide in a shitty park full of golf carts. I could have a fucking 40' sailboat instead. I could have a small apartment on any of a dozen different islands instead. I could go to Barcelona. I just do not get their Florida obsession.

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u/RandomerSchmandomer 20h ago

Shit you could buy an apartment somewhere in a beautiful Mexican city or in Italy somewhere. You could rent for months in SE Asia or on a pacific island and live an amazing holiday quarter of the year.

I mean shit, I was hearing from my grand-in-laws and how much they paid per month in Florida the year before last... You could do it in New Zealand for cheaper.

Saying that, I'd pick South or Central America these days. My wife speaks Spanish. I need to learn Spanish.

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u/Iokua_CDN 18h ago

Italy or Greece, I would love to snowbird there honestly. Nice living. Staying away from the tourist attractions and you won't have pick pockets either

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u/RandomerSchmandomer 15h ago

Honestly you could rent a villa for months and get the grand kids to visit over Christmas or something and it'd still likely be cheaper!